YFU Germany is our oldest and founder partner organization. Needless to say, the relationship between our two organizations is a special one. YFU offers amazing programs to Germany (see below), and our students can expect a very professional and well-functioning organization looking after them on the other side! Read through this page, and make Germany your choice destination for exchange in 2009!
   

QUICK FACTS: GERMANY

Area: 349 000 square km
Population: 82 million
Capital: Berlin 
Language: German
Religion: Christian (Roman Catholic; Protestant)
 

YFU GERMANY OFFERS THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:

1. 1 year high school exchange: Departure January 2009 or July / August 2009
2. Six months exchange program: Departure January 2009 or July / August 2009
3. 6-week summer program: From end of June 2009 - mid-August 2009

On both the 1-year and 6-month programs, exchange students will be placed with a hostfamily and attend the 
local high school. Apart from the standard program activities, there is also an exciting 7-day mid-term orientation
week for the students in one of the following famous German cities: Berlin, Hamburg, Munich or Dresden! YFU
Germany is well known for its excellent and professional student support, something that forms an integral part
of YFU's basic standards. The 6-week program (or Summer program) takes place in the European summer, and 
students on this program will arrive in and depart from Berlin. They will also live with volunteer hostfamilies.
 

For more information on the programs to Germany in 2009, visit the YFU Germany website on: www.yfu.de and contact the YFU offices in the following regions: info@yfu.org.za (Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal); scholtz1@telkomsa.net (Gauteng, Free State, Limpopo). If you are from any other part of the country, please contact: info@yfu.org.za

To have a look at our exchange program brochure for more info, please click on the right