b'N AT I O N A LU N I V E R S I T Y P R O G R A M SInternational Researchers INL participates in the U.S. Department of Energys Exchange Visitor Program, which provides international researchers opportunities to use the labs resources. The program sponsors exchange visitors on J-1 visas.INL researchers have a chance to share diverse perspectives, and the possibility to have a higher profile within the international community. During FY-2022 we hosted eight international researchers from three different institutions.The leadership council encourages all employees to use the INL Culture Wizard, an interactive tool designed to enhance cross-cultural communication, collaboration and interaction.Academic VisitorsThe Academic Visitors program brings university researchers who regularly collaborate with INL to the lab to discuss research topics of mutual interest. Academic and international visitors do not receive laboratory funding for their work. To expand these collaborations, visiting researchers are invited to attend guest lectures and community activities, and have an INL mentor. Despite travel challenges due to uncertainties about the COVID-19 pandemic that limited some opportunities, INL still hosted 26 academic visitors from sevendifferent institutions. 24'