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Direct Enrollment/Exchange

Direct Enrollment/Exchange is a program provider offering 1872 abroad programs. Programs offered include Study Abroad, Internship, Volunteer, Intensive Language, Gap Year, Graduate Program, High School, Research, Online Program, TEFL Courses, and Adventure Travel abroad programs in 121 countries such as Spain, Venezuela, The United Kingdom, and Ireland.

Below you will find a directory of foreign universities and reviews from students who participated in an exchange, or in direct enrollment.

In a Direct Enrollment program, students have the option of applying directly to the university they wish to attend abroad. Students can go for either one or two semesters and apply using that university's application process listed for international students. Sometimes these students are called Visiting Students, Guest Students or Free Movers. At the foreign university, they will be supported by the university's office of international students, housed with other international students and have the opportunity not only to immerse in a foreign culture, but to do so with students from all over the world.

In an Exchange, you attend a foreign university and a foreign student attends your home university, a student swap for a semester or year. Your university will handle the details of the exchange, you just need to find the ideal foreign university. Hopefully the listings and reviews below can help you down that path. You will need to contact your university's study abroad department or your academic advisor for details on the exchange because the number of valid/active exchange partners may be very limited.

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Past Review Santiago De Compostela: The Best 10 Months Of My Life Universidad De Santiago de Compostela: Santiago de Compostela - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Absolutely. My command of the Spanish language is one hundred times better than before I left. I also met wonderful and interesting people from all over the world, and I wouldn't trade that cultural exchange for anything. "

University of Maine at Orono
Past Review Frankfurt, Germany: Viel Spass Goethe Institute: Berlin - German Courses

"My study abroad was completely worthwhile. I got to see so many amazing places and meet people who will be special to me for the rest of my life."

University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
Past Review Turkey Was Magical! Bogazici University: Istanbul - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"It was worthwhile! I feel more open to different cultures and more enlightened. As for my future plans I know for sure I need to have a high education and become somebody very important."

University of California - Riverside
Past Review Mendoza: An Argentine Desert Oasis Universidad Nacional de Cuyo: Mendoza - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Yes. I have no doubts. It is hard to put into words everything that I learned and how I changed the first ten months I went abroad... maybe after this second trip, these fourteen months of travel and school, I will be able to communicate the change. It is a peace of mind, a confidence in myself and my Spanish language and a happ..."

Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Past Review Hanyang University Exchange Program Hanyang University: Seoul - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Studying and traveling in South Korea opened up a whole new world. I saw and did things that I had only ever seen before on TV. It forced me to be open, excepting, and to question everything. By taking a leadership course that forces you to explore what it means to be a leader in todays globalizing world; living with a punk-l..."

Ithaca College
Past Review England: My Year The Yank. Nottingham Trent University: Nottingham - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I was enrolled a truly global university with over 160 nations represented on campus. I was exposed to people, ideas, and cultures I never imagined interacting with and I am a better person from it. I no longer tell my friends I WANT to apply to grad school in France, rather I tell them that I AM applying to grad school in Fran..."

San Jose State University
Past Review Prague: Beatifully Small But Complex Czech Technical University: Prague - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I had never been out of the country and i gained a lot of independence and understanding of the world. Also, taught me how to plan things well. "

Kansas State University
Past Review Lse General Course London School of Economics (LSE): London - General Course, Year-Long Study Abroad Programme

"Totally! I got to have a year worth of British/European experience and got the chance to know the other part of the world from a close distance. I also learnt so much more about myself, made great friends, and make great connections worldwide."

Trinity University
Past Review Brussels: Enjoy Yourself Vesalius College: Brussels - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"This was the best summer of my life. I learned a lot about myself, about other people. Experienced several different cultures that I didn't think I would get to do at this point in my life."

Trinity University
Past Review Always Say "Bonjour!" In Provence! Institute for American Universities (IAU): The School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Aix-en-Provence, France

"Yes! I got a lot of great research and language skills! I will visit IAU Aix in the future and the French friends I made there are coming to visit me here!"

Towson University
Past Review China: Great Experience, Yet Challenging Beijing Foreign Studies University: Beijing - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Yes it was definitely worthwhile. My Chinese language skill sky rocketed, and this made me want to return to China and find a job after graduation."

Trinity University
Past Review Northumbria; Amazing City, Interesting Experiences Northumbria University: Newcastle Upon Tyne - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I have started considering graduate schools abroad."

Frostburg State University
Past Review I Had No Idea That Learning Could Be So Much Fun Puebla, Mexico Universidad de las Americas - Puebla / UDLAP : Puebla - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned a lot of knowledge about traveling and functioning in another language. Afterwards, I realized that I should have managed my money a little better- I spent a lot! Having an internship teaching English in an Elementary school in Mexico showed me that I would love to do Bilingual education, and I have since changed my ma..."

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Past Review London: Finding Myself Queen Mary University of London Study Abroad programme

"I really opened up to people abroad and have become more of a social butterfly because of it. I actually hope to return to London long term, and am even visiting people there for New Years."

Trinity University
Past Review Hong Kong: It's Like The Us With More Asians Lingnan University: Hong Kong - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Yes. It was hard to budget which I should probably work harder on but overall it was a good experience."

Trinity University
Past Review Amazing Time On Exchange In Prague University of Economics: Prague - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Yes, I have the travel bug now. I feel very 'worldly' and I learned a lot about myself and other people and cultures."

Kansas State University
Past Review Australia: Helped Me Grow As A Person Macquarie University: Sydney - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned a lot about myself and my innermost qualities and that definitely helped me grow as a person. It changed the way I view America. I have always been culturally aware, because I am a first generation American, whose parents came from Greece."

Suffolk University
Past Review Oxford: A College Town University of Oxford - Visiting Students

"I loved studying abroad. It was a great experience and I would definetly do it again."

Trinity University
Past Review China: Went For One Semester And Stayed For Two Beijing Foreign Studies University: Beijing - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"My study abroad experience was more than worthwhile. It completely changed my perspective on China and my future career path. I discovered my interest in public health through the research I conducted at IES, and am pursuing a research grant to go back to China post-graduation. I have a new, deeper understanding of Chinese cultu..."

Trinity University