In an effort to combat youth unemployment in Oman, a Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange & Study (YES) alumnus co-created an online platform that matches trainees with donors offering business training and job opportunities to help students and recent graduates receive the training and experience they need to obtain good jobs.
World Learning's Global UGRAD team is "looking forward to the holiday break, not only for the time it allows for each of us to reflect on the good in the world, but also because there are about 220 Global UGRAD arrivals on the other side of the break in January," according to the latest newsletter.
This month marks the 75th anniversary of U.S. Department of State-sponsored international exchange programs.
TEDxSecunderabad gathered exchange alumni from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka for a day filled with inspiring talks, enlightening discussions and riveting performances.
The Spanish airliner Vueling has named one Airbus 320 after IVLP alumnus Mohamed El Amrani, a 23 year-old social activist, entrepreneur, and communicator from the Spanish northern town of Roses.
Saudi IVLP alumnus Dr. Shadi Khawandanah was recently honored by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud when he received the King Khalid Award for Responsible Competitiveness for Outstanding Performance in Development and Social Responsibility projects.