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International Week

The International Week Coordinating Organization is a worldwide network of student unions and student organizations that promotes cultural, economic, social and business exchange between students from all over the world.

Over the past two decades, these student unions and organizations of young, aspiring students have been joining the International Week initiative in order to advance this exchange of culture and business through a one-week long project – The International Week (IW).

The IW

Each IW is organized and produced by the local students and hosts students from IWCO member student unions. During the IW there are many opportunities for the exchange of ideas and information amongst the international participants. Country presentations, lectures by host university's professors, local company visits and tours of the local city are some of the ways this exchange is encouraged.

Although each week is flavored by the local culture, other nations are conveyed through activities such as the International Dinner in which each participant prepares a traditional dish from their country and presents it with a personal story. Through this a real exchange takes place.

The social potential of the IWs is great and many friendships, important connections and social networks are created through these weeks.

Over the past few years, the diversity and variety of the International Weeks has been growing as more student unions and student organizations have been joining IWCO.