Useful Web Resources for Students Planning to Study Abroad

Health/Immunizations

• Centers for Disease Control, CEDC Travel Information, www.cdc.gov
• International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers (IAMAT), www.iamat.org
• Travel Safe Internationally, www.ciee.org
• Travel Health Resource, www.InternationalVaccines.com

Resources on living, learning and studying abroad

• Intercultural Press, www.interculturalpress.com
• Transitions Abroad magazine, www.transitionsabroad.com

The U.S. Department of State official information

• US Department of State, http://travel.state.gov. Use this site for all of the following categories except where indicated.
  • Travel Warnings and Information
  • Travel Tips for Students
  • Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts (contact information for all overseas US embassies and consulates)
  • Online US Embassies, Consulates and other Missions, http://usembassy.state.gov/
  • Services for US Citizens Abroad
  • Important Telephone Numbers (for crises involving US citizens abroad, the number to call is 202-647-5225)
  • Passport Services
  • Foreign Entry Requirements (for US citizens travelling abroad as tourists)
  • Foreign Consular Offices in the US (for visas),
  • A Safe Trip Abroad
  • Travel Warning on Drugs Abroad
  • Travel Publications
  • Background Notes (country information)
  • Publications (country reports, embassy information)
  • Travel Warnings and Information
  • US State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (formerly USIA), www.exchanges.state.gov Official information about all Fulbright programs (for study, research, and teaching abroad), about other official exchange programs, and some information about US government regulations concerning international educational exchange. See: Information on Study and Work Abroad and Promoting International Educational Exchange, www.exchanges.state.gov

Educational Systems and University Information

• Study in Australia, http://studyinaustralia.gov.au
• EduFrance, www.edufrance.com/en
• Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC), www.nuffic.nl
• British Council USA - Study in the UK, www.britishcouncil.org/usa-education
• British Universities Transatlantic Exchange Association (BUTEX), www.butex.ac.uk

Insurance for Students Studying Abroad

• HTH Worldwide, www.hthstudents.com
• International SOS (a medical evacuation service), www.internationalsos.com
• International Student Identity Card (ISIC), www.myISIC.com (now issued through King's Study Abroad Program)

Traveling Abroad

• STA Travel, www.stravel.com
• International Student Identity Card (ISIC), www.myISIC.com (now issued through King's Study Abroad Program)
• StudentUniverse, www.studentuniverse.com
• Web site of a major US provider of Eurail passes has information about point-to-point tickets and rail schedules, in addition to information about Eurail and regional or country rail passes. The affiliated German Rail's website gives extensive information on train schedules, http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en
• European National Railways and timetables, www.railfaneurope.net
• Rail Europe, www.raileurope.com
• Routes International, www.routesinternational.com
• Frommers Budget Travel Online, www.frommers.com
• Let's Go guidebooks, www.letsgo.com
• Lonely Planet guidebooks, www.lonelyplanet.com
• Rich Steves Europe Through The Back Door guidebooks, www.ricksteves.com
• Rough Guides guidebooks, www.roughguides.com
• Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory, www.towd.com
• Hostelling International (IYHF), www.iyhf.org
• Currency Converter - Universal (Xenon), www.xe.net
• Mastercard/Cirrus ATM finder, www.mastercard.com
• Visa/Plus ATM finder, http://visa.via.infonow.net/locator/global/
• US Customs Office, Traveler Information, www.customs.gov
• Association for Safe International Road Travel, www.asirt.org