AIFS provides a meal allowance which students can use for university cafeteria meals or to purchase food. Most dorms allow cooking. Internet access and e-mail access are free to AIFS students at the university. In some dorms each room has bathroom facilities. In other dorms there are several toilets and showers on each floor.
All courses are optional.
All courses open to AIFS students are taught in English. The AIFS Resident Director arranges cultural activities and services and is liaison between the students and the academic institutions. The office is generally open for two or three hours a day, four or five days a week. It is best to withdraw small amounts of cash as needed and use credit cards for major expenses. AIFS students are covered by AIFS medical insurance.