According to an IES press release, enrollment in short-term, faculty-led programs has increased 71 percent in the past three years. This rise in short-term program participation was also noted in a previous post about the 2010 Open Doors Data.
IES Abroad collaborates with universities to create study abroad programs.
As stated in the press release, “‘As American college and university campuses increasingly look to short-term, faculty-led programs to augment their international education offerings, they often do so with no additional funds to increase the staff needed to manage these programs. These schools are realizing that collaborating with IES Abroad allows them to expand program offerings while also gaining the supportive services and expertise of a known provider of study abroad programs,’ said P.J. Shoulders, director of the IES Abroad Customized Program department.”
Some of the benefits of IES Abroad Customized Program designed trips include expertise in subjects and geographic regions, organization of meaningful field trips, student support services and the creation of marketing campaigns to inform students of the trip offerings.
As summer is upon us, many students will be participating in short-term programs. While these include many added costs to the college experience, students, parents and universities alike realize the non monetary value of study abroad.
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