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Achieve your global ambitions with AFSnext

International programs for college students, young adults and teachers

Choose Programs:

  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • North America

Find the right opportunity for you:

  1. Language Learning

  2. Volunteer Abroad

  3. Teaching

  4. Gap Year

  5. Study Abroad

Quote from past AFSNext young adult

“My first intercultural experience … really eye-opening.”

“Made me think about my heritage and roots.”

“Inspiring, mind-changing, informative.”

Sawa Sawa Programme Participants

Find the right program for you

  1. High School in USA

  2. High School in Italy

  3. High School in France

  4. High School in Japan

Quote from past AFSNext young adult

“My knowledge has been greatly extended; I’ve learnt in two weeks what it takes a lifetime to learn. This has given me a lot of inspiration and has made me realise I don’t need to be rich before I can bring change in my community and my country as a whole.” Sawa Sawa Programme Participant

Where do you want to go?

  1. Colombia

  2. South Africa

  3. Spain

  4. Poland
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Quote from past AFSNext young adult

“The visits were in line with the strategic goals of AFS; they were very insightful, perception-shifting, challenging, and heart-opening.” Sawa Sawa Programme Participant

What’s your passion?

INTERN

Internships

Boost your job prospects with an international workplace training in your desired profession. See what your studies look like in a business, government or NGO, while making your CV or resume more attractive to employers.

LANGUAGE

Language Learning

Practice your new language in real world settings. Plus, enjoying the customs and traditions of a new culture is easier when you are fluent in the language.

VOLUN

Volunteer Abroad

Tackle an issue that you are passionate about. AFSNext lets you choose your area of interest—from working with youth to environmental issues—in a part of the world that you would like to work in and learn from.

TEACHER

Teaching

Spend some time in another country, exploring another educational system, from a few weeks to a year. Share your experience with other teachers and students abroad in a new cultural setting.

GAP

Gap Year Opportunities

Go abroad for a few weeks, a few months or longer. Develop new life skills, find your passion, learn another language and make friends in cool places. All great ways to prepare for college, and learn to be more independent.

STUDY

Study Abroad

Combine academic classes in any discipline or field of study with an international experience. Enhance your academic learning by working with new professors with different perspectives.

The next generation of outstanding AFS programs.

Trusted organization. Proven track record.  Lifelong connections.

Born from AFS values, AFSNext programs are organized by a network of well-respected AFS and other organizations. We help adults find the right international program to achieve your personal and professional goals. Benefit from an international community of friends, qualified staff and passionate volunteers ready to help you achieve your dreams.

FAQ

A global perspective; a valued competitive edge

Stand out from your peers by adding “global” to your personal and professional identity. Stimulating AFSNext experiences provide young adults with a clear advantage in many ways and every profession—at home and around the world. That’s because living, studying, working and volunteering abroad helps you become more confident in unfamiliar settings, while sharpening practical cross-cultural skills valued in many universities, NGOs and workplaces.

AFSNext participants are supported by a Global Competence Certificate program that will help you better navigate your international experience and prepare you for a lifetime of cross-cultural encounters.

The Global Competence Certificate

AN IMPORTANT CREDENTIAL FOR INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONALS

The AFS Global Competence Certificate (GCC) is a blended learning program that develops tangible global skills essential to live, work, and make a real social impact around the world. The effort of the past decade has made a difference. Today, we celebrate our legacy with 160 partners in every corner of the globe—from secondary schools, to higher education institutions, government agencies to Boardrooms and businesses worldwide, the GCC has reached more than 40,000 learners in 10 languages, across our different & unique Global UP versions.