Alerts
Here you will find a list of active alerts to help communicate any health and safety updates regarding our students on programs.
Here you will find a list of active alerts to help communicate any health and safety updates regarding our students on programs.
In the afternoon of 16 February, part of a building on the National Research University of Information Technologies campus collapsed in St. Petersburg, Russia. There are no reported casualties or injuries so far by local media.
CIEE does not partner with this University campus. ...
According to reports from local media sources on Thursday, 7 February, five people have been killed after heavy flooding in multiple parts of the city. The affected areas are primarily in Rocinha, Vidigal, and Ipanema areas in the southern part of the city. Reportedly, up to 90 millimeters (3.6...
According to local media sources on Monday, 28 January, at least three people have been killed and a further 172 injured after a tornado hit Havana late Sunday evening. Multiple vehicles were overturned and buildings damaged by strong winds. The weather system also brought heavy winds and hail....
While there is no reason to believe any CIEE students were impacted, CIEE Paris is checking in with students to confirm their safety following an explosion in Paris. The explosion, which reportedly was caused by a gas leak, occurred at a bakery in an area where none of our students are housed....
There are media reports of clashes between demonstrators and police forces in Brussels related to immigration protests. Students were cautioned to avoid all demonstrations, most have departed for the holidays, and CIEE Brussels has received no indication that the demonstrations have impacted any...
According to local media reports on 15 December, up to 40 people have been detained so far in Paris in connection with the ongoing, fifth instalment of the Yellow Vest protests. So far, the protests have proved to be considerably smaller than the previous Yellow Vest demonstrations. Footage...
CIEE continues to closely monitor civil unrest in France. All CIEE participants in France remain safe and unharmed by the demonstrations.
In Rennes, students protesting proposed educational reforms blocked campus access and disrupted classes at the University of...
CIEE continues to closely monitor the “Yellow Vest” protests and other associated movements in France and Belgium.
According to reports on Saturday, 8 December, police deployed water cannons during clashes with protesters on the Champs Elysees in the vicinity of the Arc...
CIEE continues to closely monitor the “Yellow Vest” protests. All CIEE participants in France remain safe and unharmed by recent events.
According to national media outlets, authorities have announced that a number of tourist attractions within central Paris will...
CIEE continues to closely monitor the “Yellow Vest” protests. All CIEE participants in France remain safe and unharmed by recent events. Today, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that he was abandoning a proposed fuel-tax hike in an attempt to prevent further...
CIEE continues to closely monitor the “Yellow Vest” protests throughout France. All CIEE participants in France have been confirmed safe and unharmed by recent events.
The demonstration, which began in mid-November, which relate to discontent from rising fuel prices and...
CIEE continues to monitor the “Yellow Jacket” Protests throughout France and Belgium, some of which have turned violent over the weekend. The protests are related to discontent from rising fuel prices and taxes. CIEE Participants in France and Belgium have been advised to avoid...
Rome is experiencing adverse weather conditions including high winds and predictions of heavy thunderstorms. Rome’s mayor ordered all schools to remain closed today and tomorrow (October 29 and 30). The ordinance was issued in response to the Department of Public Safety's recent...
On Saturday, 13 October, the U.S. Embassy in Lisbon, Portugal released a Weather Alert regarding Hurricane Leslie for mainland Portugal. “Hurricane Leslie is expected to impact portions of mainland Portugal, and the Madeira and Porto Santo islands between 14:00 p.m. on Saturday,...
According to emerging media reports on Thursday, 20 September, the MV Nyerere ferry has capsized while transporting passengers between Bugorara and Ukala islands in Lake Victoria, Tanzania. Officials are currently responding to the incident, but fear that scores of passengers may have died....
CIEE’s Health, Safety, and Security updates are now available at your fingertips through our RSS feed. This web-based news feed will allow you to automatically receive alerts from CIEE about significant emergency events via email, an alert notification on a web browser, and/or a push-notification on your cell phone or other mobile device.
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