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CIEE Open Campus Block in Cape Town, South Africa
(Outgoing Program)
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Your Open Campus Block in Cape Town places you in a coastal city where dramatic landscapes meet a rich cultural and historical backdrop, while allowing you to build an experience tailored to your academic interests and goals. You’ll enroll in CIEE courses and online courses taught through CIEE's global academic partner, ASU. Engage in co-curricular and extracurricular experiences like hiking up Table Mountain for panoramic views, exploring the Cape Winelands and surrounding countryside, and visiting Robben Island to learn more about South Africa’s history. The experience is defined by striking scenery, layered history, and a vibrant cultural mix that makes the city unlike anywhere else.
Unique Experiences
Create the ultimate program
tailored to your needs, choosing one, two, or three six-week blocks to study in Cape Town and make the most of your academic experience
Immerse yourself in the city's culture
or combine your studies with blocks in other Open Campus Block locations to experience different parts of the world
Explore more of Africa
with exciting excursions across the region, discovering new cultures, landscapes, and experiences that will enrich your studies
Cape Town is South Africa's vibrant, eco-conscious city, offering an inspiring environment for students of all disciplines. Spend 6-, 12-, or 18-weeks exploring Cape Town's innovative conservation efforts, thriving startup scene, and iconic landmarks like Table Mountain and Robben Island. Whether you’re studying business, science, engineering, technology, communications, psychology, health sciences, liberal arts, language, or fine arts, Cape Town is the perfect place to study abroad.
Housing
CIEE Cape Town offers comfortable, fully furnished single rooms with en-suite bathrooms conveniently located within easy reach of CIEE Cape Town, public transportation, shops, and other essential amenities. Cooking facilities are shared in a communal kitchen located on the ground floor. Housing is designed to foster both social interaction and academic focus. Shared communal spaces provide opportunities to connect with fellow participants and local South African, while quieter areas are available for individual study or group work.
Unmatched Flexibility: Spend one, two, or three consecutive 6-week blocks in the same host city or travel between cities for a comparative cultural experience.
Academic Courses: Choose from CIEE courses and online courses delivered by CIEE’s global partner, ASU, that align with your academic major.
Immersive Experiences: Participate in activities, excursions, study tours, and more that showcase your host city's culture, values, and local art, film, music, cuisine, and sports scenes.
Community Impact Initiative: Get involved with local organizations through service opportunities that address real community needs while building cross-cultural connections and hands-on experience.
Academic Projects: Enroll in an optional for-credit academic project that aligns with your goals, qualifications, resume, and availability of placements.
Activities
CIEE’s excursions and cultural activities in Cape Town will open doors for you to explore South Africa's rich diversity, language, culture, history, and timeless beauty in ways that will enhance your time abroad.
Samples of excursions and activities:
Join local fans at a sports stadium to watch cricket or rugby
Discover Langa and other Cape Town townships while mastering a traditional local recipe
Learn to surf in Muizenberg, one of the best spots in the world
Please note: Activities are based on past programs and subject to change at CIEE's discretion to adapt to local circumstances and participant feedback. Our goal when arranging activities is always to enhance your experience.
Academics
CIEE Cape Town: Study in the vibrant student-friendly suburb of Rondebosch near central Cape Town. CIEE Cape Town boasts two main classrooms, a small meeting room, a student lounge, a student life office, and an academic advising office.
Arizona State University (ASU): Brought to you by CIEE in partnership with ASU, enhance your international coursework with online classes that align with your degree requirements. ASU offers thousands of online courses in asynchronous 7.5-week sessions that fit within the CIEE academic calendar.
View CIEE's program page for additional academic information, eligibility requirements, and courses.
Internships
The work culture in Cape Town is laid-back yet professional, emphasizing work-life balance, creativity, and innovation. Interns can expect to work with local NGOs, startups, or established businesses.
Industry options include:
Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications
Education and Training
1 out of 3 CIEE students receives a scholarship - get yours!
GAIN Travel Grants - Up to $1,500 toward travel costs guaranteed to students with a FAFSA SAI of $10,000 or less. Higher should still apply!
Gilman Go Global Grants - Up to $2,500/semester, $1,500/quarter, and $1,000 guaranteed to Benjamin A Gilman International Scholarship applicants.
Merit-Based Scholarships - Up to $2,500/semester, $1,500/quarter, and $750/summer awarded to students deomonstrating high academic achievement.
Advising before you depart to set goals and answer questions
Optional on-site airport meet-and-greet
Orientation – an introduction to your academic program, plus practical information about living in your host city
Full-time program leadership and support in your host city
Cultural and/or Co-curricular Activities
Excursions and/or Study Tours
Insurance and other travel benefits, with CIEE iNext Travel Protection
24/7 emergency on-site support
Why CIEE
200+ study abroad programs in 40+ countries
$8 million in scholarships offered each year
1 in 3 students receives a scholarship
Study tours and cultural activities included
Internships and volunteering opportunities
Rigorous academics
Cultural immersion
iNext Travel Protection included
Questions?
Our highly experienced staff have extensive knowledge of all CIEE programs and services. If you are a student with questions about completing your application, or you want to sign up to receive program updates and news, our staff are happy to help.
CIEE Global Institute – Cape Town: Open Campus Program We’re pleased to offer semester pricing for open campus programs: $17,850. CIEE is committed to preparing global citizens for today’s workforce and tackling the barriers that prevent students from studying abroad. Providing affordable programs is key to these efforts, and supports our pledge to Generation Study Abroad™.
Customize the study abroad experience to your interests, aspirations, and degree requirements: Pair two or three six-week blocks for your perfect amount of intensive study and cultural engagement, select your academic track from five options, then choose your electives from a range of courses and subject areas. Plus, you’ll have plenty of time to learn how to make fresh pasta, have aperitivos with Italian friends, volunteer at a hospital or school, visit the Sistine Chapel and the Vatican Museums, and much more.
Each CIEE course includes 45 contact hours for a recommended 3 semester/4.5 quarter hours. Enriching academic study tours, excursions, and other special activities are designed around each academic track. It all adds up to a uniquely flexible, immersive, and challenging academic experience.
Choose from the following academic tracks:
Business
Communications, Journalism, and New Media
Health Sciences
International Relations and Political Science
Literature and Culture
Enhance your academic program with:
Internships
Directed Independent Research
Service-Learning Projects
The block system provides maximum flexibility for U.S. students, including students from schools that operate on quarter or trimester systems. While most students will choose three consecutive blocks for a total of 18 weeks of study, students can opt for two consecutive blocks for a total of 12 weeks of study. In the later case, students complete four courses for a recommended 12 semester / 18 quarter hours.
This approach allows CIEE Rome Open Campus students to select all of their courses from the wide range of CIEE offerings or choose a combination of CIEE courses and courses at one of our Rome partner-universities, where they can learn alongside Italian students.
