Soliya

Since 2003, Soliya has combined best practices from intercultural dialogue and exchange with the reach and accessibility of new media technologies to engage thousands of students and young professionals in cross-cultural dialogue and training programs. Our programs equip participants with 21st century skills and attitudes so they can thrive in a global economy and foster inclusive societies. Our flagship virtual exchange program, the Connect Program, is a semester-long, web-based, cross-cultural dialogue and education program, which has been integrated into the curricula of accredited courses at more than 100 universities in 28 countries. Through this evidence-based program, students engage online in face-to-face, sustained, facilitated conversation and collaboration with peers across the globe-- across vast geographic, political, economic, and cultural divides. Impact measurements are conducted by MIT's Cognitive Neuroscience Lab. Our Facilitation Training and Community Engagement programs empower students or professionals to foster and facilitate constructive dialogue and collaborate across differences, in their workplaces or in their communities. Soliya is a lead implementing partner of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and a founding member of the Virtual Exchange Coalition (www.virtualexchangecoalition.org).