Study
Abroad Advising:
Our study
abroad advisers
help students
select study
abroad programs
appropriate for
their academic
needs, personal
interests, and
professional
goals. Students
who plan to
study abroad
must meet with
one of our
advisers, in
addition to an
adviser from
their college
or academic
department,
before
they go abroad.
Study abroad
advisers also
help you and
academic
departments in
getting updated
syllabi to
determine the
transferability
of credit work
completed
overseas.
Travel Abroad:
The Study
Abroad Office's
resource
library
maintains a
file of tourist
materials from
a number of
countries,
which is
available for
reference, as
well as
listings of
tourist offices
where students
can get more
information.
Work
Abroad
:
CIEE
has some
information
on
international
work
opportunities.
However, there
is extensive
opportunities
for students
after they
graduate.
Contact
Judy Tilson,
director of
Internships
International.
Or,
Dolly Schroeder
is available
for information
on
International
Education
Programs.
The Center for
INTERIM
Programs
places college
students and
graduates
abroad through
work exchanges
and
internships.
Contact AISEC
for
International
Business
Interns.
And finally,
the following
websites have
further
information on
working abroad:
Peace Corps
Ruth Sylte's
Page
Bill Nolting's
Page
International
Study & Travel
Center
Online Study
Abroad Director
Other
Study
Abroad Programs:
The Study
Abroad Office
resource
library has
information on
a number of
study abroad
programs
sponsored by
America and
foreign
institutions. A
student
considering
studying for a
semester or a
year abroad can
easily get
confused by the
numerous
"qualified"
programs that
are offered by
American
institutions.
There are
nearly two
thousand five
hundred
existing
programs in
operation
during the
academic year.
Open House:
The study
abroad office
hosts open
houses during
the academic
year. Study
abroad alumni
attend to share
their
experiences
with interested
students.
Re-Entry
Sessions:
In recent years
there has been
an increasing
emphasis within
the field of
international
education for
effective
reentry
programs. We
send letters to
students a
month or so
before their
return from the
overseas site.
We explain
about reentry
shock and help
students
prepare to come
home. Please
visit our
message web
page for
returning
students
Evaluations:
Written
feedback from
students,
particularly in
the form of
questionnaires,
is essential to
the ongoing
evaluation of
our study
abroad programs
our office can
provide you
with student
comments about
studying
abroad.
International
Student and
Faculty
I.D. Cards:
The
International
Student ID Card
is provided to
all students
participating
in an NIU Study
Abroad program.
Card-holders
get a number of
privileges,
discounts on
airfares,
tours, health
insurance,
accommodations,
admission to
museums,
theaters, etc.
International
Hostels:
Hostel
memberships are
valid for one
year from month
of purchase.
Membership
categories
include adult,
senior citizens
and family.
Membership
provides
substantial
discounts in
accommodations.
Youth Hostel ID:
The
International
Youth Hostel
Federation Card
(IYHF Card) is
required to
stay at any of
the 6,000 youth
hostels in 70
countries
(3,600 in
Europe).
Hostel rates
vary as does
the standard of
comfort: some
are small,
simple,
no-nonsense,
while others
are old (such
as medieval
castles), some
are modern,
some are in
downtown, and
some are in the
countryside.
Typically, they
have 4 to 20
bunkbeds in
dormitory-style
accommodations,
common
bathrooms (men
and women
separate), and
a lounge for
socializing
(some have
kitchens for
individual meal
preparation).
Hostels are
by far the
cheapest place
to rest, with
costs ranging
from just $10
to $35 a night.
Applications
for Youth
Hostel ID's are
included in
your acceptance
packet from
NIU's Study
Abroad Office.
You can
purchase your
Hostelling
International
membership from
NIU.
Dorm-style
rooms. Women in
one dorm, men
in the other.
Many hostels
also have
private rooms
for families
and couples.
Check in at
evening time,
check out after
breakfast. The
spirit of
hostelling is
to get out and
explore the
world. You can
stow your
luggage in
lockers until
you are ready
to return.
Bring your
own linens.
Hostels provide
the bed,
blanket and
pillow--you
bring your own
sheets,
pillowcase and
towels, or rent
them at the
larger hostels.
Eurail
Passes:
The
beauty of
having a
Pass is
that you can
travel to
almost any
corner of
Europe, and
choose the
style and pace
as you go. Some
of Eurail's
express trains
travel at
speeds up to
186 miles per
hour.
