1. 2023 YLAI Fellows Build Partnerships and Economic Resilience in the Western Hemisphere

   On May 9, the U.S. Department of State welcomed 250 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) fellows to the United States. 

2. Top 5 Ways for High School Educators to Promote Study Abroad

   Less than 10% of U.S. students study abroad, and very few of these students are in high school. Yet, studying abroad early builds global competencies such as language and cross-cultural skills, maturity, and clarity about one's post-secondary education and career. Learn how to help high school students achieve their dreams of studying abroad.

3. Exchange Examines the Culture of Service in the United States

   State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs sponsored a multi-regional project through its International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) to examine the impact of volunteerism on the volunteers themselves and the communities they serve.

4. American University Students Conduct First Student Led Virtual Exchange, and Connect with Students Around the World

   Twenty undergraduate students at American University’s School of International Service designed and piloted their own virtual exchanges with students from Brazil, the Czech Republic, India, Japan, Kenya and Morocco.

5. The Collaboratory Launches 22.33 - A Podcast of Life-Changing Stories

   Each year, State Department-sponsored exchange programs connect approximately 350,000 people in almost every country and all U.S. states.

6. Virtual Sports Visitor Program Connects Coaches and Administrators from Ten Countries

   Last month, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ (ECA) Sports Diplomacy Division hosted a virtual Sports Visitor Program (SVP) with participation from approximately 60 soccer coaches and sports administrators from ten countries including Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Burma, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Kitts and Nevis, Israel, and Nicaragua.

7. Combating Holocaust Denial and Distortion Through the International Visitor Leadership Program

   This week, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs began the Countering Holocaust Denial and Distortion virtual International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) project.

8. Artists Imagine a Post-Pandemic Future through ECA’s International Writing Program

   When the global pandemic halted in-person interactions, the team at the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and the University of Iowa immediately began thinking through creative ideas to engage artists who were eager to participate in the International Writing Program (IWP).

9. IDEAS Grant Competition Opens for U.S. Colleges and Universities

   IDEAS Grant Competition Opens for U.S. Colleges and Universities, offers One-Time Doubling of Grants to Rebuild Study Abroad Capacity.

10. We need your VOTE to bring American Spaces to SXSW EDU 2023!

    The SXSW EDU Conference and Festival takes place each March in Austin, Texas.

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