The Council on International Educational Exchange, known as CIEE, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to helping people gain understanding, acquire knowledge, and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world.
Founded in 1947, CIEE has developed a wide variety of programs and services for students and teachers at secondary through university levels and for related constituencies. Today, CIEE is one of the world’s leading operators of international exchange programs and related services around the globe.
Since its beginning chartering transatlantic ocean liners after World War II, CIEE has grown to employ 400 professionals working in more than 50 countries to deliver CIEE’s diverse programs and services.
CIEE is governed by an international Board of Directors elected by its 300 member academic institutions. The Board includes representation from members and concerned business organizations. Membership is open to academic institutions that meet prescribed standards.
In 1965 CIEE established an office in Tokyo. As part of the Exchanges division, it promotes a great number of international educational exchange programs. In 1989, CIEE Japan opened an office in the Kyoto International Community House, a primary base of international exchange in the Kansai area.
The Fukuoka Office, which serves Southern Japan, opened in 2002. Over the last 45 years, CIEE Japan has developed a wide variety of programs and services for students and teachers at the secondary through university levels and for related constituencies.
Since 1981, CIEE has been working closely with Educational Testing Service (ETS) of the United States on administration of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL®) and acts as a regional representative in Japan for various ETS products and services.
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