CIEE News

CIEE senior leadership met with San Antonio city officials, community partners, and students to strengthen global engagement efforts and highlight the city’s role in international exchange.

Fourth stop of CIEE’s nationwide roadshow will recognize exceptional host employers, host families, and other supporters of international exchange in the Lone Star State The Council on International Educational Exchange... keep reading

The Wissel family of Lee’s Summit, Missouri opened their home to two international exchange students, Arthur and Justus, through the U.S. Department of State’s BridgeUSA program. Over 10 months, they shared everyday American life — from football games to family dinners — and built bonds that transcended borders. This story shows how cultural exchange creates the next generation of global allies, one classroom at a time.

The 13th Annual CIEE Global Internship Conference (GIC) brought together senior leaders from industry, higher education, government, and think tanks to consider the theme “Leading Change in Global Internships.” Attendees... keep reading

This month, the CIEE BridgeUSA Celebration Tour continued in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where businesses and local community members were recognized as champions and critical leaders for BridgeUSA programs that make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous.

CIEE senior leaders were in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina earlier this week as part of our three year-long celebration of the U.S. Department of State's BridgeUSA international exchange programs that... keep reading

Fifty exceptional international college students participating in the BridgeUSA Summer Work Travel Program learned skills for working across national and cultural barriers. The 11th Annual Ambassador Johnny and Angie Young... keep reading

This year, CIEE launched a three-year, nationwide BridgeUSA Celebration Tour to raise awareness of the power of BridgeUSA to help strengthen local business, enrich local communities, and make America safer... keep reading

CIEE is hitting the road to Myrtle Beach next week for the third stop on its nationwide BridgeUSA Celebration Tour, spotlighting how international exchange programs powered by the U.S. Department of State are making America safer through diplomacy, stronger through global collaboration, and more prosperous through innovation and shared opportunity.

A new chapter in international exchange is opening for young people across the UK, as CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange)—one of the world’s leading cultural exchange non-profits—officially establishes a... keep reading

To be successful, BridgeUSA programs need champions at all levels – strong community leaders, strong business leaders, strong BridgeUSA sponsors, and dedicated, hardworking participants. CIEE’s BridgeUSA Celebration Tour is traveling America to recognize and celebrate these champions. Congratulations to the BridgeUSA 2025 Champions of Yellowstone National Park!

For the past 17 years, Worlds of Fun amusement park has worked with CIEE to welcome approximately 3,000 BridgeUSA participants as seasonal employees through the U.S. Department of State’s Summer Work Travel program.

CIEE will travel to Montana and Wyoming July 21-24 for the second leg of a year-long, nationwide celebration of U.S. Department of State’s BridgeUSA international exchange programs that make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous.

CIEE launched a year-long, nationwide, BridgeUSA Celebration Tour to raise awareness of the power of BridgeUSA to improve the lives of all Americans.

This week, the 13th Annual CIEE Global Internship Conference in Singapore hosted the second annual CIEE Global Internship Industry Partner Awards, honoring host companies, alumni, and college partners who go... keep reading