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.ds-osac.org/
- 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)
European Travel Tips (MS Word)
Country-Specific Resource Links
- University of New South Wales: www.unsw.edu.au; courses http://www.unsw.edu.au/handbook/programResults.jsp?Type=program&Query=courses&StudyLevel=Undergraduate
- Embassy: www.austemb.org
- Consulate General of Australia in Houston: (713) 782-6009
- Travel Guide: www.australia.com
- Tourist Board: www.southaustralia.com/home.asp; www.austrailia.com
- City of Sydney site: http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/
- Media link: http://www.smh.com.au/
- Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien: www.wu-wien.ac.at; courses http://vvz.wu-wien.ac.at/cgi-bin/vlv.pl?C=O&S=03W&LANG=EN
- Embassy: http://www.austria.org; (202) 895-6711
- Austrian Press and Information Service: www.austria.org
- Tourist Board: www.austria-tourism.at/
- City site: http://www.wien.info/ and http://www.wien.gv.at/english/
- Media link: http://www.austriatoday.at/cgi-bin/at_mitte.pl
- 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/
- Fundação Getúlio Vargas: www.fgv.br/; courses www.fgvsp.br/english/international/index.htm select “Student Exchange Program” then “Academics”
- Embassy: www.brasilemb.org/
- Consulate: www.brazilhouston.org; (713) 961-3063
- Travel Guide: http://www.bugbog.com/exotic_places_links/brazil_travel_links.html
- Tourist board: www.braziltourism.org/
- City site: http://www.recifecvb.com.br/english
- Media link: http://www1.radiobras.gov.br/
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile: www.eadmpuc.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: www.visit-chile.org/portada/home.phtml and www.sernatur.cl
- City site: http://www.santiago.cl/index.html
- Media link: http://www.tcgnews.com/santiagotimes/
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University: http://www.sjtu.edu.cn/english/index/index.htm ; actual courses not listed
- Embassy: www.china-embassy.org/eng/
- Consulate General of China in Houston: (713) 520-1462, (713) 524-0780
- Travel Guide: http://www.travelchinaguide.com/
- Tourist Board: http://www.cnta.com/lyen/index.asp; www.cnto.org
- City site: http://www.shanghai.gov.cn/shanghai/node8059/index.html
- Media link: http://english.eastday.com/
- University of Economics: www.vse.cz; courses http://pluto.vse.cz/list_courses.php
- Embassy: www.mzv.cz/washington/index.html; (202) 274-9123
- Travel Guide: www.czechsite.com/
- Tourist Board: www.czechtourism.com/
- City site: http://www.prague-city.cz/ and http://www.prague.cz/
- Media link: http://www.praguepost.com/
- Copenhagen Business School: www.cbs.dk; courses listed here
- Embassy: www.denmarkemb.org/; (212) 223-4545
- Consulate of Denmark in Houston: (713) 622-9018
- Copenhagen: www.woco.dk
- Travel Guide: www.visitdenmark.com/
- Tourist Board: www.explore-copenhagen.com/
- City site: http://www3.kk.dk/Globalmenu/City%20of%20Copenhagen.aspx and http://www.kbhbase.kk.dk/kbhbase/pegasus.nsf/url/cphinenglish
- Media link: http://www.cphpost.dk/
- University of Bath: www.bath.ac.uk/; courses www.bath.ac.uk/catalogues/2004-2005/contents-ug.htm, management courses www.bath.ac.uk/catalogues/2004-2005/mn/mncat.htm
- Embassy: www.BritainUSA.com,
- http://www.BritainUSA.com/visas/visas.asp
- British Consulate in Houston: http://www.britainusa.com/houston/; (713) 659-6270
- Travel Guide: www.visitbritain.com/, www.visitbritian.org and www.britain-info.org/
- Tourist Board: www.visitengland.com/visitengland/default.asp
- City site: http://www.visitbath.co.uk/ and http://www.bath.ac.uk/bath/
- Media link: http://www.thisisbath.com/index.jsp
- ESCP: www.escp.ccip.fr/; need intranet code for courses
- HEC: www.hec.fr/hec/eng/index.html; courses not listed
- Embassy: www.info-france-usa.org/
- Consulate of France in Houston: www.consulfrance-houston.org; (713) 572-2799
- Travel guide: www.travel.roughguides.com
- Tourist Board: http://www.tourisme.fr/recherche/e_index.htm and www.franceguide.com
- City site: http://www.paris.fr/en/
- Media link: http://www.lemonde.fr/
- WHU: www.whu.edu ; courses:
http://www.whu.edu/cms/fileadmin/redaktion/PartUni/pdf/Course_Guide_Spring_2006.pdf - Embassy: www.germany.info
- German Consulate in Houston: 713- 627-7770; www.germanconsulatehouston.org
- Travel guide: www.justgermany.org/
- Tourist board: www.germany-tourism.de/
- City site: www.koblenz.de
