Are students ready to thrive in an interconnected world? Join us for a webinar on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 20 18 Global Competence Report. The PISA program started in 1997 and the first study took place in 2000. It aims to gather and compare information regarding students from more than 80 countries worldwide.  In 2018 the new dimension of Global Competence was added to the information gathered. The webinar will be held May 25th at 3:00 PM (CET) to discuss the findings of the study and how you can improve your students' understanding

COVID-19 vaccinations have been made available to those working in the field of education and this includes SIS staff and professors!  We're happy to take this step towards a safer experience for everyone involved with our program. To see more about our COVID-19 safety precautions please follow this link.

As study abroad experiences these unprecedented times, we feel fortunate.  We see a light ahead and more importantly we have a light among us.  Matthew (Matty) Bickman is one of the few students to venture back out into the world with us.  Together, we're all making new discoveries.  He wrote the following reflection as an assignment for our course, Intercultural Dialogue, Democracy and Global Citizenship through Reflection.   We thought that it was worth sharing as a testament to the importance of contact, host-families, and study abroad right now! Grazie Matty.   Matthew

What a long, strange trip it has been indeed.  We can't say that things are really back to "normal" just yet.  However, after months of wondering when we'd be able to welcome students to Siena, the wait is finally over. Three days ago we welcomed our first student to SIS since the outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic.  Matthew (Matty) Bickman is from L.A. but he attends university at NYU.  As far as we know, Matty is the only American study abroad student in S iena right now!   He decided to pursue this

Were you unable to spend a semester abroad during Fall 20 or Spring 21?   You can still recuperate your "lost experience" with a 10-week summer quarter in Siena! This 10-week program runs from Sunday, May 16 - Sunday July 25, 2021 and provides the following credit potential: 6 credits of Italian Language 6-9 credits of content courses 1 credit of Intercultural Dialogue. The first two weeks of the program are dedicated to Intensive Italian. From week 3 students will choose from at least 1 course from the list of "semester courses". Students

SIS Intercultural Study Abroad is proud to announce its participation as a partner for this innovative and crucial project given the times in which we are living.  The following partners will work alongside SIS towards the completion of the project: LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN (DE) UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK (IE) LATVIJAS UNIVERSITATE (LV) UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO (PT) About the project DiCE.Lang – Digital Citizenship Education and Foreign Language Learning is a transnational European project aiming to strengthen the profile of Digital Citizenship Education vis-à- vis Foreign Language Education. Digital Citizenship Education (DCE) has emerged as a supranational priority, as