We are currently reviewing potential student exchanges in many countries, including Mexico, the United Kingdom, Ukraine and Ghana. Approximately 150 Allegheny students and faculty participate in study or research activities abroad each year. UCO is located in the heart of a region known for the purity of the French language, and near the grand chateaux of the Loire Valley. It is about 1.5 hours from Paris by train, one hour by car from the Atlantic Ocean, and an hour from Brittany and the abbey of Mont St. Michel. It is a city of art and history, with its twelfth century cathedral, thirteenth century castle, and medieval quarter.
Students live with French families.
It is situated in a small city of 85,000 inhabitants, along the hills of the Neckar River valley. Students will enroll in courses offered to visiting students, and those with appropriate language skills may enroll in regular university courses. The extended period of time in Germany provides tremendous opportunity to immerse oneself in the language and learning opportunities offered by this university town. Durban, founded in 1823, is a vibrant coastal city on the Indian Ocean with lovely sand beaches. The city has a multicultural and multi-ethnic flavor with its population comprised of African, Asian and Western people.