- Media link: www.rheinzeitung.de/
- 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 www.ust.hk/en/ac/eac0001.html click on each department then “Courses”
- 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/
- Universitá Commerciale Luigi Bocconi: www.uni-bocconi.it; courses listed here
- Embassy: www.italyemb.org
- Consulate of Italy in Houston: http://www.conshouston.esteri.it ; (713) 850-7520
- Tourism Board: www.italiantourism.com/
- Travel Guide: www.travelplan.it/
- City site: http://www.milanoinfotourist.com
- Media link: http://www.agi.it/italy-on-line
- ITESM: http://www.mty.itesm.mx/principal.html; courses: listed here
- Consulate General of Mexico in NY: http://www.consulmexny.org/
- Mexican Consulate in Austin: (512) 478-2866
- Travel Guide: http://www.go2mexico.com/
- Tourist Board: http://www.visitmexico.com/
- City site: http://www.monterrey.gob.mx/
- Media link: http://www.elnorte.com/
- University of Otago: http://www.otago.ac.nz; courses (called papers) www.otago.ac.nz/subjects/a-z.html
- Embassy: www.nzemb.org; (202) 328-4800
- Consulate of New Zealand in Houston: (713) 973-8680
- New Zealand: http://www.educationnz.org.nz/ and www.purenz.com
- Travel Guide: http://www.travelplanner.co.nz/
- Tourist Board: http://www.newzealand.com/travel/
- City site: http://www.cityofdunedin.com/city/home.html
- Media link: http://www.odt.co.nz/
- Norwegian School of Management, BI: www.bi.no/; courses http://web.bi.no/www/biramme.nsf/frmFset!ReadForm&location=Academic&Site=Student %20Exchange select “Undergraduate Students” then “Courses”
- Embassy: www.norway.org/
- Norwegian Consulate in Houston: http://www.norway.org/embassy/embassy.cfm?location=Houston; (713) 521-2900
- Travel Guide: www.visitnorway.com/
- Tourist Guide: www.travelworldnow.com/europe/norway/1tourist.htm
- City site: http://www.oslo.kommune.no/the_city_of_oslo/
- Media link: http://www.aftenposten.no/english/
- The University of Edinburgh: www.ed.ac.uk/; courses: http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visitingstudent/courses/
- Embassy: www.BritainUSA.com, http://www.BritainUSA.com/visas/visas.asp
- British Consulate in Houston: http://www.britainusa.com/houston/; (713) 659-6270
- Visiting the UK: http://www.travelbritain.org/newhome/whereto/WTscotland.htm
- Travel Guide: www.edinburgh.org/
- Tourist Board: www.scotweb.co.uk/ and www.visitscotland.com
- City site: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/
- Media link: http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/
- National University of Singapore: www.nus.edu.sg/; courses (called modules) www.nus.edu.sg/corporate/courses/undergrad_cse.htm
- Embassy: www.mfa.gov.sg/washington/; (202) 537-3100
- Travel Guide: http://www.streetdirectory.com/
- Tourist Board: http://us.visitsingapore.com/
- City site: http://www.visitsingapore.com/
- Media link: http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/
- ESADE: www.esade.es; need intranet code for courses
- Universidad de Deusto: www.deusto.es/; courses http://www.relint.deusto.es/rel/ingles/ECTS/catabilbo/index.asp
- Embassy: www.spainemb.org/
- Consulate General of Spain in Houston: consulatespain@houston.rr.com; (713) 783-6200
- Travel guide: http://away.com/places/europe/spain/index.html
- Tourist Board: http://www.okspain.org/ and www.spain.info
- Barcelona City site: http://www.spain-barcelona.com/
- Barcelona Media link: http://www.barcelonanews.com/
- Bilbao City site: http://www.bilbao.net
- Bilbao Media link: http://www.diario-elcorreo.es/vizcaya/edicion/portada.html
- Universität St. Gallen: www.unisg.ch; courses: click here
- Embassy: www.eda.admin.ch/washington_emb/e/home.html , http://www.swissemb.org
- Consulate of Switzerland in Houston: www.eda.admin.ch/washington_emb/e/home/repclub/consul/houston.html; (713) 650-0000
- Travel Guide: http://www.switzerland.com/en.cfm/home
- Tourist Board: www.switzerlandtourism.ch/ and www.myswitzerland.com
- City site: http://www.st.gallen-bodensee.ch/en/welcome.cfm?
- Media link: http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=100
- Thammasat University: http://www.tu.ac.th/default.tu.old/default.eng.html ; BBA courses www.bus.tu.ac.th/bba/fcdesc.htm
- Embassy: www.thaiembdc.org/; (202) 944-3600
- Travel Guide: http://www.modernthailand.com/travel/
- Tourist Board: www.tourismthailand.org
- City site: http://www.bma.go.th/bmaeng/bmaeng2003.html
- Media link: http://www.bangkokpost.com/
