exchange programs

International study arrangements

Exchange programs are organized arrangements where individuals—typically students, teachers, or professionals—temporarily trade places with counterparts in another country or institution.

The goal is cultural immersion and educational experience: She spent her junior year abroad on an exchange program.

Student exchanges between high schools and universities are the most common form, though professional and cultural exchanges also exist.

Opposites
permanence of relocation

exchange programsemigration

Leaving homeland permanently

resettlement · expatriation · asylum · naturalization · refugee resettlement

reciprocity and structure

exchange programsillegal immigration

Unlawful entry into nations

brain drain · undocumented migration · human trafficking · solo travel · smuggling

mobility vs. immobility

exchange programsisolationism

Policy avoiding foreign alliances

insularity · staying put · rootedness · localism · parochialism

Family

program, exchange

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G