{"id":1,"date":"2013-05-23T12:58:46","date_gmt":"2013-05-23T12:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/discoverstudyabroad.org\/?page_id=1"},"modified":"2020-03-13T11:16:38","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T10:16:38","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/discoverstudyabroad.org\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>DIS is a non-profit study abroad foundation established in Denmark in 1959, with locations in Copenhagen and Stockholm. DIS provides semester, academic year, and summer programs taught in English, and offers high-impact learning experiences for upper-division undergraduate students from distinguished North American colleges and universities. The intellectually challenging curriculum is broad, cutting edge, and enriched by experiential learning components, including faculty-led study tours across Europe. It provides students with opportunities for meaningful cultural engagement and personal growth, which is further enriched through housing and extracurricular offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DIS Stockholm: <a href=\"http:\/\/disabroad.org\/stockholm\">disabroad.org\/stockholm<br>\n<\/a>DIS Copenhagen: <a href=\"http:\/\/disabroad.org\/copenhagen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">disabroad.org\/copenhagen<br>\n<\/a>DIS Summer: <a href=\"http:\/\/disabroad.org\/summer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">disabroad.org\/summer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s it like to study abroad with DIS?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope to share that with you here! The stories featured here on&nbsp;the DIS Blog&nbsp;are compiled and posted by current students and DIS. If you have a story to tell as an alumni or a current student, write to us&nbsp;at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:studentmedia@dis.dk\">studentmedia@dis.dk<\/a><a href=\"mailto:omc@dis.dk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Follow Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hear Stories of the Semester and Summer&nbsp;in Scandinavia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DIS Stockholm \u2013 Semester<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/disabroad.org\/stockholm\/about\/study-abroad-blogs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meet the DIS Stockholm Semester Bloggers&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/disstockholm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Follow DIS Stockholm on Instagram<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?list=PLIqQvfgyTsHswzB-XdY-iWWdrY-pcUDtm&amp;v=IueymJR2dBQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch the Stockholm video 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Writers&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Follow DIS in Scandinavia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/StudyAbroadDIS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Like the DIS \u2013 Study Abroad Facebook page<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/StudyAbroadDIS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Add the DIS \u2013 Study Abroad Youtube Channel<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/disabroad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Follow @disabroad and #disabroad on Instagram&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StudyAbroadDIS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Follow @StudyAbroadDIS on Twitter<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/grps\/DIS-Danish-Institute-Study-Abroad-2314500\/about?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Connect with alumni on the DIS \u2013 Study Abroad&nbsp;LinkedIn 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