En buenas manos
We believe the foundations of a phenomenal study abroad experience begin with health and safety. With the wellbeing of our students at the forefront of everything we do, SIS provides various services, including insurance, counseling, accommodations, and on-call communications to best support students.
Health
All students provided with local health insurance through Sanitas (included in program costs)
Spain staff are on-call to assist students with navigating medical appointments and needs
In-person and 24/7 telehealth counseling and therapy services offered in English, Spanish and many other languages depending on student needs and preference.
For current guidelines, procedures and detailed information on how we mitigate risk, please review our TCCSevilla Health and Safety Protocols.
Safety
SIS diligently monitors advisories pertinent to Spain and surrounding countries via platforms such as the U.S. Department of State, the Unity Resource Group Daily Intelligence Briefing, and APUNE*. Any information pertaining to or hazard with the potential of affecting students is relayed and managed with the utmost care and caution to protect students and their wellbeing.
- A required orientation workshop on common cultural beliefs and practices
- A required orientation workshop on safety to learn about:
- Any current State Department advisories
- Health insurance, general safety, and standards of conduct in all program aspects
- Regional information on crime, illness and health risks that may be reasonably expected
- Emergency contacts including Spain staff and the local authorities
- Action plans in the case of a natural disaster, civil unrest, change in political climate, war or terrorism
- 24/7 on-call availability from our Spain staff for students in the case of any urgent need or emergency
- Quarterly reviewed and updated Emergency Response Procedures for our TCCSevilla center
- Strong encouragement for all students to register their study abroad with STEP program
- Emergency medical and repatriation evacuation insurance in the event students need evacuation
- Requirement for all students to complete a Travel Release Form before any independent travel, subjecting all travel plans to required approval by the Spain staff
*TCCSevilla is a member of the professional organization of American university programs in Spain, APUNE, “the oldest association in Europe dedicated to the needs of American university programs abroad (founded 1968). APUNE (Associación de Programas Universitarios Norteamericanos en España) is a cultural, not-for-profit organization that seeks to both further and facilitate international exchange between the U.S. and Spain.” The director of SIS regularly attends APUNE general informational meetings and is in frequent contact with APUNE, which in turn is charged with monitoring the situation in Spain as it relates to American students studying in the country, including threats to public safety, such as disease outbreaks, civil unrest, terrorist activity, traumatic weather events or any event that might represent a danger to foreign students in Spain.
Accommodations
Reasonable accommodations can be made for students in the areas of:
- Dietary needs
- Academic and learning needs
- Mental health and emotional needs
- Physical and transportational needs
Students will have the opportunity to describe necessary accommodations on our application. For questions, please contact the Coordinator of Enrollment.
