Web Sites of Interest

Web sites of interest to the international education and exchange community.

American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
AACRAO is a nonprofit, voluntary, professional association of more than 9,300 higher education administrators who represent more than 2,400 institutions and agencies in the United States and in thirty-nine countries around the world.

College Parents of America (CPA)
CPA is the only national membership association dedicated to helping parents prepare and put their children through college easily, economically and safely. CPA provides new information on savings strategies and financial aid, advises parents on the individual challenges and opportunities they will encounter during their student's college years and serves as their advocate on Capitol Hill, in state capitals and on the nation's campuses. College Parents of America, 700 Thirteenth Street, N. W., Suite 950, Washington, DC 20005.  

Cross-Cultural Solutions (CCS)
Cross-Cultural Solutions is one of the leading international volunteer organizations in the United States and sends over 1,000 volunteers overseas every year. It is an independent, non-religious 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that employs volunteer humanitarian action to empower local communities, foster cultural sensitivity and understanding, and contribute grassroots solutions to the global challenges of providing health care, education, and social development. Short and long-term volunteer placements are available in Latin America, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe.

Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) - German Academic Exchange Service
DAAD are an association of the institutions of higher education in the Federal Republic of Germany. Their goal is to promote closer international relations among universities and other institutions of higher education, especially through the exchange of individual students and scholars. DAAD's more than 150 programs are designed for German as well as foreign students, scholars and faculty of all disciplines from nearly all countries in the world.

United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs fosters mutual understanding between the United States and other countries through international educational and training programs. The Bureau does so - in close cooperation with Department of State offices overseas known as U.S. Information Services or "USIS" posts - by promoting personal, professional, and institutional ties between private citizens and organizations in the United States and abroad, as well as by presenting U.S. history, society, art and culture in all of its diversity to overseas audiences..