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Our Story

1947 - The Beginning
The Executive Committee on Student Travel forms to foster student and teacher travel. Logistics management and orientation for student exchange programs to Europe begins.

1967 - Becoming ¾«¶«´«Ã½
Name change from Council on Student Travel to Council on International Educational Exchange (¾«¶«´«Ã½); begin to focus on academic programming. The first ¾«¶«´«Ã½ Study Center opens in Leningrad.

1969 - Introducing Summer Work Travel
¾«¶«´«Ã½ is designated by the State Department as the first sponsor of the J-1 Summer Work Travel program; the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ Work & Travel USA program is created.

1984 - Expanding J-1 Visa Opportunities 
At ¾«¶«´«Ã½â€™s suggestion, the State Department creates a new J-1 visa category, J-1 Trainee, for university students to travel to the U.S. for internships.

2003 - Hello From Portland, Maine 
U.S. headquarters moves from New York, New York, to Portland, Maine.

2015 - Reinventing Study Abroad 
¾«¶«´«Ã½ reinvents the study abroad model with the launch of its first Open Campus Block Program in Berlin. Open Campus Block locations follow in London, Paris, and Rome.

2017 - Seven Decades Of Bringing The World Together 
¾«¶«´«Ã½ celebrates 70 years of transforming lives through meaningful exchange.

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