Interstudy
interstudy is a non-profit educational organization that facilitates study abroad opportunities in South Africa, Botswana, Ireland, and the UK. As a stand alone institution, offering one or more education abroad opportunities, interstudy is considered a study abroad provider. The company maintains offices in Boston, Massachusetts, Bath, England and Cape Town, South Africa.
History
interstudy was founded in 1980 focusing first on exchanges between American students and UK institutions. The study abroad organization's programs have always followed the direct-enroll model of study abroad, meaning students study in the same classes as degree-seeking, full time, students in the host country. The company partnered with schools in Ireland soon after foundation, and moved to Southern Africa in 1995. All interstudy programs are in English speaking countries.
Technology
interstudy tries to use social media as a way to enhance intercultural connections with students, partner institutions, and international colleagues. Using resources like Skype help to keep the company's small staff visually connected and offers communication between offices at a lower cost. The company also uses social networking channels such as Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr in an effort to connect students with the popular culture, history and geography, and sights and sounds of their program locations.
Partner Institutions
South Africa
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
University of Witwatersrand
University of Western Cape
University of KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg Campus
University of Fort Hare
Rhodes University
University of KwaZulu-Natal Howard College Campus, Durban
Stellenbosch University
University of Cape Town
Botswana
University of Botswana
Ireland
Trinity College Dublin
National University of Ireland, Galway
University of Limerick
University College Cork
University College Dublin
National University of Ireland, Maynooth
United Kingdom
Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Goldsmiths, University of London
Queen Mary, University of London
University of Westminster
Swansea University
King's College, University of London
University of Warwick
University of St Andrews