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The “Alliance” is an association of 88 nongovernmental organizations comprising the international educational and cultural exchange community in the U.S. and is the only collective public policy voice of the exchange community. PAX Laurasian Exchange is proud to be a member.
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CSIET provides leadership and support for the exchange and educational communities to ensure that youth are provided with safe and valuable international and cultural exchange experiences. The organization also sets standards for and evaluates U.S.-based youth exchange programs. In its 2018/19 Advisory List, CSIET granted full listing to PAX - Program of Academic Exchange and Laurasian Institution, which means that the programs are fully compliant and have already achieved two consecutive years of provisional listing.
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The Japan Foundation was established in 1972 as a special legal entity supervised by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the objective of promoting international cultural exchange through a comprehensive range of programs in all regions of the world. In October 2003, it was reorganized as an independent administrative institution. With the objective of deepening mutual understanding between the people of Japan and other countries/regions, the Japan Foundation's various activities and information services create opportunities for people-to-people interactions. Laurasian has worked with Japan Foundation on the JALEX program and more recently, jointly created the Japanese Language Education Assistant Program (J-LEAP) which began in 2011. From 2013 to 2015, Laurasian partnered with the Japan Foundation Youth Exchange Bureau on the Kakahashi Project, enabling nearly 5,000 Japanese and American pre-collegiate through post-graduate and professionals to experience exchange in either the U.S. or Japan.
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CGP was established within the Japan Foundation in 1991 to promote collaboration between the people of Japan, the U.S., and beyond in order to address issues of global concern. Laurasian has partnered with CGP since 1991, jointly administering the Japanese Language Exchange (JALEX) program which ended in 2001 and the JOI program which begin in 2002. CGP has also supported the development of Laurasian’s New Perspective: Japan (NP:J) curriculum and provided generous operating support in its early years. During the 2012/13 cycle, Laurasian partnered with CGP on the Kizuna Project, enabling nearly 5,000 Japanese and American pre-collegiate through post graduate and professionals to experience exchange in either the U.S. or Japan.
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Established in 1977 as the International Cooperation Service Center, the organization was renamed in 1993. JICE contributes to the development of global society through activities pertaining to strengthening mutually-beneficial relationships between Japan and other nations. Laurasian Institution partners with JICE to operate the U.S. logistics of approximately 500 high school and university students from Japan.
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Founded in 1990, PAX - Program of Academic Exchange is a not-for-profit educational organization and one of a select few U.S. Department of State-designated Exchange Visitor Programs chosen to participate in the prestigious U.S. Government-sponsored Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) and Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) programs. Each year, more than 1,000 teenagers visit the U.S. as PAX exchange students. In 2015, PAX combined with Laurasian to form PAX Laurasian Exchange.
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PAX Laurasian Exchange is an international not-for-profit educational organization and the parent organization of PAX - Program of Academic Exchange and Laurasian Institution.
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PAX Laurasian Exchange is designated as an official Exchange Visitor Program by the U.S. Department of State. This designation empowers the organization to enable foreign high school students to secure J-1 exchange visitor visas to the U.S.
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This program provides Japanese high school students from the disaster-affected Tohoku region with an intensive three-week program at the University of California, Berkeley that focuses on leadership development and community service through training and guidance by the Center for Cities and Schools. Students work in teams to develop community service projects and gain experience that they can use to contribute to recovery and reconstruction efforts back home in Japan. Laurasian Institution is partnering on this project to recruit, select, and orient participants and their parents prior to student arrival in the U.S.
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The TOMODACHI Initiative is a public-private partnership, born out of support for Japan’s recovery from the GreatThe TOMODACHI Initiative is a public-private partnership, born out of support for Japan’s recovery from the GreatEast Japan Earthquake. The initiative invests in the next generation of Japanese and American leaders through educational and cultural exchanges as well as leadership programs. Laurasian Institution is honored to administer anumber of programs within this important initiative.
