Semester and Academic Year Study Abroad Programs in Paris, Madrid, & Siena
Study Abroad in Paris, Madrid, or Siena!
Since its beginning in 1960, AYA has been governed by university professors and directed by an advisory board of academics who have always strived to maintain the highest standards. Academic Year Abroad is a member of NAFSA, Association of International Educators. AYA enters into consortial agreements with a great number of American universities and colleges, especially the Catholic University, Bard, and Ripon, whose students study under AYA auspices. Since its founding, approximately 4,500 students have studied at fine universities in Europe with AYA.
Academic Year Abroad stands for genuine study. AYA students take university courses with regular university professors at the Universidad Carlos III and the Universidad Complutense in Madrid, the Université de Paris-Sorbonne and Institut Catholique in Paris, or the Università degli Studi or the Università per Stranieri in Siena.
AYA offers students the options of AYA-sponsored or independent housing. AYA tuition, housing, and cultural activities fees are moderate.
AYA Directors in Madrid, Paris, and Siena provide orientation, arrange for help with housing, arrange for language-reinforcement and specialized courses, act on each student's behalf at the university, see to the transmission of grades to the home institution. These are Directors who have years of experience. Though direct registration will give you independence as a student, you can depend on your Director for support. One of our students appreciatively characterized this as "protected freedom."
AYA programs are kept small: never more than 25 to 30 students. You will not be lost in the crowd. The AYA Director can devote a good deal of attention to you.
To put it simply, for nearly a half-century, Academic Year Abroad has stood for excellence. You will always remember your year (or semester) of study overseas. Make the most of it! Why settle for less than the genuine university experience?
