ABSTRACT
The exchange of students with counterparts from other countries, leading to educational, cultural and technical collaboration and friendship is regarded as a means of promoting peace and prosperity. The European Union, in particular, looks to its youth to bond in a spirit of co-operation. As such, Youth Exchange is not only about students going from one country to another to learn other languages and customs; it is about building long-term relationships. There are a number of mechanisms that may help such projects. The sources of this assistance will vary, depending upon whether the project is a school project or a youth project. Such distinctions may not be easy. A school may be a centre for a youth project whilst a youth project, by its very nature, may involve school pupils. The principal agencies administering these programmes in the UK are the British Council, the Youth Exchange Centre and the Central Bureau. Much of the information contained in this section was derived from the Central Bureau's https://www.britcoun.org/cbeve/
