University Partnerships

Wesleyan University has over time signed various agreements with international universities and institutions in support of student and faculty international exchange and for the purpose of fostering worldwide connections among our alumni. We are eager to help expand upon this network of exchanges insofar as it is fundamental to the Fries Center for Global Studies's mission.

Wesleyan students interested in study abroad exchanges should visit the Office of Study Abroad for more information.

• COLOMBIA, Universidad de los Andes

  Our exchange agreement with the Universidad de los Andes allows up to five Wesleyan students to study for a semester or year in Bogotá, Colombia, at one of Latin America's most prestigious institutions. 

  Wesleyan University also hosts a Spanish Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) each year from the Universidad de los Andes. Universidad de los Andes students interested in becoming an FLTA at Wesleyan should contact their home institution.

• FRANCE, Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po)
  Wesleyan University has agreed formally with the Institute d’Etudes Politiques de Paris/Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) to allow for an undergraduate student exchange between the two institutions.
• FRANCE, Paris Universities

  Wesleyan maintains its Program in Paris in partnership with Vassar College. This agreement allows program participants to enroll in courses at any of the following University of Paris campuses: Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris - Cité, and Université Paris-Est Créteil. 

  Through our agreements with these universities, Wesleyan welcomes two French Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) yearly, who supports French language teaching and learning on campus. University of Paris students interested in the FLTA position at Wesleyan should contact their home institution.

• GERMANY, Bielefeld University
  Wesleyan University's History Department has agreed formally with Bielefeld University's Faculty of History, Philosophy and Theology Department to cooperate in areas of mutual academic interst, particularly in the field of history and historiography.
• INDONESIA, Institut Seni Indonesia Surakarta
  Wesleyan University has agreed formally with the Institut Seni Indonesia Surakarta / Indonesian Institute of the Arts in Indonesia to develop friendly and cooperative relations in the fields of theater and dance. 
• ITALY, University of Bologna

  Through the Eastern College Consortium (E.C.Co.) Program, Vassar College, Wellesley College, and Wesleyan University partner with the University of Bologna to offer our students the opportunity to study for a semester or year at Italy's oldest and highly prestigious university.

  Through this partnership Wesleyan also hosts yearly an Italian Foreign Language Teaching Assistant who supports Italian language teaching and learning on campus.

  The agreement also allows faculty from these three institutions to participate in a 1-2 week exchange in Bologna. Please click here for more details related to the faculty exchange.

• JAPAN, Kansai Gaidai University

  Wesleyan University has partnered with Kansai Gaidai University in Hirakata City, Osaka, Japan to welcome a Japanese Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) each year who supports Japanese language teaching and learning on campus.

• SPAIN, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and Universidad Complutense de Madrid

  Wesleyan maintains its Program in Madrid at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid in partnership with Vassar College. Thanks to a special agreement between Wesleyan and the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, program participants are eligible to enroll in classes at this institution as well.

  Wesleyan University also welcomes two Spanish Foreign Language Teaching Assistants (FLTA) each year from the Complutense as well as two undergraduate students from the Universidad Carlos III. Students from the Complutense Universidad de Madrid and the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid interested in visiting Wesleyan University as a Foreign Language Teaching Assistant or as undergraduate exchange students should contact their home institutions to apply.