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2025-2026 CBYX High School Application Now Open! July 31, 2024August 1, 2024 by Jon Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Offers an Academic Year Abroad in Germany. U.S. Department of State and German Bundestag scholarship program for high school students to study abroad in Germany. Washington, D.C. – Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) has launched its nationwide application for high school students and recent graduates to study abroad in Germany for the 2025-2026 Read More
U.S. Participant of the Month – December 2023 December 12, 2023December 14, 2023 by Jon The German Bundestag and U.S. Department of State as pleased to announce Aswath Jaiprakash as the December Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) U.S. Participant of the Month! Aswath, a CBYX High School program participant from Katy, Texas and recruited by CIEE, is hosted by the Zeller family in Jetzendorf, Bavaria. Aswath has always been interested in Read More
German Participant of the Month – December 2023 December 11, 2023December 14, 2023 by Jon We are pleased to announce Aimee Tauscher as the December 2023 CBYX German Participant of the Month! Aimee, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) High School program participant placed by CIEE, is hosted by the Laudenslager family in Allentown, Pennsylvania. One of Aimee’s favorite volunteer activities is teaching German to second graders at a local elementary Read More
U.S. Participant of the Month – November 2023 November 15, 2023November 16, 2023 by Jon The German Bundestag and U.S. Department of State are pleased to announce Lillian Woodward as the November Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) U.S. Participant of the Month! Lillian, a CBYX High School program participant from Ringoes, New Jersey and recruited by AFS, is hosted by the Palmy family in Butzbach, Hesse. Lillian, whose maternal side of Read More
German Participant of the Month – November 2023 November 14, 2023November 16, 2023 by Jon We are pleased to announce Lena Rehder as the November 2023 CBYX German Participant of the Month! Lena, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) high school participant placed by AFS, is hosted by the Woodward family in Ringoes, New Jersey. Lena is keeping busy by sharing her German culture, volunteering, and joining clubs at Hunterdon Central Read More
U.S. Participant of the Month – October 2023 October 4, 2023October 6, 2023 by Jon The German Bundestag and U.S. Department of State are pleased to announce Elisabet Saveraid as the October Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) U.S. Participant of the Month! Elisabet, a CBYX Vocational Program participant from Saint Paul, Minnesota and recruited by Nacel Open Door, is hosted by the Witziok family in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia. Elisabet lived in Read More
German Participant of the Month – October 2023 October 3, 2023October 6, 2023 by Jon We are pleased to announce Lilly Altenkirch as the October 2023 CBYX German Participant of the Month! Lilly, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) high school participant placed by ASSE, is hosted by the Leisy family in Saint Lawrence, South Dakota. In her own words, her exchange year got off to a bit of a challenging Read More
U.S. Participant of the Month – March 2023 March 16, 2023April 13, 2023 by Jon We are pleased to announce Alyssa Boos as the March 2023 CBYX U.S. Participant of the Month! Alyssa, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) High School participant recruited by CIEE, is hosted by the Bock family in Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Alyssa was accepted to the program for the 2020-2021 school year but was delayed in participating Read More
German Participant of the Month – March 2023 March 15, 2023April 13, 2023 by Jon We are pleased to announce Annika Wendel as the March 2023 CBYX German Participant of the Month! Annika, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Young Professionals participant placed by Cultural Vistas, is hosted in Emporia, Kansas. Annika is focused on making her exchange year her “Yes Year” – a year when she says yes to as Read More