Travel Information
Below are useful links for students and faculty interested in international travel/study opportunities.
General Information
- Travel tips from the Department of State
- Center for Disease Control travel health site
- Currency exchange rates
- Transportation Security Administration
- Medical Insurance
- Passport Information
- World Clock
Diversity
International Organizations
- DAAD New York (German Academic Exchange Service)
- Electronic Embassy
- International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX)
- World Bank
International Education
- Institute of International Education
- Promoting U.S. Education Overseas
- The Art of Crossing Cultures
- Islam: Empire of Faith PBS Documentary website – excellent basic resource on Islam
- islamandthewest.org
International Universities
Travel
- Discount travel for students
- www.harefares.com Low-cost airlines and routes throughout Europe. You can’t book your ticket there, but it will send you to individual airlines’ sites once you find a route that you want.
U.S. Government
- Register with the U.S. embassy
- United States Information Agency
- U.S. State Department Website for Students Abroad
- U.S. State Department Country Profiles
- U.S. State Department Travel Warnings
U.S. International Education Organizations
- American Council of Learned Societies
- American Councils for International Education
- America-Mideast Educational Services
- Consortium for Global Education
- Council on International Educational Exchange
- Institute of International Education
- Fulbright Scholar Program
- LEXIA Exchange International: Study/Research/Internships Abroad
- NAFSA: Association of International Educators
- Peterson's Education Center: Studying Abroad
- Study Abroad Programs Directory
Contact International Programs: 502-863-8390 or emily_brandon@georgetowncollege.edu