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Great Resource Links

Safety/Health/Government Info

U.S. State Department: http://www.state.gov/
Students Abroad site by U.S. State Department: http://studentsabroad.state.gov/
Overseas Security Advisory Council: http://www.osac.gov
Centers for Disease Control: http://www.cdc.gov/
World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/en/
CISI Insurance, special UT policy available: http://www.culturalinsurance.com/uta0088/
BBC World News http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/default.stm
Country reports: http://www.countryreports.org/
CIA World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
International Scholastic Overseas Services: http://www.internationalsos.com
The Library of Congress Country Studies: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
GlobalEdge: http://globaledge.msu.edu/ (Michigan State University's global business knowledge portal)

General Travel Info

Lonely Planet travel guidebooks and online travel site: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/
The Rough Guide travel guidebooks: http://www.roughguides.com/
STATravel: http://www.statravel.com/
National Geographic Map Machine: http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine
World Time Server: http://www.worldtimeserver.com/ [time worldwide with GMT/UTC] or http://worldbuddy.com/
Currency Converter: http://www.xe.com/ucc/
Online Unit Conversions: http://www.onlineconversion.com/
Telephone Dialing From and To Anywhere: http://kropla.com/dialcode.htm
Electricity Conversion information: http://kropla.com/electric.htm
Worldwide Weather: http://www.worldweather.com/ or http://www.wunderground.com
ATM Locator: http://visa.via.infonow.net/locator/global/jsp/SearchPage.jsp
Culture Crossing: http://www.culturecrossing.net (cultural & etiquette information for every country)
World Citizen's Guide: http://www.worldcitizensguide.org/
European Information Portal, Monetos:http://www.monetos.co.uk/

Country-Specific Resource Links

Université Catholique de Louvain: www.ucl.ac.be/; courses www.iag.ucl.ac.be/AAnglais/Education/Timetables.htm
Embassy: www.diplobel.us
Consulate for the Netherlands: (312) 263-6624
Travel Guide: www.belgium.com/
Tourist Board: www.visitbelgium.com/
City site: http://www.ahlln.be/
Media link: http://www.lesoir.be/

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile: http://www.uc.cl/; need intranet code for courses
Embassy: http://www.chile-usa.org/
Consulate of Chile in Houston: (713) 621-5853
Travel Guide: www.gochile.cl/Home/Default.asp
Tourist Board: http://www.visit-chile.org and www.sernatur.cl
City site: http://www.santiago.cl/index.html
Media link: http://www.tcgnews.com/santiagotimes/

Chinese University of Hong Kong: www.cuhk.edu.hk/oal/; courses select “Study Abroad for Students,” “International Students,” “Useful Information for…” then “Course Information”
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology: www.ust.hk/; courses http://www.ust.hk/vpaao/ug/
Embassy website: www.china-embassy.org/eng/; (713) 520-1462
Travel Guide: www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/hongkong/
City site: http://www.discoverhongkong.com/login.html
Media link: http://www.atimes.com/