Citatet
"Det tar inte längre tid att vara trevlig än det gör att vara otrevlig" M. Olsson
Spännande böcker
"Handbok i skolutbyten" är ett absolut måste för dig som är intresserad av internationella utbyten. Välskriven, snygg och fräsch.
Beställ också boken "Att mötas och utvecklas" av Jonas Nyström. Boken ger vägledning kring interkulturellt lärande och kulturmötet.
The Swedish Centre for International Youth Exchange
CIU is a non-governmental organisation with 30 member organisations. The members of CIU are organisations that in various ways want to support young peoples internationalisation.
CIU runs youth exchanges with several different countries, provides inspiration and advice to young people that want to discover the world and develops methods to improve youth exchanges.
CIU vision
CIU believes that the world will become a better place to live in if more young people are given the opportunity to get experiences that go beyond national and cultural borders.
CIU goals
More young people should take part in meaningful international youth exchanges.
Increased awareness, competence and knowledge in Sweden about international youth exchanges.
CIU:s exchanges
CIU develops and runs the exchange programmes Sweden World Youth (SWY) and Youth Partners in Development (YPD). The exchanges are carried out in cooperation with organisations in Cambodia, Costa Rica, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand and are aimed at young persons that want to live and work close together with young persons from other cultures. For more information click here.
MyTellus
CIU runs MyTellus,
a meeting place for young Swedes that want to go abroad. The website
contains Sweden’s largest database with possibilities to study and work
all over the world. MyTellus includes current information on everything
from vacancies in season and voluntary work to tips on cheap places to
stay and where to find stipends.
Method- and competence development
CIU publishes books on methods on exchange programmes, school exchanges, intercultural learning etc. and also arranges seminars, breakfast meetings and training aimed at people who work with exchanges and young people. CIU also runs a project with the aim to develop a system for validation/recognition of informal learning within international exchanges.
Schools
CIU provides books and lectures to teachers and student about school exchange, international opportunities and internationalisation. CIU also supply information relevant to this area at the website through news, reports, links and materials.