Eleven (11) Saudi university students, recent graduates, and U.S Cultural Ambassadors participating in SYLEP will engage in three weeks of international exchange with the goal of growing and learning together through hands-on experience. While participating in SYLEP, participants will build leadership, entrepreneurship, and professional skills, civic responsibility, and appreciation for cultural diversity. Participants will also practice community engagement through themes such as entrepreneurship, innovation, science and technology, community health, job readiness, youth engagement, and other issue areas. 

The overarching goals of the program are to promote mutual understandings between the people of the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to prepare young leaders to become responsible citizens and contributing members of their communities, and to develop leadership skills among Saudi and U.S youth within the emerging COVID era.