Consortium for Higher Education Abroad Helpful Links

The following links would assist you in learning more about your study abroad destination. These links are for informational purposes only. The Consortium for Higher Education does not promote or claim responsibility for the content on these websites.

Links: Scotland

Informational Sites

US Department of State's Background Notes on the United Kingdom
http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/uk_0009_bgn.html

Scottish Tourist Board
http://www.visitscotland.com/

The Gateway to Scotland
http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotland/scotland.html

Rampant Scotland
http://www.rampantscotland.com/

The Internet Guide to Scotland
http://www.scotland-inverness.co.uk/scotland.htm

UK Student Life
http://www.ukstudentlife.com

News

The Scotsman
http://www.scotsman.com/

Cultural Sites

Edinburgh International Festival
http://www.eif.co.uk/

Edinburgh Festival Fringe
http://www.edfringe.com/

Scottish Arts Council
http://www.scottisharts.org.uk/

Travel

Scotland's National Railway
http://www.scotrail.co.uk/

Currency

Currency Converter
http://www.xe.com/ucc/

Links: Ireland

Informational Sites

US Department of State's Background Notes on the Republic of Ireland
http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/ireland_9808_bgn.html

US Department of State's Background Notes on the UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/united_kingdom_9905_bgn.html

Northern Ireland Tourist Board
http://www.interknowledge.com/northern-ireland/

Discover Northern Ireland
www.discovernorthernireland.com

Cultural Sites

The James Joyce Center in Dublin
http://www.jamesjoyce.ie/home

Abbey Theater
http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/

Travel

USIT (student travel)
http://www.usit.ie/

Iarnrod Eireann -- Irish Rail
http://www.irishrail.ie

Aer Lingus
http://www.aerlingus.ie/cgi-bin/obel01im1/index.jsp

Dublin Bus
http://www.dublinbus.ie/home

Irish Ferries
http://www.irishferries.com/

News

The Irish Times Online
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/front/2000/0120/index.htm

Belfast Telegraph
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/

The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/

Currency

Currency Converter
http://www.xe.com/ucc/