Interstudy
Encyclopedia
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 a study abroad provider. The company maintains offices in Boston, Massachusetts, Bath, England and Cape Town, South Africa.
's programs are part of 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.
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
Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland
England
Goldsmiths, University of London
Queen Mary, University of London
University of Westminster
King's College, University of London
University College London
University of Warwick
Scotland
University of St Andrews
University of Glasgow
Wales
Swansea University
Study abroad
Studying abroad is the act of a student pursuing educational opportunities in a country other than one's own. This can include primary, secondary and post-secondary students...
opportunities in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, Botswana
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, and the UK. As a stand alone institution, offering one or more education abroad opportunities, Interstudy is a study abroad provider. The company maintains offices in Boston, Massachusetts, Bath, England and Cape Town, South Africa.
History
Interstudy was founded in 1980 by Robert Collins and Roy Thomas focusing first on exchanges between American students and UK institutions. The study abroad organizationStudy abroad organization
Study abroad organizations, also referred to as study abroad providers, and third-party study abroad providers are independent organizations that facilitate or administer study abroad programs...
's programs are part of 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.
Partner Institutions
South Africa
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University is a South African tertiary education institution with its main administration in the coastal city of Port Elizabeth. The merger creating the NMMU was realized in January 2005 but its history dates back to 1882 with the foundation of Port Elizabeth Art School...
University of Witwatersrand
University of Western Cape
University of KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg Campus
University of KwaZulu-Natal
The University of KwaZulu-Natal or UKZN is a university with five campuses all located in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It was formed on 1 January 2004 after the merger between the University of Natal and the University of Durban-Westville.-History:-University of...
University of Fort Hare
University of Fort Hare
The University of Fort Hare is a public university in Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was a key institution in higher education for black Africans from 1916 to 1959. It offered a Western-style, academically excellent education to students from across sub-Saharan Africa, creating a black...
Rhodes University
Rhodes University
Rhodes University is a public research university located in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, established in 1904. It is the province’s oldest university, and is one of the four universities in the province...
University of KwaZulu-Natal Howard College Campus, Durban
University of KwaZulu-Natal
The University of KwaZulu-Natal or UKZN is a university with five campuses all located in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It was formed on 1 January 2004 after the merger between the University of Natal and the University of Durban-Westville.-History:-University of...
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University is a public research university situated in the town of Stellenbosch, South Africa. Other nearby universities are the University of Cape Town and University of the Western Cape....
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...
Botswana
University of Botswana
University of Botswana
The University of Botswana, or UB was established in 1982 as the first institution of higher education in Botswana. The university has four campuses: two in the capital city Gaborone, one in Francistown, and another in Maun. The university is divided into six faculties: Business, Education,...
Ireland
Trinity College Dublin
National University of Ireland, Galway
National University of Ireland, Galway
The National University of Ireland, Galway is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland...
University of Limerick
University of Limerick
The University of Limerick is a university in Ireland near the city of Limerick on the island's west coast. It was established in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick and became a university by statute in 1989 in accordance with the University of Limerick Act 1989...
University College Cork
University College Dublin
University College Dublin
University College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...
National University of Ireland, Maynooth
National University of Ireland, Maynooth
The National University of Ireland, Maynooth , was founded by the Universities Act, 1997 as a constituent university of the National University of Ireland. It is Ireland's second oldest university, having been formed from St Patrick's College, Maynooth, itself founded in 1795.The university is...
Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland
England
Goldsmiths, University of London
Queen Mary, University of London
Queen Mary, University of London
Queen Mary, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
University of Westminster
University of Westminster
The University of Westminster is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. Its origins go back to the foundation of the Royal Polytechnic Institution in 1838, and it was awarded university status in 1992.The university's headquarters and original campus are based on Regent...
King's College, University of London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
University of Warwick
University of Warwick
The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...
Scotland
University of St Andrews
University of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
Wales
Swansea University
Swansea University
Swansea University is a university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. Swansea University was chartered as University College of Swansea in 1920, as the fourth college of the University of Wales. In 1996, it changed its name to the University of Wales Swansea following structural changes...