📣 We are thrilled to launch our new merchandise storefront for World Learning, @SITStudyAbroad, @SITGrad, and @TheExperimentWL!
Each purchase helps support our mission, with up to 25% of each sale donated back to World Learning.
Shop: ow.ly/cXfo50Xtxlr
Last call for priority registration! Join The Experiment Digital this fall for their Youth Leadership & Community Service #VirtualExchange!
Apply by July 7 for priority registration: ow.ly/9aul50W7ht1@StevensInit
📣 Last call for The Experiment Digital priority registration! Our Experiment Digital programs are fully-funded, summer #VirtualExchanges that connect young people across the U.S. with their peers around the world.
Apply by Feb 21: ow.ly/FBaa50V1XIs@StevensInit
📣 Calling all high school students! Apply now for Youth Ambassadors with the Caribbean, a fully-funded leadership exchange in the United States.
Apply by Feb 15: ow.ly/Rz4j50UV8OT#ExchangeOurWorld@ECAatState
Apply by Feb 9 for the #YouthAmbassadors Program with Canada! 🇺🇸🇨🇦
This program is a 2.5-week, fully-funded leadership exchange for teenagers and adult mentors.
➡️ Youth application: ow.ly/Nqi950UV8tc
➡️ Adult application: ow.ly/CsI150UV8tf@ECAatState
During the 2023-2024 academic year, the #GlobalUGRAD Program welcomed ten students from Georgia. 🇬🇪 🇺🇸 Inspired by their #UGRAD journey, they established a Career Development Camp to foster professional growth among Georgian youth.
More: ow.ly/xgUA50UmrRQ@ECAatState
“I think it’s important to take away the message that we are all human, equally deserving of rights and protection. We must all advocate for this principle and help one another as a community.” – Anulika, U.S. #YouthAmbassador to Costa Rica 🇨🇷
This year, World Learning trained 20,900 teachers! We believe that when teachers are better educated and better equipped, they are better positioned to motivate and empower their students. 🍎📚
#WorldLearning#Global#2024Impact#Nonprofit
Earlier this year, World Learning welcomed 24 young leaders from Bolivia and Peru to the U.S. for their #YouthAmbassadors exchange! 🇧🇴🇵🇪 While in the U.S., they visited local landmarks, learned about leadership, and connected with host communities.
@ECAatState
Meet Om Upadhyay, fall 2024 #GlobalUGRAD student from India! 🇮🇳 While studying at the University of South Dakota, Om spent his free time volunteering at local organizations.
More: ow.ly/v5sT50UmrCx@ECAatState
This November, 134 #GlobalUGRADs from 47 countries gathered in Washington, D.C. for their end-of-program workshop! 🌎 While in D.C., students attended leadership development sessions, explored the city, and shared traditions from their home countries.
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This #GivingTuesday, we’re celebrating radical generosity. Today, a generous donor is stepping up to match all donations dollar for dollar, up to $25,000.
Join us in making a difference and double your impact at: ow.ly/z1uY50U0KBZ#DoubleYourImpact#Nonprofit#Donate
This November, nine professionals from South Africa traveled to the U.S. for their @StateIVLP exchange on emergency services systems. 🇿🇦🇺🇸 They experienced home hospitality and explored local landmarks in DC, Nevada, and Illinois.
@ECAatState#ExchangeOurWorld
Apply now for The Experiment Digital! Our #VirtualExchange programs connect high school students around the world using dynamic digital platforms.
➡️ Apply: ow.ly/jSmU50TVBRf@StevensInit
So far this year, the #FulbrightSpecialist Program has sent 390+ experts to 99 countries around the world! Funded by @ECAatState, this program sends U.S. academics and professionals to share their expertise with host institutions abroad.
@FulbrightPrgrm#IEW#IEW24
In 2024, #GlobalUGRAD provided 303 undergraduate students from 59 countries around the world the opportunity to study abroad in the United States. Together, they studied at 65 higher education institutions across 34 different U.S. states and districts! 🇺🇸🌏
@ECAatState#IEW
Happy #IEW! In 2024, World Learning has implemented 40+ @StateIVLP projects, bringing career professionals from 117 different countries to the U.S. on 3-week exchanges. We’re proud of the global connections built through programs like #IVLP!
