Going to college in another country can be both exciting and stressful. The Office of International Services (OIS) is here to help your student do their best.
And we’re here for you, too. If your student is applying to or attending Indiana University, you’ll find resources here in several languages that will help you learn about the campus, our academic programs, the admission process, and much more.
If you have questions, please contact OIS.
We created some video resources to help families of students. Hear from an international student alum, the director of IU dining, and much more in this video playlist.
Learn more about IU from these videos provided by other IU departments.
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Video: The IU trident appears over an aerial view of campus.
Video: Words appear: Professors’ Perspectives.
Video: A woman sits at her desk in her office.
Video: Words appear: Dr. Ellen Vaughan, associate professor, School of Education
Vaughan speaks: I wanna share with you some things that I hope will be helpful during your journey here at IU. First, I hope you'll get involved. IU has many opportunities. There are academic, research, and social opportunities.
Video: A man in a red blazer sits in front of a backdrop showing mountains and trees.
Video: Words appear: Dr. Keith Dayton, senior lecturer, Kelley School of Business
Dayton speaks: So my best pieces of advice as you think about who you are and how you wanna navigate this, is reach out to faculty. Sit in the front row, introduce yourself, be engaged, ask questions.
Video: A man sits in front of a cluttered shelf.
Video: Words appear: Dr. David Rubenstein, clinical associate professor, Kelley School of Business
Rubenstein speaks: Thank you for coming to Indiana University. It was a tough decision perhaps but it's a great decision and I don't think you're going to regret it.
Video: A woman sits in front of a wall with photos on it.
Video: Words appear: Dr. Marjorie Hershey, professor emeritus of political science, College of Arts and Sciences
Hershey speaks: When you start college, there's lots of temptation. There are no hall monitors, you won't hear any bells ringing, there are no tardy slips, there's no after-school detention if you skip. So when the temptation hits to skip a class, remind yourself, the way to get a good GPA is to go to class every day and turn everything in. It's simple, we can't teach you if you aren't there and we can't tell you're learning if you don't turn everything in.
Video: A woman sits near a table lamp.
Video: Words appear: Dr. Bernice Pescosolido, distinguished professor of sociology, College of Arts and Sciences
Pescolido speaks: The syllabus is your guide to the semester. The first thing you should do is read it and you should go through and know all the important dates and get those on your Outlook calendar.
Video: A woman sits in front of a blank wall and potted plant.
Video: Words appear: Iman Alramadan, lecturer, Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies
Alramadan speaks: Keep routine and make yourself a daily planner. Always plan ahead and don't wait. And don't forget to start the hard projects right away.
Video: A woman sits in a green-painted room.
Video: Words appear: Dr. Lisa-Marie Napoli, director, Political and Civic Engagement Program
Napoli speaks: Getting to know your peers is a wonderful idea. If you're noticing somebody who's asking questions along the same lines as you, that might be a good person to talk to after class. Just say hi, share your name, who knows, maybe you'll become study buddies. At a minimum perhaps you'll just have a nice person in the classroom that you can smile and wave to, connect with and just know that they're in the same boat as you.
Video: A man sits in front of a backdrop of the earth as seen from space.
Video: Words appear: Dr. Mehmet Dalkilic, director of undergraduate studies for data science
Dalkilic speaks: We come together when we understand each other and what I'm inviting you to do is be uncomfortable your four years here by speaking to people that you normally wouldn't speak with, to take classes that you have no background in, perhaps, you say I don't even like. To eat food that you've never eaten before. To stay up at three in the morning and watch a meteor shower, to do things that are, strange and wonderful.
Video: Keith Dayton
Dayton speaks: So if you're going to the Kelley School of Business I expect that you would, every now and then, maybe walk through the Jacobs School of Music or you might meet a nursing student, or you might, walk over to the IMU and hang and meet somebody that's a history major.
Video: Marjorie Hershey
Hershey speaks: It doesn't matter if you know what your major will be. A lot of people think they know what their major will be and they will have changed it within a year or two, that's the way college works, it's a process of broadening your horizons.
Video: Ellen Vaughan
Vaughan speaks: Your professors are here for you. In my classroom I love sharing the knowledge, science, and practice of counseling but I also really enjoy getting to know my students. And I hope you'll come to my office hours.
Video: Bernice Pescosolido
Pescosolido speaks: Come by office hours, talk about what you're thinking about, give us an opportunity to see if we can help you, guide your way through IU, and that can have a lasting impact on your time here at IU and even later on.
