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EFL Innovators
A new program by International Short Programs for EFL educators from all around the world. Perfectly timed for the TSOL International Convention!

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Building Bridges
Our youth program returns for 2027!

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ISP News

Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute hosts first international class since 2015

Earlier this month, Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute hosted its first international class in a decade as four Taiwanese firefighters came to Lawrence and Salina for the 80-hour Structural Collapse Awareness Operations Technician Certification, training alongside Kansas firefighters and task force members to gain accreditation for Taiwan’s USAR program.

KU launches Building Bridges summer academy for local, international teens

Building Bridges, a global youth academy, is a new 10‑day KU summer program launching in July 2026 that brings together teens from around the world for an immersive college life experience focused on leadership development and cultural exchange.

ISP Alumni Spotlight: Zhao Zhong - Hubert H. Humphrey Pre-Academic Program (2015)

Zhao Zhong (HHH 2015) shares his reflections and thoughts ten years after his time at KU as part of the 2015 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship cohort.

New Special Education Program with ZJNU

On February 3, twenty students from the Special Education department at Zhejiang Normal University arrived on the Lawrence campus for a month-long program designed and facilitated by International Short Programs and the School of Education and Human Sciences.

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