1. YES Story: Yara

   

   Yara discusses her experience as an exchange student in Alaska.

2. International Women of Courage Visit the United States

   

   Every year awardees of the International Women of Courage Award embark on a ten day International Visitor Leadership Program.

3. IVLP Virtual

   In 2020, the U.S. Department of State’s Office of International Visitors launched IVLP Virtual, the newest addition to the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP).

4. 2024 Critical Language Scholarship Now Open

   Apply now to learn a critical language next summer through the CLS Program

5. Virtual Exchange Creates World Class Connections

   ECA is committed to exploring new and innovative opportunities for international experiences, with the goal of promoting mutual understanding through culture and shared values.

6. A Road to Civic Education in Bangladesh

   After returning from the program, he transformed the focus of his organization towards youth civic education and is a dynamic advocate for the issue throughout his country.

7. ECA Announces 19 Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders

   The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) recognizes 19 institutions of higher education as “Fulbright Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Institutional Leaders” for their noteworthy engagement with the Fulbright Program during the 2020-21 and 2021-22 academic years.

8. Celebrating the Arts and Cultural Diplomacy

   This month the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is celebrating the importance of cultural diplomacy!

9. Sports Diplomacy Scores!

   A recent evaluation of ECA’s sports diplomacy programs, covering the years 2002-2009.

10. Creative Writing Workshop Brings Many Firsts to Eritrea

    In partnership with ECA’s Cultural Programs Division and the University of Iowa, the implementor of the International Writing Program (IWP), the Collaboratory supported the Lines & Spaces Creative Writing Workshops in Eritrea.

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