IES Abroad Reviews

The program coordinators encouraged full immersion into London with helpful tips and excursions. Nido Spitalfields is a safe, clean, and comfortable dorm located in a vibrant area. The commute to class was simple with easy tube access. Classes were manageable and the professors were engaging. I learned more than I anticipated and lessons informed my new world view. The program allows you to experience all that London has to offer.

This was the best experience of my life! The IES program is very flexible in that it allows students to either have a lot of assistance or not much. I opted to take classes at a local university and live in an Italian dorm. But the IES staff were always available to answer questions, if I need them. I really feel like I lived like an Italian during my time there. I will always appreciate IES for such an incredible experience.

The IES Abroad European Union Program located in Freiburg, Germany was everything I could have wanted and more. Not only is Freiburg an exciting University town filled with fun bars, affordable restaurants, tons of outdoor activities, and friendly locals, the program itself is extremely unique. Three huge trips are built into the program allowing students to put the knowledge they learned in the classroom to fruition by seeing European political and economic systems at work across the continent. Through conferences, meetings, tours, and speeches, the students are able to apply their studies firsthand and really understand the cultural underpinnings of diverse European societies. I would go back in a heartbeat!

I absolutely loved my experience in Milan and learned so much about the culture, language, and people. I was paired with an amazing host family who were so loving and happy, and taught me so much. I improved my Italian immensely, and my cooking skills! The classes were challenging, but not impossible, and I learned a lot about fashion, cooking, the Italian language, and photography.

I had always wanted to study abroad but at the same time I was a little scared to just venture into the wold all on my own. IES Barcelona was the perfect fit for me! They provided the support needed while allowing me the freedom to take full advantage of my study abroad experience.

I'd always wanted to go to Ireland and needed a summer internship, so I killed two birds with one stone and participated in this summer program with IES. I got to use my journalism skills working at a radio station and had the opportunity to work with production and record and edit my own interviews. My schedule was flexible, so I had plenty of time to explore Dublin and travel on weekends. It was by far the most amazing six weeks of my life and I wish I could repeat my experience this summer! Dublin is such a wonderful city that has so much to offer. Working abroad is one of the best decisions I've ever made.

Rio de Janeiro is by far the most amazing city I have ever visited. I fell in love with the people and the culture there. I loved getting to take courses at a local University so I could interact with locals and make friends. The beaches are absolutely breathtaking but there is so much more of the city to see. My favorite thing to do was take different routes to class everyday and find different monuments, historical buildings, and artwork. I felt safe the entire time I was there thanks to the support and guidance of the staff and my classmates. It was the perfect city to experience Brazil in and I am so glad I did through IES.

The Study London Program through IES Abroad is a small, one of a kind program. The classes consist of no more than 15 people and you truly get to know everyone including the teachers. The program is easy to adjust to and you have plenty of free time. The teachers are engaging and the classes are 90% focused on just London, which makes living in the city a lot more interesting and valuable. Even though people speak English in London you still feel abroad. My most memorable experiences were the theatres and markets. Both are great way to tackle the city in a focused way because the theatres are surrounded by really good restaurants and packed pubs. The accommodations are insanely nice, Nido is 33 floors with a gym on the top floor (great view) an students from all of the world live there. All accommodations are located close to a tube and I had my own room and shared a kitchen and bathroom. I seriously cannot wait to go back. The staff are extremely helpful and understanding also.

The IES Abroad program definitely tried to immerse us into the culture of Spain and I really felt as if I was a student there, as opposed to just studying abroad. For the 5+ months that I was in Spain, I felt like I got a handle of what it was to live in Madrid and really understood the culture that surrounded it. IES Abroad did an excellent job in providing different activities and field trips in Spain that taught us more about the culture and really gave us some great memories to take back home. In addition, the classes that they provided were a great tool to learn about the history and culture of Spain and it was awesome to actually see it be lived as we traveled and learned more about Madrid.

I studied at Trinity College Dublin through IES Abroad. The IES staff was very helpful - they brought me to the urgent care clinic when I sprained my wrist! I got to live with other students on my program, so it was nice to have that social group within my larger experience in Ireland. The academics at Trinity were wonderful. I took four English courses, and all of my professors were always engaged and interesting. Dublin itself is a great city to study in. It's large enough that there's always something going on, but not so large that it's unmanageable.