Emerson College obtained Kasteel Well in 1988 and since then has been using it to house students participating in a study abroad program.

Every fall and spring semester, approximately eighty students from Emerson's Boston, Massachusetts, campus live in and take classes at Kasteel Well.

[citation needed] Students studying at the castle have class a maximum of four days per week (Monday-Thursday) and therefore have three-day weekends for travel.

For several years, due to European Union regulations regarding the duration of stay in the Schengen Region,[2][circular reference] a third excursion was required.

Starting in the Spring semester of 2009 however, Emerson shortened their study abroad program at Kasteel Well to fit 90 days exactly, therefore negating the need for and avoiding the cost of an additional excursion.