Student exchanges, for example, have opened the world to American students and opened American campuses to the world.
They have produced joint research papers, taken part in joint staff training and held student exchanges.
Mrs. Clinton took part in a ceremony to promote student exchanges.
The European Union will also provide financing for faculty and student exchanges.
The programs focus on entrepreneurship and business development, science education, women's and children's health, student exchanges.
Abe said the Abbott government's new Colombo plan would increase student exchanges between the two nations.
International links used to mean student exchanges, and not much else.
Sometimes known as public diplomacy, it can involve cultural or student exchanges, economic incentives, foreign aid and the like.
Catherine Colonna, France's Europe minister, argued this week for a European civilian service and more student exchanges.
Many German graduates have themselves studied elsewhere in Europe, thanks to the EU's Erasmus scheme which facilitates student exchanges.
Never before have so many young Arabs participated in student exchanges, activist conferences and Internet blogs among themselves.
