Useful Links

One of the greatest challenges is to be well prepared for the many concerns that will come up as someone makes plans to go abroad. Therefore, we created the following list of links that we think are useful and that will help faculty members and students alike to get prepared for their time in Europe.

Please feel free to suggest further links that should be included in this list to the webmaster.

Travel Documents:

Embassy.org
International Student Identity Card

Flight Arrangements:

Fellowship Travel International
STA Travel
Studentuniverse
World Airport Guide

Ground Transportation:

Deutsche Bahn (Germany)
SNCF (France)
SBB (Switzerland)

Information on Europe and the European Union:

The European Parliament
The Council of Europe

» Panorama of the European Union A map of the European Union and a brief, simple explanation of what it is, what it does and how it works (PDF 2,5 MB)

» Europe in 12 lessons A more detailed but very readable overview of the EU – past, present and future. Ideal for students (PDF 1,9 MB)

» Key facts and figures - Basic statistics on Europe amusingly presented and clearly explained page 1 - 27 (PDF 2,9 MB) page 28 - 49 (PDF 2,2 MB) page 50 - 79 (PDF 2,9 MB)

» How the European Union works The EU institutions: what are they and what do they do? (PDF 2,7 MB)

Travelling in Europe:

» Practical information for anyone planning holidays or trips (PDF 2,1 MB)

» City Travel Guides with information on sights, attractions and much more:
Arrival Guides

» Different countries - different currencies:
Currency Converter

» Travel weather forecast:
The Weather Channel

» To prebook flights on free weekends:
Germanwings
Ryanair
HLX

» Information on health:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
World Health Organization

» Travel, Health and Luggage Insurances:
CareMed - Can be booked through CEPA Europe before departure.
HTH Insurance
Wallach & Company Inc.

» Prepaid phone cards for international use:
NobelCom

» Schiller International University is a member of:
NAFSA (Association of International Educators)
CCIS (College Consortium of International Studies)

Preparing to Return to the United States:

Determining Duty