FIUTS - Making Connections Between Internationals and Americans

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FIUTS is celebrating 60 years of linking international students, US students, and the Puget Sound Community. FIUTS provides opportunities for cross-cultural friendship and dialogue through short term homestay programs, education outreach, volunteer opportunities, Wednesday Lunches, student activities and more. Join us!


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FIUTS (Foundation for International Understanding Through Students), is an independent (501c-3) non-profit organization founded on the University of Washington campus in 1948. The founders' mission was to enhance international understanding and promote cultural exchange between UW internationals and Americans. They wanted to create an environment where ideas, issues, and the spirit of internationalism could be fostered. Today, in our 60th year, FIUTS continues this tradition through programs that stimulate discussion and participation among the community, our members, and volunteers. FIUTS has become a place to meet people from around the world or from around the corner who come together to establish links of friendship and communication.

Former Governor Gary Locke on FIUTS:
" The programs you continue to offer year in and year out help to strengthen Washington State's existing global ties and lay the groundwork for many more. Be they youth exchanges between Hyogo Prefecture and Washington State, support services for the University of Washington's international student population or educational outreach in our local schools, they all contribute to our enriched understanding of the world."