IFSA Named a Top Study Abroad Provider for Outstanding Student Safety

IFSA | April 3, 2026
Yes, we鈥檙e all about helping students grow, progress, and discover. But student safety always comes first, evidenced by our:
- Investment in聽AlertMedia,聽a premier聽technology聽that聽provides聽real-time intelligence and聽provides聽instant connections聽with students.聽聽
- Best-in-field mental health support.聽Our聽Health, Safety & Wellbeing team helped create聽The Forum鈥檚 mental health guidelines for study abroad and lead聽workshops聽on mental health abroad for聽staff at聽U.S.聽colleges and universities.聽
- Commitment to awareness.聽Students get information on safety protocols from聽before they聽depart聽until they return home, in a planned cadence that helps reinforce聽messages.聽聽
We do all this聽and more聽because we care about the health and wellbeing of every IFSA student. But聽it鈥檚聽nice to be recognized聽for our commitment to safety with a silver聽聽for 2025.聽聽