WEST Participants
If you are a current participant of the CIEE WEST program, you'll find the detailed information you need here.
WEST Applicants
CIEE is no longer accepting candidates for the WEST program.
WEST Employers
CIEE is no longer seeking placements for WEST program participants, but you can still host a CIEE participant. Click here to learn about other hosting opportunities.
Welcome
WEST is the result of a bilateral agreement between the governments of the United States and the Republic of Korea. Part of the J-1 Exchange Visitor Program, it affords university students and recent graduates from Korea the unique opportunity to combine language instruction, work experience, and travel in the U.S. for a period of up to 18 months. CIEE is honored to have been selected by the U.S Department of State as a sponsor of this special program.
To better support our various customer groups, we have created three different portals on our WEST website. Please click on the respective link from above to find the information that is most relevant to you.