ISC’s mission is to promote peace by furthering mutual understanding, friendship and trust through international student interchange
ISC facilitates three academic and cultural exchange programs organized by university students in the U.S., Japan, Korea, and China. Our programs are premised on the belief that students are not passive observers of international diplomacy, but rather are concerned citizens charged with the responsibility of guiding the direction of the world as leaders in U.S.-Asia relations.
Student-run
Student Delegates elect their peers to organize and lead each month-long program, empowering young people in the U.S., Japan, Korea and China to take joint action in addressing global problems.
Academics
Delegates join Roundtables to learn about and analyze real-world issues. Each gathering is characterized by full and frank discussions, undertaken in the spirit of understanding each other’s point of view.
Host universities
Institutions of higher education are invaluable to ISC programs. Each year, students from across the U.S., Japan, and Korea are competitively selected to represent their schools at the Korea-America Student Conference (KASC), Japan-America Student Conference (JASC), or China-America Student Conference (ChASC). Schools frequently support their students’ participation through academic credit, scholarships, or grants.
If interested in hosting a conference email ISC at info@iscdc.org for more information.
Schools can become further involved by hosting KASC or JASC, as each Conference convenes at two-to-four sites in the host country. Not only students from the United States, but also international students have the unique opportunity to experience the academic resources and campus life of universities different from their own.
History & Alumni
Delegates are competitively selected from universities in the U.S., Japan, and Korea. Each program convenes up to four sites in four weeks, hosted by a diversity of schools in each country.
