CIEE News
CIEE’s 2026-2028 International Program Advisory Council
We are pleased to announce an expansion of CIEE’s International Program Advisory Council (IPAC) for the 2026-2028 term. IPAC was established in 2023 as the field’s most senior group of... keep reading
CIEE is Celebrating 80 Years!
On May 8, 2026, we begin our 80th year of advancing peace by building bridges of mutual respect and understanding through international educational exchange programs. To celebrate eight decades of... keep reading
CIEE to Open Four New Centers, Expand CIEE Business + Culture and CIEE Open Campus Portfolio
CIEE is expanding its global study abroad portfolio to increase access for students across disciplines and provide even more opportunities to study or intern in dynamic cities around the world... keep reading
From Iowa to Hamburg: One CIEE Alum's Journey to Finding Home Abroad
Austin Sørensen, CIEE Alumni (2010) Austin grew up in Shenandoah, Iowa — a town of about 5,000 people with a decades-long tradition of welcoming international exchange students. That early exposure... keep reading
Celebrating CIEE’s First Community Impact Week
Last week, over 1,000 American college students and CIEE staff participated in the first CIEE Community Impact Week, serving food, cleaning beaches, mentoring refugees, and learning history and culture from... keep reading
CIEE Community Impact Week Highlights: Spring 2026
Studying abroad becomes more meaningful when students engage with the communities around them. During the first CIEE Community Impact Week, more than 1,000 students, staff, and community partners came together... keep reading
Community Impact Week: Building Bridges Through Service
It’s CIEE Community Impact Week and we are celebrating the power of community embodied by the CIEE Community Impact Initiative, a commitment made last November to expand our mission to... keep reading
Building Bridges of Peace Through CIEE’s Community Impact Initiative
CIEE was founded in 1947 to build bridges of peace through international exchange programs that help students embrace other people, cultures, and traditions. At the CIEE Annual Study Abroad Conference... keep reading
CIEE Alumni Profile - Mariel Tavakoli
Mariel Tavakoli, CIEE Prague, Spring 2012 By: Liana Trebour, Social Media and Marketing Intern, Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement Mariel Tavakoli studied abroad at CIEE Prague in spring semester 2012. Since... keep reading
CIEE's BridgeUSA Celebration Tour: Park City Stop
This month, the CIEE BridgeUSA Celebration Tour continued to its ninth stop in Park City, Utah, where local businesses and community and state supporters were recognized as champions and critical... keep reading
CIEE Pledge to Lead Change in Study Abroad Update - March 2026
CIEE’s Pledge to Lead Change in Study Abroad is a commitment to invest $8M over of four years ($4M from CIEE and $4M from the selected colleges and universities) to... keep reading
CIEE Young Civic Leadership Summit Brought Global Changemakers to Salt Lake City
Thirty emerging leaders strengthened skills to advance peace. Earlier this month in Salt Lake City, the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) hosted the 12th Ambassador Johnny and Angie Young... keep reading
CIEE Response to Forum Session on Private Equity in Study Abroad
At the recent Forum on Education Abroad conference in Nashville, CIEE was featured in a session titled, “Non-Profit, For-Profit, and Private Equity: Revisiting Definitions,” led by Mark Beirn, Melanie Mala... keep reading
CIEE Partners with America250 to Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary
CIEE today announced it is a supporting partner of America250, the national nonpartisan organization Congress charged to lead celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of... keep reading
Celebrating the 2026 CIEE BridgeUSA Champion Awards in Park City
CIEE was in the Mountain West this week for the ninth stop on its nationwide celebration of the U.S. Department of State’s BridgeUSA international exchange programs.