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Open enrollment programs allow young people to apply to and participate in a virtual exchange on their own time. Educators, youth organizers, and administrators can reach out to the Stevens Initiative to receive recruitment materials for spreading the word about these opportunities to young people.
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K-12

Global Nomads Group – Overcoming Bias in AI U.S. & MENA

Global Nomads Group’s (GNG) Overcoming Bias in AI connects middle and high school-aged youth for a virtual exchange about bias in AI developed by youth designers through an internship with GNG’s Content Creation Lab. Learn more.

  • Participant Age Group: Middle School/Grades 6-8, High School/Grades 9-12 (virtual exchange participants), Undergraduate (youth design interns)
  • Locations: United States, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Tunisia
  • Time Frame: For youth design interns: up to eight hours/week over 12-14 weeks. For virtual exchange experience participants: two-four hours/week over four weeks

World Learning – The Experiment Digital (Leadership in STEM) U.S. & MENA

World Learning’s The Experiment Digital Leadership in STEM equips high school-aged youth to leverage their interests and skills in STEM to achieve personal and professional goals while giving back to their community. Learn more.

  • Participant Age Group: High School/Grades 9-12
  • Locations: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United States, Yemen
  • Time Frame: At least four hours/week over six weeks; June-July

World Learning – The Experiment Digital (Climate Change and The Environment and English-Spanish Language Exchange) U.S. & Latin America

World Learning’s The Experiment Digital has two offerings for high school-aged youth in the U.S. and Latin America: Climate Change and The Environment and English-Spanish Language Exchange. In Climate Change and The Environment, participants explore the intersectionality between climate change and their communities and design projects to address ecological restoration, community resilience, and/or societal inequity. In the English-Spanish Language Exchange, participants learn how to read short paragraphs, converse about their daily lives, and write descriptive passages in both English and Spanish.

  • Participant Age Group: High School/Grades 9-12
  • Locations: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
  • Time Frame: Climate Change and the Environment: Eight weeks (two to four hours/week); English-Spanish Language Exchange: Eight weeks (two to four hours/week)

Higher Education

Global Nomads Group – Overcoming Bias in AI U.S. & MENA

Global Nomads Group’s (GNG) Overcoming Bias in AI connects middle and high school-aged youth for a virtual exchange about bias in AI developed by youth designers through an internship with GNG’s Content Creation Lab. Learn more.

  • Participant Age Group: Middle School/Grades 6-8, High School/Grades 9-12 (virtual exchange participants), Undergraduate (youth design interns)
  • Locations: United States, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Tunisia
  • Time Frame: For youth design interns: up to eight hours/week over 12-14 weeks. For virtual exchange experience participants: two-four hours/week over four weeks

Soliya – Global Circles U.S. & MENA

Soliya’s Global Circles bring together young adults and professionals for two-week discussions by facilitators trained in dialogue and conflict resolution, with a particular focus on the impact of globalized technologies on society, and is open to direct enrollment. Learn more.

  • Participant Age Group: Undergraduate, Graduate, Young Adult
  • Locations: Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, United States, Yemen
  • Time Frame: Two and a half-hour live exchanges/week over two weeks; February, March, April, June, September, October, November

United Planet – Youth2Youth Impact Investing U.S. & MENA

United Planet’s Youth2Youth Impact Investing empowers young individuals worldwide to foster sustainable and inclusive economic development through youth-led social entrepreneurship and leverage impact investing principles and the UN Sustainable Development Goals to become leaders in creating meaningful economic opportunities and driving positive change in their communities. Learn more.

  • Participant Age Group: Undergraduate, Graduate, Young Adult
  • Locations: United States, Iraq, Syria
  • Time Frame: Five to seven hours/week over seven weeks

World Learning – STEAM Innovations U.S. & MENA

World Learning’s STEAM Innovations effectively prepares college-aged youth from Algeria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the United States for successful exploration of future STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) specialties and careers, while fostering cross-cultural understanding and equipping them with critical skills, a global perspective, and the ability to contribute meaningfully to their communities. Learn more

  • Participant Age Group: Undergraduate, Graduate
  • Locations: United States, Algeria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia
  • Time Frame: Four to six hours/week over eight weeks

Young Adult

Soliya – Global Circles U.S. & MENA

Soliya’s Global Circles bring together young adults and professionals for two-week discussions by facilitators trained in dialogue and conflict resolution, with a particular focus on the impact of globalized technologies on society, and is open to direct enrollment. Learn more.

  • Participant Age Group: Undergraduate, Graduate, Young Adult
  • Locations: Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, United States, Yemen
  • Time Frame: Two and a half-hour live exchanges/week over two weeks; February, March, April, June, September, October, November

United Planet – Youth2Youth Impact Investing U.S. & MENA

United Planet’s Youth2Youth Impact Investing empowers young individuals worldwide to foster sustainable and inclusive economic development through youth-led social entrepreneurship and leverage impact investing principles and the UN Sustainable Development Goals to become leaders in creating meaningful economic opportunities and driving positive change in their communities. Learn more.

  • Participant Age Group: Undergraduate, Graduate, Young Adult
  • Locations: United States, Iraq, Syria
  • Time Frame: Five to seven hours/week over seven weeks