A pioneer in experiential, field-based study abroad, SIT offers semester, summer, and academic year programs for undergraduate students in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, as well as comparative programs in multiple locations.

"It's hard to imagine a better way to study abroad: you are welcomed into a family and a home, you are taught by local experts, learn the language, traverse the streets, eat delicious food, explore different cultural scenes, and at the end of the semester you are able to direct your own studies and conduct original research."

Danielle Hayes, Washington University in St. Louis
Serbia, Bosnia, and Kosovo: Peace and Conflict Studies in the Balkans

Focus on Critical Global Issues
Programs focus on critical global issues in specific geographical and cultural contexts using an interdisciplinary approach. Studying with host country faculty and living with families, students gain a deep appreciation for local cultures 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 an Independent Study Project or Case Studies
  • Cultural immersion through fieldwork, intensive language classes, and urban and rural homestays with local families
  • A small group of students in each program, supported by SIT faculty and staff, homestay families, in-country experts, and community members
  • Access to SIT’s extensive local resources and networks
  • A commitment to reciprocity as the foundation of our educational philosophy

Our Mission
SIT prepares students to be interculturally effective leaders, professionals, and citizens. In so doing, SIT fosters a worldwide network of individuals and organizations committed to responsible global citizenship. SIT fulfills this mission with field-based academic study abroad programs for undergraduates and accredited master’s degrees and certificate programs for graduates and professionals.

“I came to really understand the importance of going abroad to studying global health…Getting to know healers and touring hospitals and NGOs was a wonderful way to connect with the realities of healthcare in Madagascar. I now understand not only academic points of view, but individual, traditional, and personal approaches to health, as well.” 

- Emma Sheldon,
Cornell University,
Madagascar: Traditional Medicine and Healthcare Systems

News and Events

  • Out of the Streets and Into the Classroom
    World Learning alumna Christine Horansky discusses how her study abroad program to Bolivia taught her about the importance of education in the fight against poverty.
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  • SIT Symposium in Rwanda Examines Conflict and Memory
    World Learning’s SIT programs kicked off an interdisciplinary symposium titled Conflict, Memory, and Reconciliation: Bridging past, present, and future in Kigali, Rwanda with a keynote speech from renowned Argentine scholar Elizabeth Jelin.
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  • World Learning Donates Computer Lab to Rwandan School
    President and CEO Adam Weinberg and Rwanda Academic Director Daniel Lumonya presented College Amis des Enfant in Kigali with a new computer lab, which Weinberg called a sign of their "great partnership."
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  • Study Abroad Programs Remain Popular
    The number of US undergraduates studying abroad increased by four percent last year, with more and more interested in programs like the ones World Learning offers in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East through SIT Study Abroad.
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