ISEP is a network of over 300 colleges and universities in 50 countries cooperating to provide affordable access to international education for a diverse student population. ISEP students gain intercultural competence through integration into their host institution and host culture while exploring the international dimensions of their academic field.

 

Established in 1979 under authority of the Fulbright-Hays Act as the International Student Exchange Program at Georgetown University, ISEP was supported by a grant from the (former) United States Information Agency until 1996.  In 1997, ISEP was incorporated as an independent organization.

 

ISEP-Exchange programs are based on the concept of reciprocal exchange and are open to students at ISEP-Exchange member institutions only. Each outbound participant pays the cost of an academic term (tuition, room, and board) at home while, for every student sent abroad, the institution receives one in return.  UPSI is the first university from Malaysia has become ISEP member since 2011. Until now ISEP facilitates exchanges between UPSI and international members as well as exchanges among international institutions. ISEP-

Exchanges already involved more than 22 international students from various countries including USA, Germany, Hungary, Finland, and Austria to exchange culture and academic experiences for a semester in UPSI. While UPSI also has sent equal number of students to the USA under the ISEP exchange program.