The DEP is an online cultural exchange program designed to equip students with knowledge, skills, attitudes, and resources to design community-action projects that promote intercultural understanding and global collaboration. The DEP is 12-weeks long and hosted 4 times each year, and applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
The DEP is an initiative of Project Exchange.
The DEP is powered by a community of students united by the belief that every student deserves a meaningful, multidisciplinary cross-cultural learning experience as part of their education. We envision a world where people understand each other, honor diverse cultures & communities, and leverage our differences to create progress towards global goals! Our team truly believes that making cultural exchange accessible is the first step towards this vision.
There are four key categories of members within the DEP community:
What most defines the DEP is the 1:1 exchange experience between DEP students. Each DEP student builds a relationship with their partner over the course of the program and support each other in not just the language & culture learning journey, but in realizing their community action projects.