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Office of International Programs

Useful Resources

International Student Identity Card (ISIC) information The ISIC cards are now sold at the OIP!
Passport Photos: these are now taken in the OIP, 66 Vernon! For more information, call us at x2005 or e-mail oip@trincoll.edu
Foreign Language and Culture: extensive worldwide links, organized by country and language
What's Up With Culture?
Transitions Abroad: online edition of the work/study/travel overseas magazine
Council on International Educational Exchange: work and volunteer opportunities abroad, etc.
World Education Services: foreign credential evaluation service
General Study Abroad Student Handbook: from the Center for Global Education at Loyola Marymount University. Follow links for separate sections on many individual countries.
Abroad View Magazine: student-written articles on study abroad
The Glimpse Foundation: writing on intercultural issues
Cafe Abroad: student-run magazine on study abroad
Americans for Informed Democracy (AID): a non-profit, non-partisan organization working to raise global awareness on more than 250 U.S. university campuses and in over 10 countries

U.S. State Department: tips for students abroad- this is a great site!
U.S. State Department: background notes on the countries and regions of the world
U.S. Embassies and Consulates Worldwide
U.S. Passport Services
U.S. Customs Service
U.S. Bureau of Transportation: links to airports and other transit systems
Embassy.org: embassies and consulates in the US
Embassyworld: embassies and consulates worldwide
UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Absentee Ballot Information for US elections (from NAFSA: Association of International Educators)

(see also under "Region/Country Information")

Atlapedia Online: full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world
Computer-Equipped Travel: resources for everything from roaming Internet access providers to the correct plug adapter for computers
Finding ATMs Abroad: Mastercard; Visa
Lonely Planet: online information from one of the leading publishers of guidebooks
Suggested Readings for International Travel
Travel Library: travellers' tips and stories -- air travel, bicycling, trains, tourist offices worldwide, and more.
Travlang: useful tools for travellers, especially those interested in learning a foreign language
Virtual Tourist: maps, currency converter, time converter, driving directions, weather forecasts
Go Currency: currency converter and other information on currency and exchange
Worldwide ATM Locator
World Time Zones
The Internet Guide of Hostelling

General
Rail Pass Express: Europe by Eurail and Britain by BritRail
France
CampusFrance: registration site for French student visa application, with general information on studying and living in France
PARIS
Germany
Goethe-Institut
Scandinavia
The American-Scandinavian Foundation: educational and cultural exchange between the U.S. and Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden
Spain
Spain Internet Resources Map
United Kingdom
Study in the UK: links to British educational institutions, scholarships, and other sources of information
Bunac: Work abroad programmes
UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Marshall Scholarship: for any British university
Rhodes Scholarship