There will be no flying cars and, as a consequence, no air traffic jams. Robots will not start walking the streets and trying to take over the world. IEC will not turn into a booth that, having swallowed a token with a paid “W&T” program, will teleport you to America, nor will it become a cosmodrome that sends students on fantastical space earn-outs. In fact, all over the world only IEC will remain the same. Small cozy offices, smiling employees always ready to help, noisy groups of students and calm loners. On the desks there are also questionnaires that need to be filled out, pens and correction fluid. In every IEC office in any city life is bustling: students ask something, whisper to each other, mumble before an interview: «My name is ... I am studding in...”, doors open and close, phones do not fall silent. Exclusively positive energy will reign around, because only confident, determined seekers of themselves and of adventure are ready to go work in another country, and in 2029 there will be 20 times more of them than in 2009. Newcomers are excited, the old-timers can't wait to finalize the paperwork as soon as possible, and the pen, as always, has run out...

But when we drive across the whole city to the IEC office, we will not meet garbage in the streets, rudeness on public transport, children with beer and cigarettes in their hands. All of that will disappear, because 20 years will pass, and 20 years is a sufficient period for humanity to grow up. Isn't it?)

In 2029 you will become an outstanding programmer, you — a successful entrepreneur, you — a translator, you — an actress, you — a mom, and you — a dad. As for you, by the way, you won't really become anyone special, because downing liters of beer does not lead to success, but to health problems.

Illnesses will not disappear, but medicine will make simply a gigantic leap forward. Any diagnosis will cease to be a sentence. During operations people will watch pre-ordered colored dreams... But operations will become rare, because one very important thing will change.

People's attitude toward the world and, consequently, toward themselves.

Sports classes will be filled with children, and sports clubs with adults, 99 people out of 100 will sit in the lotus pose, and 3 out of 4 will be able to throw a leg over their head, even while standing on public transport, though not toward the person standing next to them, but for themselves. GMOs will disappear, we will eat healthy and nutritious food and will not eat after six. Orphanages will empty, every child will have their own family. We will walk without fear along dark autumn streets and kick piles of colorful leaves in parks. Rivers will become clean, and no one will remember the childhood superstition that hair falls out from the rain. Wars will gradually fade and cease, people will stop killing each other, because they will realize that skin color, religion and traditions are merely our characteristics, not a reason for hatred. Hatred will generally disappear, except perhaps toward March cats and June mosquitoes. But still people will become more tolerant and thereby happier...

and all because in 2029 WE — today's students — will become adults and will be able to change the world.

And if we strive for this and believe in ourselves, then it will be so.

And the first step on the path to growing up can be taken by participating in the “Work&Travel” program right now.