@ECAatState#ExchangeOurWorld
Recently, seven #STEM Educators from the Pacific Islands traveled to the U.S. for their @StateIVLP exchange on #STEMEducation! The group met with local experts across the country to discuss classroom instruction and the impact of STEM on local economies and public health.
Apply now for Global UGRAD 2025-2026! #GlobalUGRAD empowers undergraduate students from around the world in their academic and career goals while providing cross-cultural and leadership opportunities.
Apply by December 15: worldlearning-program.my.sit…@ECAatState#ExchangeOurWorld
Calling all university students passionate about #STEAM! World Learning is launching the first cohort of the STEAM Innovations program, which will run for eight weeks starting Nov 9.
Apply by Nov 4 at: forms.gle/87r9MRuZjcbFeRDw9@StevensInit@WLAlgeria
This fall, World Learning welcomed 137 #GlobalUGRAD students from 47 countries around the world! As they settle into campus life, UGRADs are experiencing new cultures, worldviews, and traditions.
Read more: ow.ly/EHBK50TRzNy@ECAatState#ExchangeOurWorld#UGRA
The 2025 IDEAS grant competition is officially open! IDEAS grants support U.S. colleges and universities in expanding study abroad programming.
➡️ Join IDEAS for an educational webinar on Oct 22: ow.ly/iOR550TOH4z
➡️ Apply: ow.ly/AT8z50TOH4E#launchIDEASabroad
We’re proud to share that Nayantara Arora, The Experiment Digital alumnus, has been accepted to the @StevensInit’s 2024 Alumni Fellowship!
Learn more about this year-long professional development opportunity: ow.ly/EvtH50TvFzZ@ECAatState#VirtualExchange
Patrice Moulton's @FulbrightPrgrm journey to Nepal led to a lifelong commitment to mental health. As a Fulbright Specialist, she helped create Nepal's first counseling master's. Each year, she continues to visit Nepal and volunteer with @empowernepgirls.
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“Being able to do hands-on activities such as helping make lunch and being able to learn how to dance was really fun. It helped me to open my mind to see how cultures are so different and there is beauty in all of them.” – Abigail, 2023 #YouthAmbassador
We are excited to work with @SpecialOlympics to design virtual programming for the 2025 Global Youth Leadership Summit! Our comprehensive curriculum will encompass pre- and post-summit sessions, as well as essential training for adult mentors.
More: ow.ly/BpY850T8KHx
“My perspective on service has solidified since this journey began. . . The lessons I learned today have been invaluable. I stepped out of my comfort zone by engaging with other participants and taking on a leadership role.” – 2024 #YouthAmbassador to Ecuador
#ExchangeOurWorld
Through @StateIVLP, ten librarians, research managers, and communication experts from Zimbabwe visited the U.S. to examine the evolving role of libraries and research programs.
#ExchangeOurWorld#Libraries#IVLP
Last week, @WLKSA2024 wrapped up a successful @F1RSTglobal Challenge robotics pre-selection training. Thirty-six talented students and dedicated mentor team spent three days immersed in coding, programming, and Lego robotics challenges.
@Boeing#STEM#Robotics#STEAM
It's #InternationalYouthDay! 🌎🎉 Youth from programs like Youth Ambassadors, Jovenes, and The Experiment Digital are advocating for causes they care about, learning new skills, and forming global communities and lifelong connections every day.
This July, 20 participants visited the U.S. for a @StateIVLP on combatting human trafficking. In addition to examining U.S. legislation and enforcement efforts, the project explored initiatives to support victims and prevent future trafficking domestically and internationally.
“My perspective on things is changing, and I am learning new concepts I wasn't familiar with before, like collective action and different types of leadership.”- Karen, 2024 U.S. Youth Ambassador to Ecuador
Happy #ExchangeDay! World Learning offers dozens of exchange programs each year, empowering people from more than 150 countries at all points in their careers and academic lives.
Learn more about people-to-people exchanges at #WorldLearning at: ow.ly/bllP50PpYYg