About IES Abroad

One of the nation’s oldest, largest, and most reputable study abroad providers, IES Abroad is a growing Chicago-based, not-for-profit organization that enrolls more than 5,000 students annually.

In 1950, twenty U.S. college students boarded the SS Volendam bound for Vienna to participate in the first IES Abroad program (formerly known as the Institute of European Studies). Today, nearly 60 years later, the study abroad experience still elicits the same response from students–that it irrevocably changed their lives.

With more than 80 programs in 32 cities (starting 2009-10), IES Abroad is dedicated to broadening our global reach and continuing our commitment to offering students outstanding academic options coupled with every-day opportunities for cultural immersion.

IES Abroad is also committed to the study abroad field, providing valuable leadership through organizations such as the Forum on Education Abroad, NAFSA (the Association of International Educators), and the Lincoln Commission.

IES Abroad offers programs in the following locations:
(Click the links to visit the IES Abroad website in order to read more information about each center.)

Buenos Aires, Argentina Melbourne, Australia Sydney, Australia Vienna, Austria Santiago, Chile Beijing, China Shanghai, China Quito, Ecuador London, England Oxford, England European Union (Freiburg, Germany)	Arles, France Nantes, France Paris, France Berlin, Germany Freiburg, Germany Delhi, India Dublin, Ireland Milan, Italy Rome, Italy Siena, Italy Nagoya, Japan	Tokyo, Japan Rabat, Morocco Amsterdam, The Netherlands Auckland, New Zealand Christchurch, New Zealand Cape Town, South Africa Barcelona, Spain Granada, Spain Madrid, Spain Salamanca, Spain
You can contact IES Abroad with any questions or concerns at info@IESAbroad.org or by calling (800)995-2300 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (800)995-2300 end_of_the_skype_highlighting. For full IES Abroad contact information see our contact us page. Any feedback or concerns regarding the Inside IES Abroad – Student Blogs site should be directed to blogs@IESabroad.org.