AIFS Partnership Programs: Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programs

What is Included in the Program?

• Accommodation in fully furnished apartments in or near the center of Barcelona (within a 30-minute commute to the AIFS Study Center) with typically four to six NCSAC students sharing a two- or three-bedroom apartment. A shared homestay option is also available for an additional $750 (includes breakfast daily and dinner five days per week). All students will be housed in a central hotel the first night including breakfast and transferred to their apartments by taxi following orientation the next day.
• Orientation program in Barcelona consisting of an orientation meeting with AIFS staff; information packet with comprehensive student handbook; local area walking tour; half-day guided sightseeing tour of Barcelona by private bus; workshops with local staff about life in Spain, travel and safety; and a welcome tapas reception.
• A TMB travel pass for unlimited use on buses and metro in the central zone of Barcelona for the duration of the program.
• Fully staffed AIFS office in the Study Center including an AIFS Program Coordinator and Student Advisor to provide information, personal advising/counseling and 24-hour emergency contact service.
• Free wireless Internet access at the Study Center for students who bring their own laptops plus access to a small computer lab. Printing services will also be provided by AIFS in the Student Services office.
• A weekly program of subsidized cultural activities such as cooking classes, sporting events, walking tours, theater and dance events, tapas evenings and day trips.
• Full-day guided excursion to Girona and Figueres including round-trip transportation by private bus, guided walking tour of Girona and entrance to the Dali Museum in Figueres.
• Articket pass which allows one free entrance to the following six museums: Museu Picasso, Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, Fundació Joan Miró, Fundació Antoni Tàpies and Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona.
• A farewell meal.

• Student medical insurance policy.

 

Program Fees:

• The cost of the program is $7,945 excluding tuition, which will be paid directly to your home institution. Please contact your nearest program coordinator for more information.

 

Optional Extras:

• On a space-available basis, students may purchase the optional transportation package consisting of round-trip airfare (SFO–Barcelona–SFO) and round-trip transfers overseas between the airport and the accommodations on the specified program dates for $1321.The cost is $875plus U.S. Government-and airline-imposed departure taxes, fees and fuel surcharges estimated at $446.
• For a supplemental fee of $750, students may select a shared room in a homestay with a local family, located withing a 30-minute commute of the Study Center (on foot or by public transport). Students will receive breakfast daily, as well as an evening meal five nights per week. A weekly laundry service and Wi-Fi access are also included.
• Optional medical insurance upgrade for $65.