IES Abroad Alumni

IES Abroad is proud to launch OpportunitIES in Motion, a five-year, $20 million fundraising initiative focused on expanding access to study abroad through scholarships, academic innovation, and global opportunity.

By reducing financial barriers and investing in the future of international education, this initiative will help more students gain the life-changing experience of studying abroad.

Learn more about how we are creating greater access to global education for the next generation here: https://www.iesabroad.org/news/ies-abroad-launches-multi-million-dollar-opportunities-motion-fundraising-initiative-expand

¡Vamos a Madrid! Reconnect with classmates, meet other IES Abroad alumni, and explore Madrid during this fall’s IES Abroad Madrid Alumni Weekend, September 24-27. Activities span from faculty-led tours of world-class museums to a Tapas crawl and a day trip to Toledo.

Space is limited, so register today! Special early bird pricing ends June 1st: https://www.iesabroad.org/events/ies-abroad-madrid-alumni-weekend

Hi everyone! We're so excited to celebrate our 5th annual IES Abroad Giving Day on Thursday, April 23 🎉

We’re coming together to raise $500,000 in 24 hours for future IES Abroad students. Join us by giving early, doubling your impact with a 2-to-1 match, or sharing your story using the hashtag, hashtag .

Learn more on our Giving Day website here: https://givingday.iesabroad.org/

We recently had the privilege of hosting students from Far Eastern University (FEU) in the Philippines at IES Abroad Barcelona! The program was sponsored by an IES Abroad alumnus who was so changed by his experience that he wanted to gift this unique study abroad opportunity to students from his home country of the Philippines 🇵🇭

Read more about this successful collaboration and watch a video with student insights here:

Far Eastern University goes Sustainable in Spain with IES Global | IES Abroad IES Abroad March 31, 2026 FEU goes Global This past fall, we hosted a study tour for Far Eastern University (FEU). This was the first study tour developed in partnership with a university in the Philippines. Eight students and one staff member from FEU visited our Barcelona Center for two weeks to l...

Extra, Extra! Read all about it! Our latest edition of the Exchange Alumni Magazine is hot off the press ‼️

This year’s issue is full of alumni features, as well as highlights from our historic 75th Anniversary celebration in Vienna last fall, our newest fundraising initiative OpportunitIES in Motion, as well as IES Onwards, an exciting study abroad opportunity exclusively for IES Abroad Alumni and friends. Check it out here: https://www.iesabroad.org/stay-connected/exchange-magazine

Introducing: IES Onwards! ✈️ 🌎 This long-awaited opportunity allows IES Abroad alumni to embark on a new adventure abroad. Read more below and register now: https://www.iesabroad.org/onwards

We took you abroad the first time. What if you could go with us...again? 🤔

We're over the moon to introduce IES Onwards—immersive IES Abroad Alumni journeys that bring learning, culture, and exploration together in signature IES Abroad locations like Dublin, Ireland and Siena, Italy starting Fall 2026.

Whether you studied abroad with us in the 1970s or last year, IES Onwards blends inspiring classes, hands-on discovery, and real cultural immersion just the way you remembered it.

Spots are limited! Register here ➡️ https://www.iesabroad.org/onwards

A lot has changed in our 75 years of study abroad, but some things stay the same...

As we wrap up our 75th year, we want to say thank you to our students, staff, partners, and faculty for dancing, laughing, dining, growing, exploring, and learning with us from 1950 through today. 🌎

This holiday season, we invite you to take a seat at our table, the same table that has welcomed hundreds of thousands of students over the past 75 years.

Around the world, students have gathered at tables where new flavors spark curiosity, conversations lead to shared understanding, and strangers become lifelong friends. Study abroad reminds us that these simple moments of connection often become the memories that shape a lifetime.

From the IES Abroad family to you and yours, we wish you a warm, peaceful, and joyful holiday season! ❄️

Watch our Holiday Video here:

Have a Seat at Our Table | Happy Holidays from IES Abroad At IES Abroad, we know study abroad. Every day we see how studying & interning abroad changes students' lives. As a not-for-profit organization that puts pur...

Did you know our IES Abroad Vienna Center has a podcast? Tune in to this episode from "Abroad Oida" featuring our 2025 Film Festival Finalists: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ldjjtWX5XS2t77EMz92vk?si=6ba6651adf684503&nd=1&dlsi=b3e8c12a6cbf4cdd

Gift shopping for someone studying abroad soon? (or just planning a list for your own future adventures? 😉)

With the holidays around the corner, we’re here to share the ultimate study abroad gift guide - featuring the best recommendations from previous study abroad students! ✈️🎁

The Ultimate Study Abroad Gift Guide | IES Abroad It might sound cliche, but every study abroad journey is unique—just like the students who experience them. While the items you take don’t make or break your time abroad, they do have the ability to enhance it. With the holidays (and some big sales) around the corner, we’re here to share the b...

Happy Giving Tuesday! 💫

IES Abroad is coming together as a global community to help make study abroad more accessible for students.

By making a gift, you support travel grants that allow students who face financial obstacles a life-changing opportunity to study abroad. To help make this dream a reality for students, all gifts to travel grants are being matched 2-for-1 thanks to a generous match. Thank you in advance for your support!

Make a gift here: https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/adaptive-donor-form/?formId=9f71d084-959a-41dc-988e-12eaa5b42947&envid=p-E_tZmrpgU0abQuPGjAregg&zone=usa