This program is designed to equip students with perspectives and skills to successfully meet challenges of any international career, including law, diplomacy, business, communication, education, public service, and research. We expect American students all over campus will come into daily contact with international students in classes, dormitories, and social events to share and exchange knowledge and insights about their respective countries. We encourage a large number of Eastern faculty and students to travel abroad each year to speak other languages, learn about new cultures and lifestyles, and make lifelong friends. Eastern Illinois University is committed to acquiring a world-wide reputation as a university where international students are welcomed, where diversity is respected, and whose faculty and students view themselves as citizens of the world. Elmhurst College encourages students to plan an international experience into their curriculum.
Students study abroad for a period of a year, a semester, or a summer.
Elmhurst College sponsors several programs offering quality education and cultural immersion at total costs which do not exceed those on the Elmhurst campus. By registering through the College, financial aid, including Illinois State Scholarships, may be applied toward study abroad. Designed to give students from diverse backgrounds the opportunities to participate in comprehensive development work in India and Latin America. Links for alumni and students, as well as for admissions and information. Consequently, international issues have become a major aspect of many fields of study.