Video: Lisa-Marie Napoli
Napoli speaks: We are all human just like you all and it's someone to turn to. It's someone to get to know, it's helpful to get to understand. You may even find it fascinating or interesting how they came to be in the work that they're doing and their research.
Video: Iman Alramadan
Alramadan speaks: In college, we help you to get out of academic bubble and prepare you to be engaged with the class, the school and the community.
Video: Mehmet Dalkilic
Dalkilic speaks: The most important thing in college is that you leave a better person than when you came in, so you need to invest in yourself.
Video: Ellen Vaughan
Vaughan speaks: Think about how you take care of yourself, do you reach out to friends, family, or a counselor. What do you do that helps you be you? Do you get out in nature, do you exercise? Do you play a musical instrument? Do you practice mindfulness meditation? Remind yourself of these things, especially when you start to feel the stress build.
Video: David Rubenstein
Rubenstein speaks: This is a challenge but you are so rewarded, both externally and internally for the efforts that you put out and what you learn about yourself. 10 years from now because you came here, you know what people are gonna call you? People are gonna call you boss, they're gonna call you boss, 'cause you're gonna build stuff and leave stuff and share stuff and grow stuff and you know what? That's your destiny. And you know what else? Indiana University is gonna get you from here to there.
Video: Keith Dayton
Dayton speaks: Where am I at really? Well let's choose a different background and let's choose here, none.
Video: Dayton’s background disappears to show him sitting in front of a wall.
Dayton speaks: This is where I'm at, this is where I live. I've had over 200 students out at my house before. And it's an opportunity to engage, it's an opportunity to get to know you, it's an opportunity to make your experience a good experience, not just because you're at Indiana University or on our campus but because we care about you. As you move forward, please reach out, they're the best resources anywhere that you can find on a college campus or community to help you and assist you as you move forward.
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Video: The IU trident appears along with the words New Student Orientation First Year Experience Programs.
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Description of the video:
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Video: The IU trident appears over an aerial view of campus. The Campus River flows over a small ledge. We see a different aerial view of campus. Smiling people interact in a room.
Narrator 1 speaks: The very first time I visited IU, the beauty of campus and the energy of the people, were just so welcoming, that I automatically knew that this was home.
Video: Dunn Meadow in spring. Showalter Fountain in fall. Five students talk about something on a laptop.
Narrator 2 speaks: It's amazing being on a campus, where so many people from different backgrounds and different experiences have come together.
Video: A student wearing a mask and sitting on an outside bench waves at someone we can’t see.
Narrator 3 speaks: My professors and advisers, here, they really have my best interest at heart.
Video: An instructor wearing a mask and standing outside points at someone we can’t see. People look at flowers at the farmers’ market. A student bikes down a path in Dunn’s Woods.
Narrator 4 speaks: As an out-of-state student, Indiana University was such a welcoming and beautiful place to make lifelong friends.
Video: A tree with vibrant autumn leaves. A student wearing cap and gown has their picture taken at the Sample Gates.
Narrator 5 speaks: IU is a smaller world in itself. It really pushes you to become someone better.
Video: Masked students use laptops at an outside table. Masked students chat on an outside staircase.
Narrator 6 speaks: Meeting my floormates, I was able to create a friendship with them that really made me feel like I was home.
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Video: Aerial view of the IMU.
Narrator 7 speaks: How do you know when you're home?
Video: Students greet each other with hugs.
It could be the smile on the face of a new friend.
Video: Students cheer.
The energy of the crowd at a football game.
Video: A gloved hand writes in a notebook.
The warm feeling of success when you ace an exam.
Video: Students perform an experiment as a professor looks on.
The comfort of having the support you need, academically and personal.
Video: A student in a spotlight laughs. A rear view of the student looking out into the audience. A busy career fair.
The excitement of trying something new and getting involved.
Video: Herman B Wells statue with tulips in front.
The assurance of knowing you're building a future.
Video: Students dance on a stage at CultureFest. An iconic red Indiana University clock. Students in candy-striped pants and Welcome Week t-shirts. Little 500 team members hug each other.
It's the connections you make that will last a lifetime and the knowledge that no matter where you are in the world, you are part of an IU family that always has your back.
Video: The Sample Gates. Words appear: Welcome to IU.
Home is where the Hoosiers are.
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Video: Fades to black. Words change to say Welcome home.
Video: The IU trident appears along with the words First Year Experience Programs, fye.indiana.edu
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