Let Europe become your living classroom.
Step into the map. With SIT, every street, landmark, and landscape opens avenues to discovery. From bustling cities to hidden villages, lecture halls to landmarks, nature trails to the Eurail, you’ll explore culture, politics, history, environmental research, and social movements where they truly unfold.
Our immersive, field-based programs blend academics with transformative experiences, shaping your global perspective and future career. Don’t just study abroad, live it. Every destination transforms. Every street teaches.
For more than 60 years, SIT has been a leader in immersive, field-based study abroad programs for undergraduates. Our programs’ core qualities—including intercultural understanding through homestays, deep local networks built by our learning centers, and guided independent research—ensure your study abroad experience will be distinctly different.
We offer nearly 30 programs in Europe across most major countries and cities, multiple areas of study, and an array of one-of-a-kind excursions. Our programs are developed within a framework of the most critical global issues—challenges that transcend borders and touch everyone. In Europe, where countries are only a train ride away, you’ll explore these issues from several cultural, political, and geographic perspectives. With SIT, you will experience Europe in a completely unique way.
SIT’s experiential learning approach combines hands-on learning with periods of reflection to create a new depth of knowledge. And its personalized ‘Choose Your Track’ options ensure you can tailor your interests and goals. SIT is designed to meet your needs! From city tours to glacier climbs, gain an expanded global perspective that sets you apart—personally, academically, and professionally.
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Customize Your Program
SIT’s Choose Your Track programs in Spain, the Netherlands, and Switzerland give you the freedom to customize your study abroad experience!
On these programs, you’ll tailor your coursework by choosing an elective that connects with your passions and future goals. Whether you want to dive deeper into a subject you already love or explore an entirely new area, these flexible options let you create a study abroad journey in Europe that’s uniquely yours.
IHP Europe: Three Countries, One Unforgettable Semester
SIT’s new IHP Europe programs take you across three countries in one life-changing semester — where you’ll live, learn, and connect with new people and cultures every step of the way.
Throughout your journey, you’ll explore how global challenges are addressed in diverse cultural, political, and geographic contexts. To make your experience even more extraordinary, every IHP Europe participant receives a Eurail pass — your ticket to discovering even more of Europe.
Earn a Minor in Europe
Earn an academic minor during your semester abroad - with no extra cost or additional coursework required!
Whether it’s an Arctic studies minor in Iceland or a global sustainability studies minor in Portugal, this standout credential strengthens your academic record and gives you an edge when applying for future jobs or graduate school.
What Awaits You in Europe
- Wetlands, glaciers, geothermal fields, and active volcano ecosystems
- Medieval towns and major cities
- Historical landmarks, world-renowned museums, and markets
- UNESCO Global Geoparks and World Heritage Sites
- United Nations agencies and European Union organizations
Don’t just study abroad, live it.
Step into the map. Every street teaches.
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