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Youth Exchange and Study YOUTH EXCHANGE AND STUDY Youth Exchange and Study (YES) is a program that was established in October, 2002 and sponsored by ECA to provide scholarships for high school students (15-17 years) to spend up to one academic year in the U.S. The program is vital to expanding communication between the people of the United States and the partner countries in the interest of promoting mutual understanding and respect. Students live with host families, attend high school, engage in activities to learn about American society and values, acquire leadership skills, and help educate Americans about their countries and cultures. Who can apply? To be eligible, students must: - be enrolled in the first or second year of secondary school in Bosnia, Bulgaria or Macedonia - be enrolled in 10th or 11th grade in Albania or Kosovo - be a citizen of the country in which they are tested - be a permanent resident of Kosovo in order to apply in Kosovo - have been born between 1 January 1997 and 15 July 1999 - students with disabilities should be born between 1 March 1996 and 15 July 1999 - have good marks in school - contact your country office for age and grade requirements for students with special needs. ALBANIA REGISTRATION IS FROM 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM City Date Location Marin Barleti University, Rr. Sami Frashëri, Nr. 41, Tirana 19 October Tirane Fier 21 october Kristal University, Rr. Kastriot Muço, ish-turizmi, Fier Contact: [email protected] All students must register in person on the day of testing; students may not pre-register online, through email, or over the phone. The first test will be taken on the same day, at a time assigned upon registration. For those who qualify, the second round of testing will take place on the day immediately following the first round. A list of round two participants will be posted on the evening of the first day. Students need to bring to the test: - A recent 3x4 cm photo - passport, birth certificate, or other form of identification - a pen American Councils for International Education (brenda Dhomës Amerikane të Tregtisë) Rruga "Dëshmorët e 4 Shkurtit", Sky Tower, 11-3, Tiranë +355 4 2 235 347 [email protected] www.ac-see.org .
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