Study Abroad Alumna to be First American Fencer to Wear Hijab in the Olympics
SIT Study Abroad Morocco alumna Ibtihaj Muhammad will become the first Muslim woman wearing a hijab to represent the United States at the Olympics in fencing this summer in Brazil.
View ArticleUGRAD Students Give Girl Scouts Cultural Lesson
Participants of the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program shared information about their countries and cultures with local Girl Scouts on World Thinking Day.
View ArticleUGRAD Students Do Community Service to Learn About U.S.
Global Undergraduate Exchange Program students at Pittsuburg State University participate in community service activities to learn more about the U.S.
View ArticleWhy STEM Needs Girls
Training women and girls in science, technology, engineering, and math is essential for the future of Egypt and the world, writes Carol Jenkins.
View ArticleUGRAD Exchange Students Made Journey to MMU for Spring 2016
Mount Mercy University welcomed three Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD) students to campus for Spring 2016.
View ArticleHow Technology Aids in Refugee Education
Rebecca Spotts, deputy director of education at World Learning weighs in on how technology should be utilized in refugee education.
View ArticleA STAR Activist Still Shines Bright
An alumna of World Learning's Strategies, Training, Advocacy, and Resources Network has dedicated her life to protecting human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
View ArticleWhy Domestic Violence Still Plagues Morocco
SIT Study Abroad participant, Daria Etezadi writes about why domestic violence is still an issue in Morocco.
View ArticleAn Experimenter Visits Syrian Refugees
Last summer, Noah Kravitz and a group of other Experimenters glimpsed firsthand the life of Syrian refugees in Jordan. In this Channel One News report, Noah shares the impact of his visit to a refugee...
View ArticleBuilding a Video Game to Spread Empathy in Kosovo
Agnesa Belegu, a participant of World Learning's Transformational Leadership Scholarships and Partnerships Program from Kosovo is learning how to build a video game that will help spread empathy for...
View ArticleInnovators Changing the South
World Learning's Aaron Brazelton founded The Serbia Fellowship Experience, which acts as a mediator between students in Serbia and their counterparts in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, with the aim of helping...
View ArticleExperimenter Wins Airbnb Open Stories Contest
In 1968, Stephen Barefoot traveled to India with The Experiment in International Living. Today, he carries on the same tradition of cultural exchange and understanding as an Airbnb host.
View ArticleKeys Student Heads to South Africa With The Experiment
Florida Keys student, Gavin Willis is headed to South Africa with the Experiment in International Living's Leadership Institute this Summer.
View ArticleYouth Ambassador Can't Wait To Practice Her Spanish in Argentina and Chile
High school student, Kylea Roberts looks forward to practicing her Spanish in Argentina and Chile on our Youth Ambassadors Program.
View ArticleTraining for Pakistan Participant to Return Home with a PhD from the...
A participant of our Training for Pakistan Project, Sajid Ali Yousuf Zai will return home this month with a doctorate from the University of Arkansas and a long list of publications about his research...
View ArticleThe Experiment in International Living Featured by Key West with Jenna
The host of Key West with Jenna interviews The Experiment in International Living's Director of Admissions Heather Beard and a participant headed to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands this summer.
View ArticleGet Paid and Stay Engaged In Retirement
Gary Nees, a retired Chief Financial Officer, has spent the last two summers in Mexico and Spain working as a youth leader with The Experiment in International Living.
View ArticleA Young Kosovar Video Gamer is Designing Games That Build Empathy for Those...
Agnesa Belegu, a participant of World Learning's Transformational Leadership Scholarships and Partnerships Program from Kosovo is building a video game that will help others understand the reality of...
View ArticleMongolia to Delaware with Global UGRAD
Khaliunaa Naranbayar from Mongolia spent a semester at the University of Delaware as the school's first Global Undergraduate Exchange Program student.
View ArticleExperimenter Gayle Quisenberry Defied Convention and Paved the Way for Future...
Gayle Quisenberry shrugged off social norms and headed to Lagos, Nigeria as part of The Experiment in International Living in the 1960's.
View ArticleHow Digitization is Helping At-Risk Youth in Latin America
How our partnership with Cisco and USAID is helped at-risk youth in Mexico become a force for change in the global economy.
View ArticleYouth Ambassador Inspired by South American Culture
High school student Kylea Roberts recently had the chance to immerse herself in Latin American culture while on our Youth Ambassadors program to Argentina and Chile.
View ArticleMorocco's Colonial Heritage in Higher Education
SIT Study Abroad Morocco participant Jennifer Kwon writes about how using only French in the countries universities puts underprivileged students at a disadvantage in the classroom.
View ArticleTeaching Leadership & Empowerment through Hip Hop
Seattle-based dance instructor Alexis Ramirez teaches girls leadership, empowerment, and social justice through hip-hop dance.
View ArticleIYLEPers Represent the Youth of Today at Fourth of July Celebration
Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program participants represented "the youth of today" as they celebrated at Brattleboro's 43rd annual Independence Day parade.
