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CDS International (CDS) —  is a nonprofit organization that administers international exchange and professional development programs in Argentina, Germany, Russia, Spain and the United States. CDS programs include internships abroad, professional fellowships, U.S. State Department public diplomacy initiatives, J-1 visa sponsorship services , work-study programs, and study tours.

History
Carl Duisberg, General Director of Bayer AG in Germany, coordinated professional internships and work exchanges for his employees throughout the 1920s with companies in the United States. The alumni of these exchanges founded the Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft (now known as InWEnt) in 1949 to encourage development aid with engineers, businessmen, scientists, and farmers in post-war Europe. An American office was incorporated in New York City on January 30, 1968 and was known by its English translation, Carl Duisberg Society. It became its own entity in 1987 and changed its name to CDS International to reflect this.

Fellowships
CDS International administers several fellowship programs in Germany and Russia. The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX) and the Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program take place in Germany. CBYX is funded by and initiated at the behest of the U.S. Congress and the German Bundestag, and administered in cooperation with InWEnt: Capacity Building International. The Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosch_fellowship is funded by the Robert Bosch Stiftung.[5] The Alfa Fellowship Program to Russia is funded by OJSC Alfa-Bank and is administered in cooperation with the Center for International Fellowships - http://alfabank.com/community/fellowship_programme/ - http://www.afpalumni.org/ - http://www.c4if.ru/eng/about.php - http://alfabank.com/files/news/file_3141.pdf.

Similar training programs for students and young professionals are available in Argentina, Germany, and Spain.

Special Projects
CDS International oversees ad hoc projects designed to strengthen global cooperation. These include the administration of grant programs sponsored by the U.S. Department of State  in conjunction with CDS' international partners , as well as new energy efficiency and sustainability initiatives.

Partners
CDS International continues to work with InWEnt: Capacity Building International (formerly the Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft) and the Deutsche Studentenwerke as well as numerous other international partners in Europe and Asia. The Carl Duisberg Stiftung (Foundation) also provides stipends to deserving German and American exchange participants in CDS programs.