Our exchange records in District 9640 date back to 1982. From 1982 to 2020 in District 9640 we exchanged more than 1,650 inbound and students on long term exchanges around the world. Check out the map below to see where some of our outbound students have been to on exchange!
Outbound long term students have the opportunity to nominate their list of five preferred countries for their exchange. However, as there are limited places in any one country and our exchange agreements can change from year to year depending on what students want to come to Australia, a preparedness to accept an exchange in any of their five preferred countries, or potentially another destination altogether, is required of all Rotary Exchange Students. It is also important to us that our inbound students represent a cross-section of countries, and to achieve this we need to exchange with a broad variety of exchange partners.
The District 9640 Rotary Youth Exchange committee decides the final country of destination.
Exchange Destinations – 2026 Long Term Program
The exchange destinations available for students to nominate from include the following. Please note that this list is not guaranteed or final – some countries may not be available when exchanges are negotiated with our partners, and other countries may become available. Students are asked to nominate their top five preferences in their initial applications, and this is then discussed at the District Interview where students have the option to change their preferences.
In 2026, all students will be asked to ensure that their country preference list includes countries from two different regions (ie at least one country must be from a different continent than the other four). The regions we offer are: Europe, The Americas, Asia and Africa (South Africa only).
Countries available to nominate from include:
- Denmark
- Italy
- Germany
- Norway
- Spain
- Belgium
- Switzerland
- Finland
- Czechia
- Poland
- Iceland
- South Korea
- Japan
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Indonesia
- USA
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Uruguay
- Chile
- South Africa
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