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Youth For Understanding USA

6400 Goldsboro Road
Suite 100
Bethesda, MD 20817
United States
Phone: 1.800.Teenage
Fax: 240.235.2174

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Academic Year in Sweden

  Sweden
    Goteborg,  Kiruna,  Linkoping,  Lund,  Stockholm,  Uppsala,  Vaxjo

Term: Academic Year 
Duration of Program: 7-12 months
Dates: 10-11 months departing in August

Description: Youth For Understanding (YFU) International exchange, an educational, nonprofit organization, prepares young people for their opportunities and responsibilities in a changing, interdependent world. With YFU, high school students and recent graduates can choose a year, semester, or summer program in one of more than 35 countries worldwide.

Highlights: Live with a host family while attending school. Arts/music option available to attend special art/music programs. Benefits include fluency in another language, knowledge of another culture, increased maturity, enhanced opportunities for the future, and lifelong friendships. Global Graduate: 13th Year Abroad program available for recent high school graduates. College credit can be earned while on any YFU program.

Type of Programs :
  • High School Study Abroad
Languages :
  • Swedish
Subject Areas :
  • Art/Fine Arts
  • Culture
  • High School Program
  • Intensive Language
  • Music

Cost in US$: Inquire for more info.

Cost Include Description:
Round-trip domestic and international travel, orientation programs and materials, placement with a carefully screened YFU host family, support in the host country, enrollment in school.

Experience Required: no

Application Process Involves:

  • In-Person Interview Required
  • Letters of Reference
  • Physical Exam/Health Records
  • Written Application

Post Services Include:

  • Re-Entry Debriefing at Home
  • Alumni Network

Youth For Understanding USA's Mission Statement: Youth For Understanding (YFU) prepares young people for their responsibilities and opportunities in a changing, interdependent world.

Year Founded: YFU in 1951



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