The Sister Cities Lawrence (SCL) Board has decided to "pause" any future student exchanges with our three sister cities for the next year. The one exception is the planned visit of a group of youth from Iniades, Greece, at the end of April 2021.

September 21st marked the 30th anniversary of the Sister City agreement between Lawrence and Hiratsuka, Japan. Thirty years ago, Lawrence Mayor Shirley Martin-Smith and Hiratsuka Mayor Kyoichi Ishikawa signed the enduring agreement which has resulted in numerous exchanges of students and adults between the 2 cities.

Participants in exchanges and KU summer institutes often make lasting friendships. Some of those have even developed into marriages. There are at least six such couples. We looked them up in order to share their stories this summer. Here is the sixth of six.

Participants in exchanges and KU summer institutes often make lasting friendships. Some of those have even developed into marriages. There are at least six such couples. We looked them up in order to share their stories this summer. Here is the fifth of six.

Participants in exchanges and KU summer institutes often make lasting friendships. Some of those have even developed into marriages. There are at least six such couples. We looked them up in order to share their stories this summer. Here is the fourth of six.

Participants in exchanges and KU summer institutes often make lasting friendships. Some of those have even developed into marriages. There are at least six such couples. We looked them up in order to share their stories this summer. Here is the third of six.

Participants in exchanges and KU summer institutes often make lasting friendships. Some of those have even developed into marriages. There are at least six such couples. We looked them up in order to share their stories this summer. Here is the second of six.

Participants in exchanges and KU summer institutes often make lasting friendships. Some of those have even developed into marriages. There are at least six such couples. We looked them up in order to share their stories this summer. Here is the first of six.

Sister Cities Lawrence was highlighted in an interview on “According to the Record” with Hank Booth on Wednesday morning, May 13, on KLWN AM & FM.

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the cancellation of Sister City student exchanges for 2020 between Lawrence and its partners Eutin, Germany, and Hiratsuka, Japan, and Iniades, Greece…