International Programs

Heidelberg College incorporates global and multicultural perspectives into its curriculum and activities. The college offers students and members of the faculty myriad opportunities to study abroad, where they can learn languages, experience cultural diversity, and forge new friendships. Foreign students, who attend Heidelberg College for one academic year or to earn a degree, complete course work in English and sample American college life. Interaction between international and U.S. students, faculty, and staff fosters empathy, understanding, tolerance, and trust.

Bonds evolved at Heidelberg College enable men and women of different races, ethnic groups, and religions to partake in the world community's search for improved citizenship, sustainable development, and peace between and within countries.

Heidelberg faculty and staff have traveled to numerous countries, including Guatemala, Cuba, United Kingdom, Russia, Uzbekistan, Hungary, the People's Republic of China, Japan, South Africa, Israel, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Egypt, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Canada, Spain, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Austria, France, Denmark, Finland, Argentina, Sweden, Mexico, Belize, Armenia, Bahrain, Botswana, Bulgaria, Kenya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Vietnam, Malaysia, Albania, Leichtenstein, Luxembourg, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan, Lebanon, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Honduras, and Yugoslavia. Study Abroad Opportunities.

Heidelberg College offers numerous opportunities for study in another country. In most cases, students continue to pay Heidelberg tuition while studying at another institution for a semester, entire academic year, or the summer. Destinations include colleges and universities in Canada, Mexico, Europe, South America, the People's Republic of China, and Japan.

Still can’t find what you are looking for contact Dr. Marc O’ Reilly for information about other universities programs you can join.

Dr. Marc O'Reilly
moreilly@heidelberg.edu
Study Abroad Director
419-448-2208

Boston University- www.bu.edu/abroad

Butler University- www.ifsa-butler.org

Syracuse University- http://suabroad.syr.edu/

Highlighted Opportunities

By cooperative arrangement with The American University of Washington, D.C., highly qualified students at Heidelberg majoring in political science, history, business administration and economics, or American studies, can apply for a semester’s appointment, ordinarily in the junior year, to the Washington Semester Program. Administered by The American University, the program enables students to work and study within governmental or private agencies or institutions in the nation’s capital.

The American Junior Year or Semester at Heidelberg University in Heidelberg, Germany, is a product of cooperative relations between the two institutions dating to 1946. In 1958, a unique program of foreign study was initiated. Although students from other colleges and universities are regularly accepted for participation in the program, Heidelberg College students have advantages in applying for admission. Students can choose to spend an entire year, a single semester or a shortened semester at Heidelberg University. Heidelberg College annually hosts three German students from Heidelberg, Germany.

The Center for Cross-Cultural Study, Spain, and Heidelberg have cooperated to sponsor a study-abroad program in Seville, Spain and Cordoba, Argentina. Students have the option of spending a full year, a semester or a summer studying at the center, which offers a variety of courses in Spanish language, literature, culture, history, art history, political science and regional folk dance. An additional Spanish language opportunity is available for students wanting a Latin-American study-abroad experience designed to develop their basic Spanish language skills.