ABOUT CIEE

ABOUT CIEE• CIEE is the leading U.S. non-governmental international education

organization. CIEE creates and administers programs that allow high school and university students and educators to study, volunteer, work and teach abroad.

• Into the chilly postwar world of 1947, CIEE launched the next generation of study abroad programs, the first since they’d been suspended during World War II. Senators and scholars worried about how to increase international understanding and establish trust between nations. As soon as there was enough capacity aboard trans-Atlantic ships to carry students, CIEE programs began teaching.

• Today, CIEE is composed of three interrelated but operationally independent entities based in Portland, Maine; Boston, Massachusetts; and Tokyo, Japan. Our membership continues to grow.

• Among many activities, CIEE administers 95 study abroad programs in over 33 host countries and teaching programs in Chile, China, Spain, and Thailand. Educators can participate in 26 summer seminars in 29 countries.

• Our 50 U.S. specialists, many of whom have studied or lived abroad can advise you how to choose a host country and program that fits you. We also have English-speaking staff members at all of our program sites overseas. They'll help with any problem — academic, administrative or day-to-day — and give you insider tips on the city and country.

• Who could argue? We need understanding and trust more than ever today. Gain that understanding, build that trust on a CIEE program.

CIEE History – 59 Years! • 1947 - With IIE (Institute of International

Education) ran “Liberty” ships to Europe after WII

• 1949 - Creation of Council for Student Travel (CST) took over ships from IIE

• 1952 - CST incorporation – first conference on student travel

• 1957 - CST forms an educational department

Predeparture orientation programsPrograms to Tokyo

Our Beginning…

A Crossing in 1953

CIEE History 1960 - “Ariella” ship taking students back

and forth from Europe on a regular basis

• 1965 - Cannes, France first conference on educational exchange

• 1967 - Name change to the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)Creation of Cooperative Study Centers (CSC) with university sponsorshipSummer program to Russia

CIEE History

• 1969 - Creation of Academic Consortium Wittenberg first school

• 1971 - Start of semester programs in Seville, Rennes, and Nice

• 1985 - Charter flights at peak

Charter Flight Poster

Seville 1977

CIEE History

• 1990 - Expansion of programs in Eastern Europe, Asia and Latin America

• 1992 - International Faculty Development Seminars begin

• 1993 – Use of “Study Center” to brand study abroad programs

• 1995 - Change in President – Steve Trooboff begins; CIEE becomes known as Council

CIEE History

• 2001 - Sale of Council Travel

• 2002 - Rebranding – Name returns to Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)

• 2003 - Move of office to Portland, Maine

CIEE in 2006 – Three Units

CIEE

Tokyo Boston Portland

CIEE Tokyo

• Educational Testing

• English language outbound programs

• Volunteer projects

• Some air ticket business

• Not affiliated with the CIEE Study Center in Tokyo

CIEE Boston

• USA High School Program• Work and Travel Program• Trainee (Internships)• “Agent” Network• Government Advocacy / Regulation• 40,000 participants per year• “In bound to U.S.”

CIEE Portland

• “Outbound from U.S.”• CIEE Membership and Annual Conference• Education Abroad Advocacy• CIEE Study Centers• Faculty (International Faculty Development

Seminars – IFDS), Customized and Teach Programs

• 5,000 participants per year

On the Horizon - 2007

• Significant Study Center program launches

• Gap Year Program (Boston and Portland)

• Reintegration – Boston office move to Portland; new space