Welcome to the District 9550 GSE website

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Welcome to the District 7750 Group Study Exchange Team which has arrived in Darwin.

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Welcome to the Group Study Exchange website of District 9550 Australia , which covers 20% of Australia, and includes North Queensland, parts of the Northern Territory, Thursday Island, the northern most part of Australia and Dili, the Capital of East Timor.

The Rotary Foundation’s Group Study Exchange (GSE) program is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for businesspeople and professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 who are in the early stages of their careers. The program provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits in paired areas of different countries.

For four to six weeks, team members experience the host country's culture and institutions, observe how their vocations are practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas.

In a typical four-week tour, applicants participate in five full days of vocational visits, 15 to 20 club presentations, 10 to 15 formal visits and social events, two to three days at the district conference, three to four hours per day of cultural and site tours, and three to four hours per day of free time with host families.

For each team member, the Foundation provides the most economical round-trip airline ticket between the home and host countries. Rotarians in the host area provide for meals, lodging, and group travel within their district.

Applications are generally notified through local newspapers and other media outlets in the period between February and April each year.