A pioneer in experiential, field-based study abroad, SIT Study Abroad provides academically engaging semester and summer programs in Asia and the Pacific, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East for undergraduate students.

"SIT Nicaragua taught me to imagine another world and begin creating it. All the conversations I had with my compañeros, teachers, and homestay family seemed to end with the same question: if we don’t like how things are, what are we going to do about it?"

-- Mariella Castaldi, SIT Study Abroad Nicaragua Fall 2009, Oberlin College

Focus on Critical Global Issues
SIT Study Abroad programs examine critical global issues in a specific cultural and geographical context. Studying with host country faculty and living with families, students gain a deep appreciation for local cultures, develop language skills, and become immersed in diverse topics ranging from the politics of identity to post-conflict transformation, from global health to environmental policy.  

The SIT Study Abroad Experience:

  • Rigorous academic programs through a field-based, experiential approach
  • Undergraduate research through SIT Study Abroad’s hallmark Independent Study Project
  • Cultural immersion through fieldwork, intensive language classes, and urban and rural homestays with local families
  • A small group of students in each program
  • Access to SIT’s extensive local resources and networks
  • A commitment to reciprocity as the foundation of our educational philosophy

"My experience in Tunisia with SIT was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. The academic content was tremendously enriching, and I expanded myself greatly intellectually."

- Lindsay Novis,
Fordham University,
SIT Tunisia, Spring 2009

News and Events

  • J. Larry Brown to Join World Learning, Expand SIT Programs in Oman
    World Learning is delighted to announce that prominent educator Dr. J. Larry Brown has accepted a position as the new director of the World Learning Center in Oman.
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  • SIT Symposium Examines Multicultural Competence and Global Justice
    World Learning showcased the intellectual vibrancy at the core of its programming with the first SIT Symposium, a gathering of more than 200 international educators and development specialists who manage its programs around the world.
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  • SIT Study Abroad alum wins VH1 best young world-changer award
    World Learning congratulates SIT Study Abroad alumna Jessica Posner for winning at the 2010 Do Something Awards, broadcast live on VH1 July 19.
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  • Jessica Posner: Changing lives in a hell on Earth
    What began as a theater project during Jessica Posner's Independent Study Project with SIT Study Abroad is now making things better in Africa's largest slum.
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