Bard Student Exchanges

The American University of Cairo (AUC) offers a liberal arts curriculum with classes taught in English. AUC’s study abroad program is one of direct enrollment, meaning that students select courses from general undergraduate listings and are not limited to a fixed set of courses. Students may also choose to take Arabic language classes.

CUPA is an independent organization founded in New York in 1963 that specializes in study abroad exclusively in Paris. The program is conducted entirely in French and enrolls students directly in the University of Paris system, allowing them to pursue coursework at a number of different Parisian universities and certain Grandes Ecoles and specialized institutes.  

Located in Berlin, Humboldt University has developed an active international program: the university’s 36,000 students include more than 4,000 foreign students, many from eastern Europe. A good command of German is a prerequisite for studying at Humboldt, because the academic language is generally German, with few exceptions.

Kyoto Seika University is a small, innovative university with faculties in the arts and humanities. Courses are offered mostly in Japanese. For a successful exchange study experience, at least basic Japanese language ability is very important. Students majoring in the studio arts and film are encouraged to apply for this exchange. The arts faculty at Kyoto Seika specializes in forms of art with distinctive Japanese traditions that include Japanese painting (Nihonga), printmaking/papermaking, ceramics, video and media arts, architecture, textile design, cartoon art (manga), and comic art (story manga).

Kyung Hee offers Korean language classes as well as courses in the humanities, many of which are taught in English. Kyung Hee also offers a summer program, the Global Collaborative, which strives to promote a better understanding of the east Asian region and the world, in tandem with the current quests for “multiculturalism” and “global trust.” It aims to provide a new paradigm for higher education by integrating education, research, and practice.