2026 Student Exchange
Find out more and apply for the Tempe Sister Cities Student Exchange for Summer 2026.
The last day to apply is January 3rd, 2026!
About TSC
Our student exchange, educator exchange, and professional exchange programs are among our many valued programs that help promote international good will and cultural understanding. Tempe Sister Cities’ encourages cross-cultural cooperation and collaboration by building friendships between people and partnerships between communities. Tempe has eleven sister cities worldwide.
Sending students abroad through our Tempe Sister Cities Student Exchange program is our top priority, as well as supporting our sister cities through activities to promote international goodwill and cultural understanding.
Fundraisers like Oktoberfest and Hackett House events support our mission to bridge cultural divides and create personal connections both abroad and at home.
The Historic Hackett House, which serves as headquarters for the award winning Tempe Sisters Cities, provides a wonderful backdrop which inspires our staff to create programs and events that allows us to participate in and enrich our community.
Events
Our volunteers’ creativity makes Tempe Sister Cities a national leader in innovative fundraising strategies. From our annual Oktoberfest, three day festival to the Hackett House historic bakery complex.
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Tempe Sister Cities has received an Overall Best Sister City Program in America award four times and more than 20 additional awards ranging from “Overcoming Geographical Distance” to “Developing Local Awareness” to “Contribution to World Peace and Understanding.”
News & Announcements
- In Loving Memory of Dick Neuheisel
SAYING GOODBYE TO A TEMPE SISTER CITIES LEGEND – MR RICHARD “DICK” NEUHEISEL 1936 ~ 2025 Richard (Dick) Neuheisel, one of the founders of Tempe Sister Cities, passed away on March 27th, 2025. - Tempe Sister Cities Garden Rededication
HONORING A LEGACY OF GLOBAL FRIENDSHIP When was the last time you visited the Tempe Public Library? If it has been a while, you will most definitely want to visit the library and its resources, but also to view the newly located and rededicated Dick and Jane Neuheisel Tempe Sister City Garden. For decades, the Dick and Jane Neuheisel Garden had been in Kiwanis Park. Over the years, it had become weather worn and vandalized. This garden is now located in the atrium on the south side of the library. - Celebrating the 2024 Tempe Sister Cities Ring of Honor Inductees
As we mark the 51st anniversary of Oktoberfest, Tempe Sister Cities is proud to celebrate the rededication of the Sister City Garden—now thoughtfully redesigned and relocated at the Tempe Public… Read more: Celebrating the 2024 Tempe Sister Cities Ring of Honor Inductees