page_title: Student exchange program
section_title: Long-term exchange
hierarchical_section_title: Student exchange program / Types of exchange programs / Long-term exchange
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Dresden, Ankunft eines indischen Gaststudenten Illus Zentralrat der FDJ Ko-We. 19.2.1951 Indischer Student studiert in der DDR Am 13.2.1951 traf in Bad Schandau ein indischer Student ein, der auf der Technischen Hochschule in Dresden sein elektrotechnisches Studium fortsetzen will. Bei seiner Ankunft in Bad Schandau und Dresden wurde er von Jungen Pionieren und FDJ-lern herzlich begrüsst. UBz: Empfang auf dem Hauptbahnhof Dresden. Leihweise Illus Berlin W8 x Information added by Wikimedia users.English: Arrival of the first Indian student to Dresden. He was to study electrical engineering in Dresden Technical University
context_page_description: A student exchange program is a program in which students from a secondary school or university study abroad at one of their institution's partner institutions.
  A student exchange program may involve international travel, but does not necessarily require the student to study outside their home country.
  Foreign exchange programs provide students with an opportunity to study in a different country and environment experiencing the history and culture of another country, as well as meeting new friends to enrich their personal development. International exchange programs are also effective to challenge students to develop a global perspective.
  The term "exchange" means that a partner institution accepts a student, but does not necessarily mean that the students have to find a counterpart from the other institution with whom to exchange. Exchange students live with a host family or in a designated place such as a hostel, an apartment, or a student lodging. Costs for the program vary by the country and institution. Participants fund their participation via scholarships, loans, or self-funding.
context_section_description: A long-term exchange is one which lasts six to ten months or up to one full year. Participants attend high school or university in their host countries, through a student visa (depending on what host country you choose to go to, you may need to apply for a dual citizenship). Typically, guest students coming to the United States are issued a J-1 cultural exchange visa or an F-1 foreign student visa. Students are expected to integrate themselves into the host family, immersing themselves in the local community and surroundings. Upon their return to their home country they are expected to incorporate this knowledge into their daily lives, as well as give a presentation on their experience to their sponsors. Many exchange programs expect students to be able converse in the language of the host country, at least on a basic level. Some programs require students to pass a standardized test for English language comprehension prior to being accepted into a program taking them to the United States. Other programs do not examine language ability. Most exchange students become fluent in the language of the host country within a few months. Some exchange programs, such as the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange, are government-funded programs.
  The Council on Standards for International Educational Travel is a not-for-profit organization committed to quality international educational travel and exchange for youth at the high school level.
caption: Enthusiastic welcome offered to the first Indian student to arrive to Dresden, East Germany (1951)
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