Partnership Long-Term
Academic Programs
Four Weeks to One Semester
"We
have worked with a number of study abroad program partners,
but have found incomparable service, quality, and dependability
with AIFS." |
Dr. Larry Buckley,
Dean for Study Abroad, Chaffey College |
AIFS pioneered Partnership Programs, which are formal arrangements
between educational institutions and AIFS in which AIFS provides logistical
support, student services, classroom and housing facilities at a location
abroad. This enables institutions to conduct their own academic program
abroad at minimum expense for four weeks and upwards (including semester).
In order to keep costs affordable, programs require at least 12 to
15 students per faculty participating.
Partnership arrangements enable institutions to provide low-cost
study abroad options for their students. As a partner, the home institution
maintains academic control over their students while abroad. Faculty
from the home institution teach their curriculum abroad (with optional
use of local adjunct professors), and the school determines admission
criteria and selects and enrolls students. The school retains tuition
fees and students pay a non-academic program fee to AIFS.
For program locations, click here.
Support
In addition to logistical support, AIFS can offer a full range of social
and cultural activities for students. Coordinators on the overseas
campus arrange weekend excursions, theater visits, contact with local
students and other cultural activities. Adding another valuable dimension
to the student's foreign experience, this service is not typically
available through other programs.
AIFS assigns a non-academic Program Coordinator to the overseas
campus who is responsible for day-to-day running of the program and
coordinating logistical support for the American students and professors.
The Program Coordinator is the AIFS representative who assures the
program operates smoothly.
Payment for services provided by AIFS can be made directly to AIFS
by the student participants. No financial commitment to AIFS is required
of the participating college. Some institutions prefer to collect
all participant payments and make one payment to AIFS.
Contact Us Today!
For more information, fill out the Request
Information Form, call
(800) 727-2437 or (203) 399-5420 or email aifspartnerships@aifs.com. |
