Rotary Club of Windsor (1918)
Group Study Exchange Committee Page
Our Club is Located in Windsor Ontario Canada
Welcome to the Group Study Exchange Committee Page.
Internationally,
G.S.E. (Group Study Exchange) and the program has had various policy and procedure refinements through the years. One thing that has not changed, however, is the overall purpose of helping improve world understanding through exchange visits of outstanding business professionals to develop good will and peace for the benefit of all mankind. This ripple effect grows and improves the world, one friendship at a time.
Reference
The information below describes the mandate and activities of the Rotary Club of Windsor (1918) Group Study Exchange committee.
Group Study Exchange Committee Mandate
The Committee shall be in charge of all work undertaken by the Club in its
programme to provide service to incoming and outgoing
Group Study Exchange teams.
Conditions For Team Members
Candidates for team membership must be currently employed in any recognized business or profession on a full-time basis and be 25 to 40 years of age in order to have the maximum longterm impact on his or her career development. Failure to comply with Trustee age guidelines can lead to misunderstandings and cancellations between sending and host districts. To fulfill the rigorous and/or extensive demands of international travel and active participation in multi-week activities, candidates must also be:
citizens of the country in which they reside;
in good health;
neat in appearance and able to express themselves clearly and logically;
of a sound, general educational background and well-qualified;
interested in and clearly enthusiastic about their chosen vocations, and possess outstanding vocational skills;
open-minded, tolerant and flexible; and
proficient (preferably fluent) in the major language(s) of the host district.
NOTE: Qualified Rotaract members should be encouraged to apply for team membership.
Relatives of a deceased Rotarian may also be eligible for GSE team membership, if they meet the above qualifications.
Ineligibility Rules
The following are ineligible for any award or grant, including GSE team membership, from The Rotary Foundation:
a Rotarian or honorary Rotarian;
a member of a provisional Rotary club, an employee of a Rotary club, district, or other Rotary entity or of Rotary International;
any Rotarian's (or honorary Rotarian's) or Rotary employee's spouse, ancestor (parent or grandparent by blood), lineal descendant (child or grandchild by blood and any legally adopted child), or spouse of a lineal descendant;
the spouse of another team member; or a former Rotarian (or honorary Rotarian) or Rotarian's spouse, ancestor (parent or grandparent by blood), lineal descendant, or spouse of lineal descendant who resigned for the express purpose of becoming a team member.
A former Rotarian must have been resigned from Rotary at least three years at the time of application for him or her or any of the above-mentioned persons to be eligible for team membership.
Past Group Study Exchange Travel
GSE TEAMS
Visiting Group Study Exchange Team from Finland
Rotarians from District 6400 seek outstanding, enthusiastic professionals between the ages of 25 to 40 to take part in the Group Study Exchange (GSE) program of The Rotary Foundation. This year, the team
members who are selected to participate in this goodwill/friendship tour will be visiting Hungary between May 10 and June 10, 2009. (the GSE is with District 1911 in Hungary).
The GSE program brings together teams of professionals who exchange visits between paired areas in different countries. During the four-to-six week exchange, team members will study the host country’s institutions and ways of life, observe their own vocations as practiced abroad, develop personal and
professional relationships, and exchange ideas. Team members can come from corporations, small businesses, community organizations, medical and educational facilities, government offices, and non-profit agencies.
Team member applicants must live or be employed in Rotary District 6400 which encompasses Wayne,Monroe and Lenawee counties in
Michigan and Windsor and Essex County in Ontario.
This year (2009) the District chose our own Rick Caron to lead the team on the next trip to Hungary.
At the November 3rd regular meeting, Rick gave us an update on the team going to Hungary. Our Club submitted two candidates, one was accepted as a member of the team and the other as an alternate.
Our
1999 Group Study Exchange Team traveled in Russia.
Anna Jurak, Windsor St. Clair Rotarian, served as team leader of a group of non-rotarian health care professionals during a month long visit to Eastern Russia.
The Club arranged for a January 2000 Group Study Exchange Team visit
to India, District 3160. The GSE Group travelled to an area in Southern
India just north of Madras, stretching from the Indian Ocean to the mountains.
Our 2005 group went to New Zealand.
Our 2006 group went to Brazil.
Team Leader, Windsor Rotarian Janet Kelly.
Our 2009 group went to Hungary.
Team Leader, Windsor Rotarian Rick Caron.
Any Rotarian who wishes a report on the Rotary International Group Study Exchange Trip for Districts 6400 and 1911 (Hungary),
should contact Dr. Richard Caron at:
caronrichardj@hotmail.com
Photos of previous Out-Bound Group Study Exchange Teams from District 6400 site
Apply today for a Group Study Exchange trip!
GSE Information from District 6400 site
Information for Prospective Team Members
References
Group Study Exchange
This educational activity promotes international understanding through
an exchange between paired districts in different countries - of study
teams composed of five young business and professional men and four young
business and professional women. Each team is accompanied by a representative
of the district governor and is hosted for a four to six week period by the
Rotary clubs of the receiving district.
GSE Info
Last Revised: August 23, 2009
