Housing
Your housing experience will be the most exciting, educational and maturing adventure of your life.It is in the home that students can most benefit from the opportunity of living the language,
and learning the culture of the host country.
Fall Semester
Come and study at the ICS from September to December. Spend your Autumn in Seville and earn up to 18 creditsSpring Semester
Study at the ICS and earn up to 18 credits. Enjoy the two most famous local holidays: Holy Week & April FairSummer Term
Study at the ICS for one month and earn 6 credits in the Regular Academic Program
J-Term
Bring in the New Year at the ICS and earn 6 credits in Spanish
ICS News
“Curiosities and Legends” and Thursday Evening’s Cruise
Welcome Week finishes this first week of class with Monday night's guided tour of Seville's "Curiosities and Legends" and Thursday evening's river cruise. For both activities we will meet at 7:45 p.m. in the Puerta Jerez.
Friday Visit to Seville’s Alcázar
This Friday is the ICS Cultural Visit to Seville's Royal Palace, or Alcázar. Meet us at the Puerta Jerez at 10:45 and we will walk over together. The tour will be over by 1:30 p.m.
First ICS Fall Trip
This Saturday will be the first ICS Fall trip of the semester. We will go first to the town of Jerez de la Frontera where we will tour the Sandeman sherry wine cellars and then we will spend the rest of the day at the beach of Bolonia where we will tour ancient Roman...
As most students arrive in Seville feeling somewhat jet-lagged and often a bit disoriented, the ICS organizes a first week of fun activities geared to get everyone introduced to the city of Seville, to their stay in Spain, to their classmates & friends of the next few months and, at the same time, offer a truly pleasant and memorable first week in town.
On the day after the student group arrival, a thorough Orientation session is given at the ICS in which different members of faculty discuss academics, housing, and all kinds of information useful for helping you to be prepared for your semester abroad. After Orientation, a breakfast buffet is set up and it is then, over coffee, croissants and a whole array of tasty foods, that you will get to know your classmates and ICS faculty.
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In the evening, students, professors and faculty are all invited to a reception in a nearby restaurant where many kinds of “tapas” are served. It is always a delightful and amusing evening of trying new foods and forging friendships.
Each day of Welcome Weekend has something new and exciting for you. In the morning, you are taken on two different walks downtown where you will be shown some of the most historic sights and monuments Seville has to offer. Friday ́s walk includes a quick stop for a typical Andalusian breakfast of “tostada con café” at a quaint coffee bar just off the main Avenue.
Saturday ́s walk includes a stop for a bite of always delicious “churros” with thick and rich hot chocolate. Each walk is approximately two hours long and you will enjoy not only the lively activity of downtown Seville, but will learn how to move about in your new city.
The ICS night activities are just as entertaining as the morning ones, if not more! You will meet us downtown to see the best Flamenco show in Seville at “El Museo del Baile Flamenco”. It is a night to remember of Flamenco singing, guitar-playing and absolutely mesmerizing dancing!
The next evening we will walk along the river over into the historic neighborhood of Triana and to the Arab Tea Salon of “Bagdad Café” where you will try exotic teas and see and even participate in an exclusive Arabic dancing show.
Sunday is Free Day! Students can advantage to sleep in, discover the city on their own, or make a day trip to any one of the many fascinating and beautiful towns nearby!
Students always love the “Night Walking Tour of Legends and Curiosities of Seville” on Monday night of Welcome Week. This 1 1/2 hour tour is given in English by an agency of local historians who love sharing their city’s secrets with out-of- towners!
On the last day of Welcome Week a whole new view of Seville is given during our Thursday evening cruise down the Guadalquivir river. With lots of food, beverages, and music on board private luxury boats, a relaxing and enjoyable time is guaranteed!
Every semester the ICS organizes these activities for new students and all activities are free of charge.
By the end of Welcome Week you will feel more than welcome in Seville. You will feel at home!
ICS Student Blogs
Leaving Seville
It’s strange to be saying "adiós" to Seville. This city feels like my home away from home. Not too long ago I was contemplating what this whole experience would be like. Who I would meet, what I would see, and what I would experience? But this experience is far more...
Wow!
WOW! A little lame to use the word “wow” but it’s the best word I can use to describe my first impression of Seville. It also works because I still cannot believe I’m actually here and this is all happening! Seville is gorgeous beyond the scope of my current...
Leaving one Home to Return to Another
I wrote my first blog for ICS a week or so after I arrived in Sevilla, which seems like yesterday. Now, I am writing my last blog with just 10 short days until my flight back to the United States. I am having a lot of mixed feelings about my return. This surprises me...