ISEP-Exchange Programs
accepting applications for Spring 2007
ISEP-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
TAUGHT IN ENGLISH
CANADA
Brock University: Strong fields include business, biology, political science and psychology. Unique fields include Canadian studies,
biotechnology, viticulture, and tourism. Brock offers four gymnasiums, an Olympic-sized pool, and a climbing wall. Visit nearby Niagara
Falls and Toronto, Ontario. Contact a local ISEP Ambassadors to get a student perspective: Kristi Ambrose at kristi_38@hotmail.com or
Micaela Mansfield at lilmic_04@hotmail.com.
FINLAND
Finnish universities have high standards in teaching and research; they offer excellent support services and facilities and have developed
a range of courses in English for both foreign and native Finnish students. Finland is highly advanced technologically with lively urban
centers and vast areas of unspoiled forests and lakes. English is widely spoken.
Abo/Turku Consortium: Humanities, Business, Theology, Social sciences. Ask Leslie Brooke Epling, ISEP Ambassador, for a past
student perspective at: leslie_epling@yahoo.com.
University of Joensuu: Social sciences, Humanities, Environmental science, Education. See Highlight
at:www.isep.org/highlight/intl/joensuu/index.html. Student view from Andrea Harris, ISEP Ambassador at aharris@students.berry.edu.
University of Kuopio: Business, Social work, Health Science.
University of Tampere: Social sciences, Humanities, Computer Science, Business. See student essay at:
www.isep.org/alumni/2002/sullivan/index.html.
Lappeenranta University of Technology: Business, Engineering. See Highlight at:
www.isep.org/highlight/intl/Lappeenranta/index.html.
Hungary
University of Debrecen – Humanities, Social Science, Business, Agriculture and Sciences are particularly strong fields. Debrecen is
the second largest city in Hungary; great site for students seeking a comfortable introduction into Hungarian and Eastern European life.
KOREA
Ajou University: area studies, business, engineering, international studies. Ajou is located near the Suwon World Cup Stadium and
historical Korean Folk Village. Students appreciate the close proximity to Seoul and integration opportunities of a smaller city. Contact
local student ISEP Ambassador Donghee Lee for student advice at hubert3633@yahoo.com.
Ewha: good for int'l studies, business, int'l trade/negotiations/diplomacy, social sciences, and area studies. A Women’s university, but
also open to males. Located on a beautiful campus in the heart of downtown Seoul. Contact ISEP Ambassador Amanda Painter for a
past student perspective’s at alpainter@roanoke.edu.
Keimyung: area studies, business, international relations, political science; Korean art, dance, music; spacious, picturesque campus.
Daegu, Korea’s third largest city, provides all the benefits of a big city as well as a unique opportunity to learn about traditional Korean
culture. Gyeongju, the ancient Silla capital, is less than one hour away.
www.isep.org
ISEP-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE SITES
Students need to know the host-country language sufficiently well to attend classes taught in the language with native students.
Pre-session and concurrent language instruction is offered as indicated. See the ISEP website for complete details.
FRANCE
Franche-Comté, Besancon: Humanities, political science, sciences. Full-time language /culture program offered. Besancon is located
3 hours from Paris, near the Swiss border. Past student and ISEP Ambassador Kate Vann-Lorenz will help: katevann@iastate.edu.
Lille III. Communication, economics, fine arts, social sciences, humanities, teaching French as a Foreign Language. 2 hours of French
per week. Strong French language skills required. Lille is near the Belgian border, one hour by train from Paris. Local student and ISEP
Ambassador Julie Gana will be glad to tell you more. Email her at dj_funkee@hotmail.com.
Université de Picardie, Amiens: Economics, fine arts, humanities, political and social sciences; French language courses up to 8 hours
a week available. Amiens is near the Channel Coast, 70 minutes from Paris by train.
Sup de Co (Ecole Supérieure de Commerce), Amiens: Advanced courses in finance, management, and marketing for students with
strong background in business, some taught in English. Internships available.
