Links and Resources
External Study Abroad Options
Many organizations offer study abroad opportunities including those linked below. The following information is provided solely for the convenience of the student. HCC does not in any way endorse or recommend any of the entities listed below. Students are solely responsible for the decision to use the services of the providers listed.
AcademicStudyAbroad.com
A2Z Languages - International language immersion programs.
CDS - The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program for Young Professionals
CEDEI - A non-profit institution of higher learning in Cuenca, Ecuador, dedicated to the study of American languages and cultures.
CIEE - Council on International Educational Exchange Programs
Community Colleges USA Your best free resource on community colleges in the United States. If you want to study in the USA, this site will help you find the community college that is right for you. CC-USA has information on community colleges and programs offered at various colleges. CC-USA also has information on getting a student visa, applying to a college, how to avoid taking the TOEFL exam, ESL English language programs, information on both virtual and on site college fairs in your country and travel and living in the USA.
GoAbroad - Database of study abroad opportunities at various colleges.
IIE- Houston for Students IIE provides several internship opportunities to current university students and recent graduates who are interested in international affairs. These internships are affiliated with a number of local IIE/Houston programs, and are generously underwritten by local charitable and civic organizations, including the Houston Junior Chamber of Commerce, The Oklahoma City Community Foundation, and the Colin and Brooke Lee Foundation. Gilman International Scholarship Program
Mobility International - Study abroad resource for those with disabilities.
School for International Training
Spanishabroad.com - Intensive Spanish language study throughout Latin America and Spain.
Studyabroad - An online resource with links to other study abroad opportunities.
American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) | Grant Opportunities Page
The American Association of Community Colleges actively advocates an international role for community colleges in all dimensions of worldwide education and training. The goals of AACC's Office of International Programs and Services are to increase global awareness in the college community, assist colleges to internationalize their programs and curricula, and to facilitate person-to person international experiences and cooperation.
Educational Directories Unlimited, Inc.
Is the bridge between students and educators, producing valuable services for educational administrators, advisors, and students? Our flagship products, StudyAbroad.com and GradSchools.com, have laid the groundwork for other unique services such as StudentProspector and CollegeAbroad.com. Educational administrators can use our web sites and recruiting tools to effectively target their market: from college students looking to study abroad to working professionals looking to return to school. College Abroad Student Handbook.
The Institute of International Education is a world leader in the international exchange of people and ideas. An independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1919, IIE has 19 offices worldwide, including IIE Houston, over 800 college and university IIENetwork members, and more than 5,000 volunteers. IIE designs and implements programs of study and training for students, educators, young professionals and trainees from all sectors with funding from government agencies, foundations, and corporations. These programs include the Fulbright and Humphrey Fellowships, administered for the U.S. Department of State, and the People, Energy, and Development program administered for USAID. IIE also conducts policy research, and provides advising and counseling on international education and opportunities abroad.
International Consortium for Educational and Economic Development (ICEED)
The International Consortium for Educational and Economic Development was created to bring together higher education and other educational institutions from México, Canada and the United States for purposes related to the dual thrusts of community and economic development through the sharing of resources and developing projects, programs and relationships of mutual interest and benefit.
American Library Association (ALA) | Awards Grants Support
International Relations Committee. Promoting the exchange of professional information, techniques and knowledge, as well as personnel and literature between and among libraries and individuals throughout the world; to advocate the recognition of the international aspects of the library profession and its priority within ALA
Council on International Educational Exchange (Council) and Council Travel CIEE's mission is to help people gain understanding, acquire knowledge and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world. CIEE is the leading U.S. non-governmental international education organization. CIEE creates and administers programs that allow high school and university students and educators to study, volunteer, work and teach abroad. CIEE administers 60 study abroad programs in over 30 host countries, 800 volunteer projects in 30 host countries, work programs in Australia, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand and teaching programs in China and Thailand. Educators can participate in January and summer seminars in 20 countries.
ISEP, the International Student Exchange Program
The International Student Exchange Program (ISEP) was established in 1979, under authority of the Fulbright-Hays Act. Incorporated as an independent nonprofit organization in 1997, ISEP continues to facilitate the internationalization of member campuses and to offer affordable access to study abroad. The program is administered by a central office in Washington, DC, and by the designated coordinator at each member institution. ISEP is supported by member and participant fees.
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) fosters mutual understanding between the United States and other countries through international educational and training programs. The bureau does so by promoting personal, professional, and institutional ties between private citizens and organizations in the United States and abroad, as well as by presenting U.S. history, society, art and culture in all of its diversity to overseas audiences.
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) Guidelines
The Global Alliance for Transnational Education (GATE)
The Global Alliance for Transnational Education® (GATE®) is an international organization concerned with issues relating to quality in Transnational Education (TNE). GATE has devised a standard of best practices (The Principles for Transnational Education) to which institutions should adhere when offering TNE; it also outlines a process of certification for these institutions that adhere to these Principles.
U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT Bureau of Curricular Affairs | Education
World Bank
Travel Warnings
Safety Abroad First - Educational Travel Information
EC-US Joint Consortia for Cooperation in Higher Education and Vocational Education
HCCS Distance Education International Initiatives Area
Fulbright - Institute of International Education
