Global Exchange Programs
We bring emerging leaders to Kalamazoo and West Michigan to learn, teach, share, and connect through our national partnerships with the international programs below.
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International Visitor Leadership Program
IVLP is the U.S. Department of State’s premier professional exchange program. Most of Kalamazoo’s visitors come through this prestigious program.
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Open World Leadership Center
Open World is a one week home stay professional exchange, funded through the Library of Congress. It brings emerging and established leaders in the former Soviet Union together with their American counterparts.
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Council of International Programs USA
Each year since 1971, social workers from Germany visit Kalamazoo as part of CIPUSA. Each completes a one-three-month internship with the intention of creating new professional perspectives and friendships.
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Community Solutions Program
The CSP is a professional leadership development program for the best and brightest community leaders worldwide.
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Youth Ambassadors
Multiple Youth Ambassadors Programs bring together high school students from countries across the Americas and Iraq to promote mutual understanding, increase leadership skills, and prepare youth to make a difference in their communities.
Get Involved
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Dinner Diplomacy
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Host a Fellow
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Join the Board or a Committee
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Peer-to-Peer Sharing
