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By 2050, African countries will be home to a billion young people. That same year, we’ll celebrate our 43rd year of supporting those young people through cultural exchange opportunities, like the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program. Our exchange teachers from Morocco will be congratulating Arabic students they taught in kindergarten on completing their post-graduate studies. The list of countries we work in will have grown. One thing that won’t change between now and 2050: our commitment to provide excellent educational opportunities to all.
Our headquarters is located in Washington DC, a hub for the international world. It is often the first stop in a new country for our more than 5,000 yearly exchange students. It is often the last stop in a familiar place for the 1,600 American participants who go on overseas programs each year. Over the years, our host families in all 50 states, have helped future CEOs with their homework, introduced ambassadors to America’s favorite pastime, and have shared their homes with visitors who became family. We are proud to help make those connections, in America and abroad.
Our work in East Asia and the Pacific includes intensive language study for students of all ages, hands-on professional training, teacher exchanges, and more. The region has a huge impact on the world’s economic growth and our participants who have lived and learned there are ready to contribute.
Our organization was founded in 1974 as an exchange program between scholars from the United States and the former Soviet Union. We’ve evolved a lot since then. So has that part of the world. What’s remained the same is our determination to offer excellent educational opportunities and exchanges for the scholars, professionals, and language learners who are helping to shape the world.
Our organization was founded in 1974 as an exchange program between scholars from the United States and the former Soviet Union. We’ve evolved a lot since then. So has that part of the world. What’s remained the same is our determination to offer excellent educational opportunities and exchanges for the scholars, professionals, and language learners who are helping to shape the world.
American businesses lose over $2 billion each year because of language or cultural misunderstandings, according to a recent study by the US Committee on Economic Development. Instead of losing that money, your company could be investing in international education.
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Our scholarship funds and philanthropic initiatives strive to make international education accessible for all.
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Become an ambassador of American culture and values by opening your home to an international exchange student. Your family deserves the world.
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Want to support our scholars and programs with the gift of your time? Learn about current volunteer opportunities at our Washington, DC headquarters.
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We are proud to consider more than 94,000 alumni of all experiences and industries as part of our global network. Your diversity only makes us stronger. No matter what type of program you participated in, we hope you'll share an update (or nominate a peer) to be featured on our website or other channels, or inform how we can better lend support in the future. You are proof that international education, no matter the shape it takes, yields incredible results. Let's stay in touch!
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The UCLA Civil Rights Project and American Councils Research Center convened, in December 2018, the first national dialogue on topics relating to equity in Dual Language Immersion (DLI). Funded by the Spencer Foundation, the forum included practitioners, policymakers, and researchers. This report summarizes the forum’s dialogue and recommendations. ARC Senior Fellow Dr. Robert Slater co-authored the report with Dr. Patricia Gandara at UCLA. Read the report.
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