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The Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives. Read more about its impact on study abroad and international education.

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Embark on the adventure of a lifetime! CCI’s Greenheart Travel offers short and long-term travel programs for American and Canadian teens and adults in over 30 countries worldwide. Go to Travel Abroad >>		Give back to the environment and community by getting involved with Greenheart. CCI’s Greenheart projects provide participants the opportunity to make a difference through volunteer service and leadership, as well as offer consumers the choice of purchasing eco-friendly products. Go to Greenheart>>		Whether you are an international student with a desire to attend a US high school, an international university student hoping to earn money over your summer break, or an American family interested in hosting a foreign exchange student, CCI has a program to make your dream come true. Go to CCI Programs in the U.S. >>

“Simple exchanges can break down walls between us, for when people come together and speak to one another and share a common experience, then their common humanity is revealed.”
- President Barack Obama

CCI: The Greenheart of Cultural Exchange

Established in 1985, the Center for Cultural Interchange (CCI) is a non-profit international education exchange organization dedicated to the promotion of academic development, cultural understanding, environmental consciousness, and world peace. Based in Chicago, Illinois, CCI organizes high school exchange, short-term group homestay, internship, volunteer, work & travel, and language study programs in the United States and in over 30 countries around the world. Through CCI’s Greenheart environmental and social welfare projects, we offer opportunities to our American and international participants to contribute to conservation efforts through service, education and conscious living.