Université d’Angers: Regular university courses in business (several in English), literature, humanities, and sciences. Angers is a
large university city located about 2 hours from Paris by train. Get the student story from ISEP Ambassador Kimberly Barrett at
barrettkn@hendrix.edu.
La Réunion: Anthropology, Creole studies, humanities, economics, political science, natural sciences, tropical environmental studies. Up
to 12 hours of French language. La Réunion, an island in the Indian Ocean, has a vibrant multicultural community. Cora Crecelius, the
ISEP Ambassador, can let you know about her semester abroad: virgulamos@hotmail.com.
GERMAN
Linz, Austria: Intensive German language course before and during the semester. Some courses taught in English; business, computer
science and economics. Accepts students with one semester or more of German. Internships available on exchange. Contact local ISEP
Ambassador Alfred Sadlauer at alfred_sadlauer@gmx.at to get a student view.
Technische Universität Graz, Austria; German language courses, architecture, engineering. Many courses taught in English.
Bielefeld, Germany: requires advanced German; see link to photos on ISEP Website. Local student and ISEP Ambassador Anne Kreft
will help with any questions you have about her school! Email her at anne@akreft.de.
Dortmund, Germany: pre-session and concurrent German language courses.
Braunschweig, Germany: language courses during semester and summer language program.
SPANISH
Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM), Monterrey, Mexico: Agriculture, architecture, computer science, engineering, food technology,
management, Mexican culture, Mexican business and Spanish. Beginning and intermediate level language and culture program offered.
Business courses are offered in English. Monterrey is a university and industrial city of 4 million located 150 miles south of the U.S.
Universidad Regiomontana, Monterrey, Mexico: Architecture, business administration, education and law, environmental
chemistry, international business, marketing, Mexican folklore, Spanish as a second language, and tourism and hotel management
(Mexican food specialties lab). An Art and Mexican History course and a special course in Spanish for foreigners is offered each term at
no additional cost. Intermediate-level Spanish required (4-5 semesters). Email local ISEP Ambassador Mariana Escobedo at
mariana_ebelloc@hotmail.com for questions about her school!
www.isep.org
ISEP-DIRECT PROGRAMS OPEN FOR SPRING 2007
ISEP-Direct programs are non-exchange study abroad programs. Students pay a fee to ISEP
ranging from $5,000 – 11,000 per semester. Most programs include tuition, housing and meals.
See the ISEP website at www.isep.org for complete details.
Contact an ISEP Ambassador, who is a past US student who has studied at the university or a local student who just returned from
the US on ISEP. They will be glad to give you a student perspective about their experiences!
Country
Institution & Language
Benefits
Period & Cost*
Universidad del Salvador
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Tuition, Room, and Meals
SM2 (Mar-Jul'07):$5,500
Local FY (March '07-Dec '07):
$10,400
Several fee options
available based on
housing preference
(shared-room, singleroom) or tuition only
(housing not included).
Meals are not included.
Programs average $6,500 per
semester.
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de
Janeiro
Language of Instruction: Portugese
Tuition, Room, and Meals
SM2 (Mar- Jul '07): $8,850
Bulgaria
American University in Bulgaria
Language of Instruction: English
Tuition, Room (Meals not
included)
SM2: $5,200
Canada
Laurentian University
Language of Instruction: English/French
Full year: Tuition and
Room (Meals not included)
SM2: $5,650
Local ISEP Ambassador:
Genevieve Wickenden,
gx_wickenden@laurentian.ca
Semester: Tuition-only
(Room and meals not
included)
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Tuition, Room, and Meals
Argentina
ISEP Ambassadors:
Leah Bertin, lbertin@willamette.edu
Elizabeth Hagee, beth03@mail.com
Megan Harvell, mmharvel@loyno.edu
Australia
Many Institutions – see the website
Language of instruction: English
ISEP Ambassadors:
Jennifer Martin, Southern Queensland,
ozgal_05@yahoo.com
Jennifer Farnam, Macquarie,
jafarnam@edgewood.edu
Brazil
Chile
Local FY (March '07-Dec '07):
$16,900
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Heredia
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Engineering: SM2: $5,900
SM2 (Mar- Jul '07): $6,400
Local FY (March '07-Dec '07):
$12,200
ISEP Ambassador:
Lisa Rubenthaler, ldr534@truman.edu
Costa Rica
See the ISEP website for costs and
details.
