It had previously been located on Dunster Street in the Office of Career Services.

The move was the result of the Study Abroad Office being renamed the Office of International Programs and being put under the auspices of the Office of Undergraduate Education from its former home in the Office of Career Services.

Anibal Sepúlveda, program coordinator for the regional office of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, said the center also started Harvard’s first study abroad program in Santiago, Chile, last semester.

Harvard joins a host of schools like Boston University, Brown and Duke that offer programs in other countries.

Sepulveda said programs like the one in Chile are important because they facilitate the process of applying for study abroad and ensuring the transferability of financial aid.

“Because it is Harvard-run there are a lot less hoops to jump through,” said Carlos J. Rojas ’04, who participated in the inaugural Chile program.

Students at the fair praised the opportunities that Harvard was advertising at the fair.

“I saw organizations that I didn’t know about,” said Adeline A. Boatin ’04, who said she is interested in going abroad next year. “I don’t know if I’ll pursue them all, but now they’re an option.”

Many students said they came to the fair already set on studying abroad and only seeking more information about the opportunities available.

But the fair also prompted some students who hadn’t been seriously considering going abroad to look into it.

“I just came in here on a whim, thinking I could get something for free,” said Jianhua Andy Tau ’07. “I wasn’t planning on studying abroad, but I passed through there and it became more and more appealing.”

Hill said she did not have an exact count of how many students came to the fair, but estimated that at least over a thousand had stopped by.

“I’m looking forward to how busy it’s going to be at our office—because it’s going to be busy,” she said.