It is also a good opportunity for the host families to be introduced to People to People. For students, the Collegiate and Professional Studies Program offers visits to European countries, where studies and chapter meetings are combined. The study visits focus on different themes. For part of their time, the students stay with families and take the opportunity to learn more about local and national tradition as shown by the chapter members. Youth programs People to People pays special attention to youth.
Many chapters have special youth projects and a youth committee.
Some chapters have close ties to universities with a lot of student members. As part of training for a future career, students can apply for an internship. Depending on the availability of internships from the chapter, the students are offered a non-paid position within their field of interest. It was an international workshop and concert tournee in Poland, Estonia and Finland. In June 1996 the annual meeting of PTP Europe was held in P cs, southern Hungary.