Andrea Hoebing, from Raesfeld, Germany, (state of North Rhine-Westphalia) is studying at Lincoln Trail Community College in Robinson, Ill. She is in the United States as a participant in the year-long exchange program Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals. Andrea is one of 75 German scholarship recipients who will study at a select group of 64 colleges in 33 states and complete a six-month internship in a career field.
The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange, now in its 26th year, was designed to strengthen ties between the younger generation of the United States and Germany. Founded in 1983 and annually endorsed by members of Congress and the German Parliament (Bundestag), the program has enabled more than 2,500 young professionals to trade countries with their counterparts to live, study and work for a year in a foreign environment.
The program is financially supported by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the authority of the Fulbright-Hays Act of 1961, as well as the German Bundestag. CDS International, Inc. is designated to administer the program in the United States through a grant agreement with the State Department.
In Germany, the program is administered by CDS International’s partner organization.
The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange is seeking qualified American applicants for the 2010-2011 program year in Germany.
For more information, contact Amanda Stibick, program assistant, at (212) 497-3522 or astibick@cdsintl.org.
Hosts for future exchange participants also are needed for the program. Contact Beth Uding, assistant program officer, at (212) 497-3512 or buding@cdsintl.org.
