Illinois Abroad and Global Exchange

Illinois Abroad and Global Exchange supports exceptional education abroad experiences for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students, faculty, and staff through academically and professionally integrated pathways.

Core Services

Program Development

• Provide expertise and resources in the development of education abroad programs.
• Partner with institutions to develop and facilitate education abroad opportunities.
• Conduct program assessments with an objective of continuous improvement.

Program Management

• Coordinate education abroad programs for colleges without a study abroad office.
• Advise for and communicate with students on the entirety of the study abroad process.
• Develop and implement rogramming for students during all stages of their education abroad experience.
• Maximize safety abroad by actively collaborating with the Office of International Safety and Security.

Partner Relations

• Maintain collaborative links with partners through agreements that allow for student mobility.
• Support partnerships through communications management and coordinated visits.

Business

• Post education abroad program fees to student accounts.
• Execute international financial transactions.
• Provide detailed program information to allow for the disbursement of federal financial aid.

Outreach & Marketing

• Collaborate with academic units to make education abroad an integral part of the curricula.
• Create a dynamic print and media presence to communicate the value of education abroad.
• Promote education abroad opportunities to the campus community through targeted outreach.
• Plan the annual Illinois Abroad Day event in collaboration with campus education abroad partners.
• Maintain the campus study abroad website.

Systems

Support the campus through management of the education abroad software, including:

• Maintaining application requirements.
• Providing system operations and training.
• Managing a variety of program offerings.
• Reporting unit and campus level data to internal and external stakeholders.
• Software licensing.
• Integrating data between education abroad software and university systems.