We’re absolutely beaming over here and for good reason! This year’s Go Overseas Community Choice Awards named CEA CAPA the Top Overall Study Abroad Provider, and CIS Abroad earned not one but two major category wins: Top Study Abroad Provider for Fun and Top Study Abroad Provider for Safety! When we heard about this, we couldn’t wait to celebrate the incredible community that made it happen. 

At CEA CAPA, this recognition shines a light on the passion, creativity, and teamwork fueling every program we build. Our onsite teams don’t just run programs - they bring destinations to life with depth, care, and the kind of cultural magic you can’t capture in a brochure. Our global faculty help students see each city through a fresh, local lens, turning “just another class” into moments that reshape worldviews. And our U.S.-based teams? They’re the behind-the-scenes superheroes anticipating needs long before a student even thinks about packing a suitcase. 

Meanwhile, over at CIS Abroad, our team swept two categories that beautifully capture our philosophy: joy and wellbeing. Fun and safety may seem like a unicorn pairing, but our teams around the world blend them every single day. These awards celebrate that balance - the ability to offer students experiences that are exhilarating, supportive, culturally rich, and grounded in thoughtful preparation. 

And the truth is, awards like these don’t happen in isolation. They’re the product of an incredible global community all moving in the same direction - sometimes across continents, time zones, and wildly different WiFi strengths. But our students…they are the heartbeat of it all. Their curiosity, courage, and willingness to jump into new cultures (sometimes literally!) push us to dream bigger, build better, and keep raising the bar on what global learning can be. 

To our institutional partners: thank you for trusting us with your students, for challenging us in all the right ways, and for championing international education right alongside us. Your collaboration doesn’t just support our work - it amplifies it. 

Here’s to every student who took the leap, every onsite staff member who turned a new city into a home away from home, every faculty member who sparked a fresh perspective, and every partner who believes in the power of global experiences. And here’s to all the amazing winners across the Go Overseas Community Choice Awards - what an incredible way to kick off the year! 

For more information and to celebrate the other winners, visit: The 2025 Go Overseas Community Choice Awards: Study Abroad | Go Overseas