A pioneer in experiential, field-based study abroad, SIT offers semester, summer, and academic year programs for undergraduate students in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, as well as comparative programs in multiple locations.

"It's hard to imagine a better way to study abroad: you are welcomed into a family and a home, you are taught by local experts, learn the language, traverse the streets, eat delicious food, explore different cultural scenes, and at the end of the semester you are able to direct your own studies and conduct original research."

Danielle Hayes, Washington University in St. Louis
Serbia, Bosnia, and Kosovo: Peace and Conflict Studies in the Balkans

The SIT Study Abroad Experience:

  • Rigorous academic programs through a field-based, experiential approach
  • Undergraduate research through an Independent Study Project or Case Studies
  • Cultural immersion through fieldwork, intensive language classes, and urban and rural homestays with local families
  • A small group of students in each program, supported by SIT faculty and staff, homestay families, in-country experts, and community members
  • Access to SIT’s extensive local resources and networks
  • A commitment to reciprocity as the foundation of our educational philosophy

Our Mission
SIT prepares students to be interculturally effective leaders, professionals, and citizens. In so doing, SIT fosters a worldwide network of individuals and organizations committed to responsible global citizenship. SIT fulfills this mission with field-based academic study abroad programs for undergraduates and accredited master’s degrees and certificate programs for graduates and professionals.

“I came to really understand the importance of going abroad to studying global health…Getting to know healers and touring hospitals and NGOs was a wonderful way to connect with the realities of healthcare in Madagascar. I now understand not only academic points of view, but individual, traditional, and personal approaches to health, as well.” 

- Emma Sheldon,
Cornell University,
Madagascar: Traditional Medicine and Healthcare Systems

News and Events

  • Brown Student Wins Fellowship to Support Women’s Health Abroad
    World Learning congratulates the newest recipient of the Alice Rowan Swanson Fellowship, which returns alumni of its undergraduate study abroad program to their host countries to advance human rights.


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  • New York Times Publishes Study Abroad Students' Work
    Jacqueline Kantor and Kirsten Kortebein's article and photos on the Marathon des Sables, published in The New York Times, is the first major media placement of student work from the SIT Study Abroad Morocco program on journalism and new media.
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  • Study Abroad Alumnus' Video Highlights Youth Identity Issues in Bosnia
    Jacob Seigel Boettner's independent study video provides youth perspectives on the challenges of defining national identity in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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  • World Learning Hosts International Women of Courage
    Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will host the 2012 International Women of Courage Awards Ceremony with special guest First Lady Michelle Obama on March 8. World Learning administers the exchange program that is bringing the women to 10 US cities.
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