Unlocking the Potential to Address Critical Global Issues
World Learning provides education, exchange, and development programs that cultivate the global leadership and social innovation needed in a shrinking world. Our comprehensive portfolio of programs is enhanced by a worldwide network of hundreds of thousands of alumni, staff, partners, and friends, including Peace Corps founder Sargent Shriver and Nobel Peace Prize winners Wangari Maathai and Jody Williams.
Global Impact
Over the last 75 years, our programs have changed the lives of more than 100,000 people, including Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, and Nobel Peace Prize winners Jody Williams and Wangari Maathai. Today, through study abroad, graduate education, and community projects, World Learning helps 3,000 Americans a year become more effective global citizens and supports countless others to improve their lives and become leaders of change in their communities.
World Learning Program Areas
For more than 75 years, World Learning has built a diverse and complimentary set of offerings and services that transform lives and strengthen the capacity of communities and institutions to address pressing global needs. Through its four core program areas bridging learning and practice, international education and international development, World Learning awakens people to global issues and prepares individuals, communities, and institutions worldwide to be effective leaders of change.
