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Boost your future with an EF Gap Year. An EF Gap program can take you to over a dozen countries to explore new cultures, learn new languages, serve worthwhile causes, gain international business experience, and develop your leadership skills. This program guide will explain each of these opportunities in-depth and help you to build a highly individualized gap experience to meet your personal and professional goals.

Explore The World

EF Gap Year help students become citizens of the world and prepare them for success in a global career. EF Gap offers students the ability to explore several countries in depth, learn a language, volunteer for a good cause, engage in meaningful cultural exchange, gain international work experience, and develop leadership skills. Programs are fully accredited so that students can place out of college-level classes and earn advance credit toward graduation. EF Gap students earn a portfolio of official certificates as proof of their global skills.

Destinations
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Pricing
We offer Budget, Economy & Deluxe tours.

EF Gap Year Last Updated January 21, 2020

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