Tuition, Room, and Meals
SM2: $6,600
Tuition, Room, and Meals
SM2: $5,400
TESOL program SM2 only
CESP program SM or FY
ISEP Ambassadors:
Staci Shulman, staci.shulman@gmail.com
Shay Slifko, seslifko@bulldog.unca.edu
Nuria Villalobos, nuritavilla@yahoo.com
Czech
Republic
Masaryk University
Language of Instruction: English
Local ISEP Ambassador:
Jaromir Sedlar, sedlar@fss.muni.cz
Fiji
University of the South Pacific
Language of Instruction: English
Tuition, Room, and Meals
SM2 (Feb- Jul '07): TBA
Local FY (Feb '07-Dec '07): TBA
Germany
Philipps-Universität Marburg
Language of Instruction: German
Tuition and Room
SM2 & SU: $8,250
Country
Institution & Language
Benefits
Period & Cost*
Ghana
University of Ghana
Language of Instruction: English
Tuition, Room, and Meals
SM2: $7,100
Tuition, Room, and Meals
SM2: $6,250
Università Degli Studi di Pavia
Language of Instruction: Italian
Tuition, Room, and Meals
SM2: $6,250
Malta
University of Malta
Language of Instruction: English
Tuition, Room, and Meals
SM2: $7,700
The
Netherlands
Leiden University
Language of Instruction: English
Semester and Full Year:
Tuition-only (room and
meals not included)
See ISEP website for costs and
details.
New Zealand
Massey University
Language of Instruction: English
Two fee options:
See ISEP website for costs and
details.
ISEP Ambassadors:
Jenna Gatzke, gatzk1j@cmich.edu
Mary Swenson,
swenson.mary@students.uwlax.edu
Virginia Seger, segeryo@gmail.com
Italy
Università Degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo"
Language of Instruction: Italian
ISEP Ambassadors:
Elizabeth O’Rielly, eorielly@uvm.edu
ISEP Ambassador:
Rachael Brown, rbush3@mymail.indstate.edu
South Africa
University of Stellenbosch
Language of Instruction: English
1. Tuition and Room
(meals not included)
2. Tuition Only (room and
meals not included)
Tuition, Room, and Meals
SM2 (Mar- Jul '07): $7,400
Local FY (March '07-Dec '07):
$14,200
Universidad de Murcia
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Tuition, Room, and Meals
SM2: $8,200
Universidad Publica de Navarra
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Tuition, Room, and Meals
Pre SM2 January '07
Term (4 Weeks): $2,500
Thammasat University
Language of Instruction: English
Tuition, Room, and Meals
Undergraduate only:
SM2: $5,500
Many Institutions – see the website
Three fee options:
Language of instruction: English
1. Tuition, Room and
Meals
2. Tuition and Room
(meals not included)
3. Tuition Only (room and
meals not included)
Programs range from $6,150 to
$12,000 per semester.
Local ISEP Ambassador:
Chirene Jelbert, chirenejelbert@gmail.com
Spain
Thailand
ISEP Ambassadors:
Mike Scott, mscott17@indstate.edu
Brooks Black, brooks.black@utah.edu
United
Kingdom
Uruguay
Universidad Católica del Uruguay
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Tuition, Room, and Meals
See the ISEP website for costs and
details.
SM2 (Mar- Jul '07)$5,600
Local FY (March '07-Dec
'07):$10,600
* Please note: In order to hold your ISEP-Direct placement, a $500 non-refundable program deposit is due within three weeks of your
placement confirmation notice (PPAF), which you will receive from your ISEP Coordinator. The $500 deposit will be applied to the full
program fee. ISEP may modify these fees if there are significant changes in exchange rates or for other unforseen developments. Final
prices will be listed on the Participant Placement Acceptance Form (PPAF) and will not be adjusted after signature.