Middle East
Israel
| Program Sponsor | University of Haifa |
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| Program Name | University of Haifa International School |
| Program Type | Stand-alone and direct enrollment; participants take classes with local and international students |
| Location | Located less than 60 miles north of Tel Aviv, Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel and the third-largest in the country. |
| Program Size | 80–125 |
| Languages | English, Hebrew and Arabic |
| Fields of Study | Hebrew and Arabic language and culture; Jewish studies; social sciences; Middle Eastern studies |
| Academics | Students take courses to equal 15–16 U.S. credits. Participants who are proficient in Hebrew may enroll in all courses taught in the various other departments at the university, provided they meet the prerequisites of the course. Engineering majors may take up to two English-taught courses at the nearby Technion Israel Institute of Technology. This will require 20–30 minutes of commute to and from the Technion. |
| Program Eligibility | 3.0 GPA |
| Housing | Students live in on-campus dorms. |
| Terms | Fall (late July to early Jan.); spring (mid Jan. to early June) |
| Did You Know | Haifa has a mixed population of Jewish (90 percent) and Arab (predominantly Christian) residents. |
| Program Sponsor | The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology |
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| Program Name | The Technion International Semester Abroad |
| Program Type | Direct enrollment; participants take classes with local and international students |
| Location | Located less than 60 miles north of Tel Aviv, Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel and the third-largest in the country. |
| University Size | 13,000 |
| Languages | English, Hebrew and Arabic |
| Fields of Study | Science, engineering and related disciplines |
| Academics | Students take courses to equal 16–20 credits. Courses are given at the third-and fourth-year undergraduate level and some involve offsite visits to Israeli industries. |
| Program Eligibility | 3.0 GPA |
| Housing | Students live in university dorms that include five bedrooms and a shared kitchen and bathroom. |
| Terms | Fall (Oct. to Feb.); spring (March to July); Note: This is a spring term only program. |
| Did You Know | Technion graduates make up the majority of Israeli-educated scientists and engineers, constituting over 70 percent of the country’s founders and managers in high-tech industries. |
Turkey
| Program Sponsor | Council on the International Education Exchange (CIEE) |
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| Program Name | Istanbul Arts & Sciences |
| Program Type | Direct enrollment |
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city with 14 million people, has undergone rapid social change over the past century and is now the cultural and economic capital of Turkey. The program is located 30 minutes outside of Istanbul at Koç University. |
| University Size | 15–35 |
| Languages | English and Turkish |
| Fields of Study | Full curriculum, all STEM majors |
| Academics | Students take four to five courses to equal 15–18 U.S. credits. An introductory Turkish language course is required, and students may enroll in a variety of courses offered at the university. |
| Program Eligibility | 2.75 GPA |
| Housing | Students live in university residence halls with Turkish roommates or home stay families. |
| Terms | Fall (early Sept. to early Jan.); spring (mid Jan. to early June); Note: This is a spring term only program. |
| Did You Know | Istanbul serves the role of bridge between two continents: Europe and Asia. |