Pre-Departure Services
We guide and assist you during the entire process before your program begins:
- Assistance with program design & development
- Promotional flyers
- Powerpoint presentations
- Promotion on our website/newsletter upon request
- Provision of Visa information when necessary
- Pre-departure orientation materials (see below)
Our pre-deprature handbook and the following links will help you prepare your students for their upcoming study abroad program in Europe. If you have any further questions, we will be more than happy to assist you.
Travel Documents:
US Customs and Border Patrol:
- Guidelines for bringing items back into the USA
- Determining Duty on items brought back from overseas
European Union and Parliament:
- The European Parliament
- The Council of Europe
- Panorama of the European Union
- Europe in 12 lessons
- Key facts and figures - pages 1-27 / pages 28 - 49 / pages 50 - 79
- How the European Union Works
Other Useful Links:
- Practical information international travelers
- City Travel Guides
- Currency Converter
- The Weather Channel
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- World Health Organization
Low cost airlines in Europe:
Travel Insurance:
- CareMed - Can be booked through CEPA Europe before departure.
- HTH Insurance
- Wallach & Company Inc.
Cell Phones:
- Prepaid phone cards for international use:NobelCom
- Rent a cell phone: PicCell Wireless
- Buy a cell phone: Mobile Phones, unlocked GSM
Student ID Cards:
CEPA Europe is not responsible for any content linked or referred to from any external websites. If any damage occurs by the use of information presented on external pages, only the author of the respective website might be liable, not the party who has linked CEPA Europe to these website. Furthermore, CEPA Europe is not liable for any postings or messages published by users of discussion boards, guest books or mailing lists provided on these external pages.


Michele Crumley, Ph.D., Assistant ProfessorEast Tennessee State UniversityDept. of Political Science, International Affairs, & Public Administration