View ArticleTanger-Med Project in Morocco May Prove Why Bigger Isn't Always Better
An SIT Study Abroad participant weighs in on why the Tanger-Med project may not be Morocco's answer to unemployment.
View ArticleBalkan Youth Office Aims to Breach Wartime Divides
An alumni of the SIT Study Abroad Serbia, Bosnia and Kosovo program explains how a new system of student exchange programs may help reconnect the youth of the Western Balkans.
View ArticleIYLEP Proves America's Real Currency is Foreign Exchange
Program associate for World Learning's Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program, Aaron Brazelton explains how our immersive exchange programs are an opportunity for finding common ground -- even in times...
View ArticleAfter Terror in France and Unrest in Turkey, Schools Grapple With Whether to...
There’s rising extremism, but there’s also “this amazing connectivity that is allowing for great innovation and great creativity in the world."
View ArticleJóvenes en Acción Students Discuss Discrimination in Florida
A group of Mexcian high school students on the Jóvenes en Acción exchange program visited Pensacola, Florida, where they examined issues of gender, ethnic, and social discrimination.
View ArticleKimberly Abbott On Her Career in Journalism and Communications
Kimberly Abbott, World Learning's vice president of communications and marketing, discusses her career in journalism and international NGO communications, and what she's learned along the way.
View ArticleTeenage girl comes up with solutions to some of Egypt's big environmental...
Yasmine Yehia Moustafa has already invented a system to produce clean water and biodiesel using rice straw, won the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), and, most recently, had...
View ArticleHow about an email embargo?
World Learning Global Advisory Council member Tara Sonenshine writes about the benefits of taking a daily break from email.
View ArticleBooks About Books
World Learning Global Advisory Council member Tara Sonenshine writes about her summer recommendations for books about reading.
View ArticleIraqi students learn to give back at Food Bank
About a dozen students from Iraq visited the Community Food Bank in Tulsa on Thursday, learning about how communities work together to give back.
View ArticleHighlighting Accessibility to Sports with IVLP
IVLP participants from Kazakhstan highlighted the importance of accessibility to sports on their visit to the Olympic Training Center headquarters.
View ArticleBuilding Mutual Respect and Understanding Through the WEAmericas Program
IVLP participants of the WEAmericas Program for Women Entrepreneurs swapped stories of struggle and reinvention over dinner at the Mandana Barn.
View ArticleTeaching Through Trauma
World Learning's senior writer Julienne Gage shares how our programs help create healthy, nurturing classroom environments that accommodate and empower youth dealing with traumatic life circumstances.
View ArticleInsideNGO Profile: World Learning President Carol Jenkins
Carol Jenkins talks to InsideNGO about the importance of World Learning's work and her new role as president of the organization's global development and exchange programs.
View ArticleAnna Oposa Dives into Conservation
Anna Oposa, an adult mentor on the Our Ocean Youth Leadership Program, is a passionate advocate for ocean conservation.
View ArticleSTEM is Helping Solve Egypt's Grand Challenges
Yasmine, an alumna of our Maadi STEM School for Girls in Egypt has already invented a system to produce clean water, won the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), and had asteroid...
View ArticleThe Fellowship Initiative Is Shattering the Status Quo
The Fellowship Initiative is investing in low-income, promising young men of color from New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles and teamed up with The Experiment this summer to bring them to South Africa...
View ArticleDemocracy Fellows Meet Virginia Governor
Participants on World Learning's Leaders for Democracy Fellowship Program discussed issues including state politics, foreign policy, and global trade with Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe during their...
View ArticleWorld Learning Participant Named One of Gates Institute's 120 under 40
Barwani Msiska, a participant in World Learning's Malawi Scholarship Program, has been named one of this year's 120 Under 40: The New Generation of Family Planning Leaders by The Bill & Melinda...
View ArticleAlvino Fantini Shares the History of The Experiment and Peace Corps
Alvino Fantini, one of The Experiment in International Living's earliest trainers talks about his cross-cultural experience working with the teachers of Peace Corps volunteers.
View ArticleExperimenter Finds a Second Home in Tanzania
As the 2015 winner of The Experiment’s free program contest, Ethan won much more than a free trip to Tanzania— he found a second home.
View ArticleRemembering Peacemaker Shimon Peres
World Learning's Global Avisory Council member, Tara Sonenshine remembers Shimon Peres and his passion for the power of the peace.
View ArticleAn Experimenter Finds Lasting Cultural Connections in China
Maya Guzdar spent her summer in China with The Experiment forming lasting cultural connections she will carry with her for a lifetime.
View ArticleStudy-Abroad Opportunities Inspire a Lifetime of Travel
Wendy Mason's love of travel inspired her to earn a master's degree in international education at SIT Graduate Institute and work for SIT Study Abroad.
View ArticleTransformational Leadership Program Participant Connects Kosovars Abroad
A participant of our Transformational Leadership Program shares how she is helping young Kosovars apply for international studies around the world.
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