Greetings from Portland! We hope your 2016 has started off well. It is my great pleasure to announce an exciting initiative through the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. On August 19th of last year, CIEE received a federal award to implement and administer I-LEAD (Intern... Continue reading

In September 2015, Meghann Curtis joined CIEE as our new Executive Vice President for International Exchange Programs. Ms. Curtis comes to CIEE from the U.S. Department of State, where she served as deputy assistant secretary for educational and cultural affairs, overseeing all academic programs operating across 170 countries, including the... Continue reading

CIEE J-1 Intern alumni, Ekaterina Karabasheva, recently participated as a panelist at Think Global, Startup Local, an alumni event held at CIEE Global Institute Berlin in partnership with Cultural Vistas. We caught up with Ekaterina after the event to hear how her J-1 experience shaped her career and what she’s... Continue reading

With 2015 now in our rear view mirror, we want to say thank you for the time you’ve taken to provide training to your International Intern or Trainee. We hope that you were able to include them in work events or outings and provide them exposure to several portions of... Continue reading

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We hope you’ve enjoyed your summer, whether you spent it traveling with family, relaxing on vacation, or hard at work in the office. Here at CIEE, the Intern/Trainee team has spent the last few months preparing for the launch of our new online system, EDS, which allows us to collect... Continue reading

GET TO KNOW OUR INTERN/TRAINEE COORDINATORS By Ilona Wentworth, Manager, Intern/Trainee programs Behind the scenes at CIEE, our Intern/Trainee coordinators are hard at work processing applications – the first step to obtaining a J-1 intern or trainee visa and completing training in the United States. You may not know them,... Continue reading

A LOOK INSIDE A J-1 INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE By Joanna Blanck, Account Manager, Managed Accounts – Intern/Trainee programs Meet Thomas F., a current J-1 intern who is spending six months learning about manufacturing engineering at Hydromat Inc. in Maryland Heights, Missouri. Thomas is working toward a master’s degree in industrial engineering... Continue reading

SHARING PROGRAM FEEDBACK AND PROFESSIONAL MENTORSHIP By Jennifer Schuld, Account Manager, Intern/Trainee programs Program Evaluation It may seem small, but one element that makes the CIEE Internship USA and Professional Career Training USA program successful at delivering cultural exchange and professional development is our program evaluation. This powerful tool allows... Continue reading

Welcome to “Exchanges,” a new newsletter developed for the many businesses, nonprofit organizations, and government offices that host CIEE Internship USA and Professional Career Training USA participants. Through “Exchanges,” we hope to connect you more closely with CIEE and our U.S. Department of State-sponsored programs that promote public diplomacy among... Continue reading

MEET OUR NEW ACADEMIC-INTERNSHIP PARTNER By Jennifer Schuld, Account Manager, Internship USA/Professional Career Training USA Last fall, CIEE merged with Academic Internship Council (AIC). While CIEE’s Intern/Trainee programs allow individual international participants to train in their professions in the United States, AIC provides universities with custom short-term internship programs in... Continue reading

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WORLD CLASS TRAINING AT THE BROADMOOR, COLORADO SPRINGS By Joanna Blanck, Account Manager, Managed Accounts – Intern/Trainee programs CIEE Intern and Trainee participants are guaranteed to enhance their skills with six to 12 months of training at The Broadmoor, the longest-running consecutive winner of both AAA’s Five Diamond and Forbes... Continue reading

BRINGING DEDICATION AND INSIGHT TO YOUR TEAM By Ilona Wentworth, Manager, Intern/Trainee programs Why should you consider hosting a Professional Career Training USA program participant? PCT participants enrich your workplace, bringing global perspective and fresh ideas. These hard-working young people are foreign nationals who have either five years of professional... Continue reading