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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 If Australia Wasn't A 24 Hour Flight Away, I Would Move There In A Heartbeat. The University of New South Wales: Sydney - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"It was unreal. I got to travel all around this beautiful country. It made me itch to travel more. It definitely awakened my interest in traveling and back-packing around the world. "

SUNY - Binghamton
Past Review Unexpected Social Breakthroughs In Tokyo! Waseda University: Tokyo - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"My study abroad experience was not at all what I expected. I didn't exactly enjoy my classes, but I found that my life outside of school contributed more to my education rather than in it. I was able to learn a lot about the culture just by living and wandering around Tokyo and I came back much more mature and equipped with new ..."

University of Hawaii - Manoa
Past Review Madrid: Not My Home, But Made Me Appreciate Mine Even More. Complutense University of Madrid: Madrid - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I definitely know if I travel again it will be with people I'm well acquainted with and love. I learned a lot in my classes and am interested in the opportunities academics can provide me."

Tulane University
Past Review Germany: It Sucked, But I'm Glad I Did It. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena: Jena - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I think it was worthwhile in that I learned a lot about myself and what I DONT like, and I am now completely fluent in German. I suppose I am adopting a buddhist approach that growth comes from suffering. I know how to deal with extreme unhappiness, I know how to commit myself to a project which seems absolutely impossible. I'm ..."

Tulane University
Past Review Studying Italian In Sorrento Sant'Anna Institute: Sorrento - Live, Learn and Immerse in Italy

"Yes, this study abroad experience was extremely worthwhile. My Italian improved and I also felt like I got a good grasp on how daily life is in Italy. "

University of Delaware
Past Review A Difficult Summary NEOMA Business School: Reims - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"My class was made up of about thirty people from all over the world, people from as close as Germany, or as far as China and Australia. In the beginning of the classes, we were all a bit awkward around each other. We were not entirely sure what to do, or what to avoid doing. But people are people wherever you go. The most of e..."

University of Hawaii - Manoa
Past Review The Challenges Of Oxford University of Oxford - Visiting Students

"I loved the experience. It was extremely fulfilling."

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

"I did not have much culture shock nor language problem, because I have visited London several times before. In terms of academics, all the courses I took were very challenging and interesting. "

Wellesley College
Past Review Thailand A Look Into Southeast Asia! Thammasat University: Bangkok - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I definitely believe that this experience was worthwhile. I learned about different cultures including thai and cultures from around the world. I also learned about my own culture and looked at it in a different way. I have changed from this experience and it has altered my academic and future plans. I believe it was chall..."

University of Hawaii - Manoa
Past Review Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Queensland University of Technology: Brisbane - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"The experience was definitely worthwhile. Do not be afraid to not only make friends with fellow international students, but your fellow Aussie classmates as well. Meeting people from all over the world has helped my understanding of how similar we really all are and create new lifelong friendships. I thought I would pursue a..."

San Jose State University
Past Review I Left My Liver In Nottingham University of Nottingham: Nottingham - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"It was very worthwhile, and I have acquired some of the most amazing memories and stories. I still constantly talk about my trip and the trip was 3 years ago. I've gotten an in depth perspective of the day to day life of a British Business student living in Nottingham. I've been turned onto many new foods, drinks, media, cult..."

San Jose State University
Past Review Great Palacky University: Olomouc - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"yes would do it all again"

University of Nebraska - Kearney
Past Review Madrid, Spain Summer: An Unbelievable Adventure Of Epic Proportions UFV Madrid / Universidad Francisco de Vitoria: Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"This experience completely opened my eyes to a world of possibilities. I returned with a love of Spain and Spanish people and culture, and a new perspective and love for my own country. I was able to achieve a lifelong goal of being able to speak another language on a conversational level, and now I am strongly considering a car..."

SUNY Purchase
Past Review America Is My Country, But England Is My Home. University of Sunderland: Sunderland - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Studying abroad has changed my views about everything, my opinion on everything, my personality, my friends, how I view the world, etc etc etc. I wouldn't trade it for anything in the universe. I am a different, better person."

Past Review Melbourne: No Worries La Trobe University: Melbourne - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"amazing, but not a great location--la trobe program should not be advertised as being in melbourne or it should be dropped."

University of Rochester
Past Review St Andrews: Not A Place For Vegetarians Or People Who Like Spending Time In Class University of St. Andrews: St. Andrews - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Oh gosh, I don't really like the "if you could do it all over again" question. I don't regret going, I just didn't like it. I came home with a greater appreciation for William and Mary (and America in general), and I feel like I developed a new sense of independence from my time abroad. I like all of these things."

The College of William and Mary
Past Review Nottingham Life University of Nottingham: Nottingham - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"yes, it was really helpful to experience new culture."

SUNY - Binghamton
Past Review South Africa Spring University Of Kwa Zulu Natal Pietermaritzburg Campus University of KwaZulu-Natal / UKZN: Durban - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"It was worth the wait to experience being in a non-western country."

Saint Marys College
Past Review Hong Kong, The City That Never Sleeps Chinese University of Hong Kong: Hong Kong - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"The study abroad experience was definitely worthwhile. I created a network of friends that I would not have otherwise met. I love the city, I love the people I meet, and I love the university. The university was absolutely beautiful. I have definitely had one of the best times of my life. It was an unforgettable experience that ..."

The University of Texas at Austin
Past Review Hiroshima & Peace Hiroshima City University (HCU): Hiroshima - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Yes, it was very worthwhile. I would not have wanted to spend my summer any other way. My host family and the friends I made are very special people and I am glad to have met them. I had already known about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but through this program I learned about the importance of peace journa..."

University of Hawaii - Manoa
Past Review Cbs A Great Place Copenhagen Business School: Copenhagen - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Yes it was. The education was not worth while in the classroom, but the life experiences were. I had a great time at the school and with all of the international people that I met. The UH Manoa business counselors are not very informed on anything so you have to go and figure out things for yourself. I had to track down people a..."

University of Hawaii - Manoa
Past Review Do It Own Your Own! Pontificia Universidade Catolica Do Rio De Janiero: Rio de Janeiro - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Great traveling experience, and food."

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico
Past Review Internship Aboard Changed Everything James Cook University - Cairns: Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Yes it was, I learned that I could survive in a new culture and that I was ready to go off on my own and explore."

Marshall University
Past Review University Of Edinburgh Is Fantastic University of Edinburgh: Edinburgh - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"The University of Edinburgh provided a great experience by allowing you to determine what you wished to do while abroad. You were allowed to be as involved or uninvolved in the University activities and they put you in housing with local students. My involvement in this experience has certainly changed my perspective on life, ..."

SUNY Purchase