Classrooms, campuses, and the world in the room.
Education at WorldBoston spans two pillars: NextGen, our youth and student programs, and Academic & Research Exchanges — the Fulbright scholars, university partners, and research-track delegations that knit Boston's campuses into the council's diplomacy work.
NextGen
Youth and student programs — high schoolers and college students practicing diplomacy, meeting visiting leaders, and competing nationally.
Academic & Research Exchanges
Fulbright Visiting Scholars, university partnerships, and research-track programming that connects international scholars with Boston's academic community.
Four ways students step into global affairs.
Green Room Scholars
We pair undergraduate and graduate students with our visiting speakers — backstage at Great Decisions and Chat & Chowder — for a one-on-one mentorship moment most students never get. Scholars come from Tufts, BU, Northeastern, UMass, Bunker Hill, and more.
Global Affairs in Frame
A free, classroom-ready video library of 25+ recorded conversations with authors, former diplomats, and field leaders. Each comes with discussion questions and an in-class activity. Used by teachers from middle school through college.
Diplomacy Simulations
Trained by the National Museum of American Diplomacy, our staff runs three-hour simulations — in-person or on Zoom — across ten global challenges from migration to nuclear proliferation. Students leave having actually negotiated.
Academic WorldQuest
A fast-paced team competition for high school students on global politics, geography, economics, and culture. Now in its 19th year. Winning teams travel to Washington, DC for the national championship.
Where the council meets the campus.
Fulbright Visiting Scholars
Academia plays a major role in the culture and growth of our region. Every year, we proudly welcome Fulbright scholars to the Boston area, bringing them together with local peers — and pioneers — to deepen their expertise.
University Partnerships
Standing relationships with Tufts, BU, Northeastern, UMass Boston, Bunker Hill, MA Maritime Academy, and others — joint programming, internships, and a back-channel for visiting delegations interested in research collaboration.
Research-track IVLP & Custom Programs
When State Department visitors or sponsored delegations come with a research agenda — climate, public health, AI policy, urban innovation — we build the meeting schedule with the labs and centers doing the work.
"Academic WorldQuest expanded my understanding of the world and my own role within it. I would never have considered an internationally-minded career without it."
— Boston Latin School student
Education runs on people who fund, partner, and host it.
Sponsorship
Underwrite a NextGen cohort, Academic WorldQuest, or scholarship support.
Partnership
Co-design research exchanges, Fulbright placements, or classroom programming.
Hosting
Host visiting scholars, student delegations, or Diplomacy Simulations on campus.
Funding
Contribute to the NextGen fund — keeps every student program tuition-free.