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Beginning in 1946 the Council of Mennonite and Affiliated Colleges in the United States sponsored an international student exchange whereby each Mennonite and Brethren in Christ college provided substantial financial aid to a limited number of select foreign students for a year's study on its campus (in a few cases extended to two years). At first limited to Europe and to Mennonites, this program was later extended to include all countries and all religious backgrounds, although the main emphasis continued to be on Mennonite students. The Mennonite Central Committee offices in various countries assisted in the selection of candidates and arrangements for travel. In many of the cases of German students the United States State Department provided substantial travel funds.

In the first ten years (1946-56) a total of 183 students were brought from seven European countries to the United States (Germany 96—began only in 1948—Holland 51, France 16, Italy 10, Waldensians, Switzerland 5, Belgium 3, Greece 2), an average of 18 per year. These were distributed among the American colleges as follows: Goshen 50, Bethel 28, Bluffton 22, Tabor 20, Eastern Mennonite 14, Messiah 14, Freeman 13, Hesston 8, Mennonite Biblical Seminary 4, Upland 3, unspecified 7. The purpose of the program was to enrich the service of these young people to their own churches and communities at home. Most of the 183 remained in their homelands, but 34 later immigrated to the United States or in a few cases (5) to Canada.

A smaller number of Mennonite exchange students were brought from South America to colleges in the United States and Canada, particularly from Paraguay, and a few from Brazil and Argentina. A few Mennonites were also brought from the Mennonite mission fields in India and Japan, and from the National Mennonite Churches in Java. Non-Mennonite students were also brought from Greece, Jordan, Lebanon, South Viet-Nam, Formosa, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Jamaica, and Mexico.

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Author(s)	Harold S Bender
Date Published	1959

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Bender, Harold S. "Student Exchange." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 29 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Student_Exchange&oldid=141257.

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Bender, Harold S. (1959). Student Exchange. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 29 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Student_Exchange&oldid=141257.

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-Beginning in 1946 the [[Council of Mennonite and Affiliated Colleges|Council of Mennonite and Affiliated Colleges]] in the United States sponsored an [[International Exchanges|international student exchange]]whereby each Mennonite and [[Brethren in Christ Church |Brethren in Christ]]college provided substantial financial aid to a limited number of select foreign students for a year's study on its campus (in a few cases extended to two years). At first limited to Europe and to Mennonites, this program was later extended to include all countries and all religious backgrounds, although the main emphasis continued to be on Mennonite students. The [[Mennonite Central Committee (International)|Mennonite Central Committee]] offices in various countries assisted in the selection of candidates and arrangements for travel. In many of the cases of German students the United States State Department provided substantial travel funds.
+Beginning in 1946 the [[Council of Mennonite and Affiliated Colleges|Council of Mennonite and Affiliated Colleges]] in the United States sponsored an [[International Exchanges|international student exchange ]]whereby each Mennonite and [[Brethren in Christ Church |Brethren in Christ ]]college provided substantial financial aid to a limited number of select foreign students for a year's study on its campus (in a few cases extended to two years). At first limited to Europe and to Mennonites, this program was later extended to include all countries and all religious backgrounds, although the main emphasis continued to be on Mennonite students. The [[Mennonite Central Committee (International)|Mennonite Central Committee]] offices in various countries assisted in the selection of candidates and arrangements for travel. In many of the cases of German students the United States State Department provided substantial travel funds.
-In the first ten years (1946-56) a total of 183 students were brought from seven European countries to the United States (Germany 96—began only in 1948—Holland 51, France 16, Italy 10, Waldensians, Switzerland 5, Belgium 3, Greece 2), an average of 18 per year. These were distributed among the American colleges as follows: [[Goshen College (Goshen, Indiana, USA)|Goshen]] 50, [[Bethel College (North Newton, Kansas, USA)|Bethel]] 28, [[Bluffton University (Bluffton, Ohio, USA)|Bluffton]]22, [[Tabor College (Hillsboro, Kansas, USA)|Tabor]] 20, [[Eastern Mennonite University (Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA)|Eastern Mennonite]]14, [[Messiah College (Grantham, Pennsylvania, USA)|Messiah]] 14, Freeman 13, [[Hesston College (Hesston, Kansas, USA)|Hesston]]8, [[Mennonite Biblical Seminary (Chicago, Illinois, USA) |Mennonite Biblical Seminary]]4, Upland 3, unspecified 7. The purpose of the program was to enrich the service of these young people to their own churches and communities at home. Most of the 183 remained in their homelands, but 34 later emigrated to the United States or in a few cases (5) to Canada.
+In the first ten years (1946-56) a total of 183 students were brought from seven European countries to the United States (Germany 96—began only in 1948—Holland 51, France 16, Italy 10, Waldensians, Switzerland 5, Belgium 3, Greece 2), an average of 18 per year. These were distributed among the American colleges as follows: [[Goshen College (Goshen, Indiana, USA)|Goshen]] 50, [[Bethel College (North Newton, Kansas, USA)|Bethel]] 28, [[Bluffton University (Bluffton, Ohio, USA)|Bluffton ]]22, [[Tabor College (Hillsboro, Kansas, USA)|Tabor]] 20, [[Eastern Mennonite University (Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA)|Eastern Mennonite ]]14, [[Messiah College (Grantham, Pennsylvania, USA)|Messiah]] 14, Freeman 13, [[Hesston College (Hesston, Kansas, USA)|Hesston ]]8, [[Mennonite Biblical Seminary (Chicago, Illinois, USA) |Mennonite Biblical Seminary ]]4, Upland 3, unspecified 7. The purpose of the program was to enrich the service of these young people to their own churches and communities at home. Most of the 183 remained in their homelands, but 34 later immigrated to the United States or in a few cases (5) to Canada.
-A smaller number of Mennonite exchange students were brought from [[South America|South America]]to colleges in the United States and Canada, particularly from [[Paraguay|Paraguay]], and a few from [[Brazil|Brazil]]and [[Argentina|Argentina]]. A few Mennonites were also brought from the Mennonite mission fields in [[India|India]] and [[Japan|Japan]], and from the [[Java (Indonesia)|National Mennonite Churches in Java]]. Non-Mennonite students were also brought from Greece, Jordan, Lebanon, South Viet-Nam, Formosa, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Jamaica, and Mexico.
+A smaller number of Mennonite exchange students were brought from [[South America|South America ]]to colleges in the United States and Canada, particularly from [[Paraguay|Paraguay]], and a few from [[Brazil|Brazil ]]and [[Argentina|Argentina]]. A few Mennonites were also brought from the Mennonite mission fields in [[India|India]] and [[Japan|Japan]], and from the [[Java (Indonesia)|National Mennonite Churches in Java]]. Non-Mennonite students were also brought from Greece, Jordan, Lebanon, South Viet-Nam, Formosa, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Jamaica, and Mexico.
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