TWO WORLDS UNITED programs in Barcelona. Two Worlds United Student Exchange

A Two Worlds United short term exchange usually takes place during the summer months of July-August. Students do not attend school and are instead given a brief introduction to the language of their host country with heavy emphasis on sightseeing and cultural learning. This program is quite popular with North American students.

Student Exchange Program

TWO WORLDS UNITED is an educational foundation that gives teenagers the opportunity to broaden their horizons by living in a country abroad for an academic year, semester or several weeks during the summer.  For more than 15 years, Two Worlds United Educational Foundation has worked with students and teachers in more than 36 countries of the world to provide exceptional intercultural experiences.

A TWO WORLDS UNITED student exchange program is a program in which a student, typically in secondary or higher education, chooses to live in a foreign country to learn, among other things, language and culture. These programs are called ‘exchanges’ because originally the goal was an exchange of students between different countries. In the TWO WORLDS UNITED student exchange programs no trade off is actually required, so a student is allowed to go to another country without finding a counterpart in that country to exchange with. Students live with a carefully selected Two Worlds United host family, who can be a traditional family, a single parent, or a couple with no children at home. Host families are vetted by the Two Worlds United organization co-ordinating the program.

There is no better way to learn about another country, its customs and the way of life of its people than by experiencing it firsthand through an Exchange Student Program.  As an international exchange student, you will eat food native to the new country, experience new traditions and learn the way people your own age live day to day.  Thousands of students every year enhance their lives by studying abroad.  They gain skills they could never have learned by staying home. Here are some of the areas in which students can grow:

Maturity -  Students see the world in a different way, become more patient, flexible and learn to appreciate different lifestyles.

Self-confidence -  Students learn to make more decisions on their own and become more confident and self-assured.

Making Friends -  Students make new friends from another country,  often for a lifetime.

Becoming a global citizen -  Students become more adept in not only learning about another culture but in understanding their own.

College and future career -  Students are more competitive as college applicants and in their future career.

For detailed or additional information about TWO WORLDS UNITED or an specific Exchange Student Program, please contact us at 1 888-696-8808 or please fill out the following info-request form

Immunization Records and Medical Forms need to be completed and turned in to the TWU Admissions Office by May 10th.

Reminder: Participants working on the full application forms please return your host family letter written in Spanish!

Barcelona Summer Programs Pre-departure Orientations are being conducted from May 4 to May 18th

Deadlines for 2010 Programs

Two Worlds United Summer in Barcelona 2010 Deadline – April 1, 2010