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Direct Enrollment/Exchange

Direct Enrollment/Exchange is a program provider offering 1869 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, International Summer Schools, Turkey, and Slovakia.

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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November 5, 2026
Past Review Ireland: An Overall Excellent And Life Changing Experience. University of Galway: Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"It was definitely worthwhile. It opened my eyes to a whole new world out there and was just a great travel experience. The Irish culture is very similar to our in a way, but there are differences which were definitely noticed. "

University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
Past Review Rewarding And Amazing Experience! No Regrets Choosing To Study Abroad In The Uk! University of Sussex: Brighton - International Summer School

"Very worthwhile! I changed significantly yet for the best in the 2 short months I was abroad. I definitely want to find a job where I can travel often and continue to learn about the world around me."

University of California - Riverside
Past Review China: Incredible Experience For Anyone Interested In East Asia Tsinghua University: Beijing - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Absolutely - it was an amazing opportunity to see what China is like for myself beyond the western stereotypes and the mystique. "

Harvard University
Past Review I Became A Liverpoolian And Loved It! Liverpool Hope University: Liverpool - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"It was the best experience I have ever taken in my life. I would do it a million more times if I could. Take the good with the bad."

Cardinal Stritch University
Past Review My Life Among The Brits.. Excuse Me... 'English' University of Cumbria: Lancaster - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned so much about myself. I met people from all over the world that I now share a special bond with. We overcame challenges and money problems, societal problems, physical problems, food dilemmas, and language barriers... this was an experience I will remember for the rest of my life. It has changed my outlook on the world..."

University of Missouri - Columbia
Past Review Yonsei University Summer Program Review By South Korean Internatial Student In Brandeis Yonsei University: Seoul - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"It was a great opportunity to study and stay in home country for me as a student who has been studying in the U.S. for almost a decade. Academically, it was also satisfiable because courses offered in Yonsei are something I could not learn in American university."

Brandeis University
Past Review A New Experience: Kunming! Yunnan University: Kunming - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"As this was my first time abroad, the IES program gave me more opportunities that I thought I would never get to experience. It was absolutely worth-while to make IES ABROAD KUNMING my first experience abroad."

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Past Review Great Experience In Spain University of Granada: Granada - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Absolutely worth it, and great program."

University of California - Santa Barbara
Past Review I Love My Life In Japan! Reitaku University: Chiba - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"The life in Japan was wonderful! I really want to go back. A three-month exchange experience for me was too short!"

University of the Pacific
Past Review Granada Throw Yourself Into A Large Tradition City And Live Like A Spaniard University of Granada: Granada - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"culture, time in the city, learning about the people"

University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
Past Review Dealing With The University In Order To Live In The City Universidad De Santiago de Compostela: Santiago de Compostela - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"My rating of overall satisfaction is entirely based on my life in the city and in no way reflects the program advising or coordinators of the host university. "

University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
Past Review Study Abroad In Galway University of Galway: Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"No comment"

University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
Past Review Mantra Of My Life: Find A Way Back To London. London School of Economics (LSE): London - General Course, Year-Long Study Abroad Programme

"London changed my life. With every fiber of my being I want to go back there and I am looking at anything that can take me back. "

Wellesley College
Past Review Melbourne Is Incredible. University of Melbourne: Melbourne - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I gained independence and great friends that I'll always have."

Whitman College
Past Review New Zealand: Less Study, More Travel Auckland University of Technology (AUT): Auckland - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Yes. I gained friends from around the world and learned so much more through real world experiences than I would have been able to learn simply by textbook or via internet"

University of Northern Iowa
Past Review Chinese University Of Hong Kong: My Best Summer Ever!!! Chinese University of Hong Kong: Hong Kong - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned so much about Hong Kong and Asian culture in general. Honestly, if I could give my experience 100 stars it wouldn't be enough. It really, truly changed my life forever. I've made some of my best friends in the world through the summer program, had priceless memories, and am considering moving to Hong Kong now!"

University of Hawaii - Manoa
Past Review International Summer School University of Sussex: Brighton - International Summer School

"Being at Sussex did not really change my outlook on the world. It was great meeting new people yet a lot of students enrolled in the program were from the US. At first I felt such a thrill being in a different country yet it became routine. After the first week it just seemed like I was at my home University only that it was En..."

University of California - Riverside
Past Review Going Abroad With A Feel Of Home University of Sussex: Brighton - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Being at Sussex did not really change my outlook on the world. After the first week it just seemed like I was at my home University only that it was England. Not much was different to me. I thought my study experience had changed my interest in my major but when I think abut it, it clouded my mind rather then enlightened it. I..."

University of California - Riverside
Past Review Berlin: Arm Aber Sexy FUBiS - International Summer and Winter University

"Absolutely. I really enjoyed getting to know the city and people, met very interesting and different people, made really good friends, and my German language ability improved. What more could you ask for?"

Harvard University
Past Review Taiwan: Learn Chinese And Eat Great Food National Taiwan Normal University: Taipei - Mandarin Training Center

"Yes. I will definitely study abroad again, though somewhere different. It's just interesting learning about how different cultures operate. I definitely want to work in East Asia after I graduate from Harvard."

Harvard University
Past Review Studying Spanish In Buenos Aires University of Belgrano: Buenos Aires - Summer PEAL, Argentine and Latin American Studies Program

"I learned how to live and get around in a city. Once you master that, you can generally get around in any city. My ability and my confidence in speaking Spanish definitely improved. "

George Mason University
Past Review Costa Rican Experience Instituto de Lengua Española / The Spanish Language Institute: San Jose - College Program

"Better understanding with the language when returning to school for my major."

Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Past Review Studying In South Korea Yonsei University: Seoul - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"It was worthwhile because I could stay and efficiently study at the same time in my home country"

Past Review Studying In South Korea Yonsei University: Seoul - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"It was worthwhile because I could stay and efficiently study at the same time in my home country"

Brandeis University
Past Review Studying In South Korea Yonsei University: Seoul - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"It was worthwhile because I could stay and efficiently study at the same time in my home country"

Brandeis University