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FIMI Taxonomy v4.1 — Modular taxonomy of foreign information manipulation and interference

Educational Travel Programs

Legitimation
Educational travel programs are state-sponsored initiatives that invite foreign journalists, politicians, and opinion leaders to curated visits designed to generate favorable impressions and cultivate long-term sympathizers who become informal advocates for the sponsoring state’s narratives upon return.
Author
Affiliation

E. Rosalie Li

Information Epidemiology Lab

Published

February 17, 2026

Legitimation

Educational travel programs are state-sponsored initiatives that invite foreign journalists, politicians, and opinion leaders to curated visits designed to generate favorable impressions and cultivate long-term sympathizers who become informal advocates for the sponsoring state’s narratives upon return.

FIMI Taxonomy by Information Epidemiology Lab.

Citation

BibTeX citation:
@article{li2026,
  author = {Li, E. Rosalie},
  title = {Educational {Travel} {Programs}},
  date = {2026-02-17},
  url = {https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/educational-travel-programs.html},
  langid = {en}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Li, E. Rosalie. 2026. “Educational Travel Programs,” February. https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/educational-travel-programs.html.

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