Swahili Overseas Flagship Program

Program News

• American Councils Hosts Vice-Chancellor of the State University of Zanzibar 07/30/12
  April 18-28, 2012, American Councils for International Education hosted Dr. Idris Rai, the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor of the State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) in Tanzania, during his visit to the United States. During Dr. Rai’s visit, he and American Councils staff engaged in strategic discussions about faculty development and exchange, the expansion of SUZA’s campus and facilities, and SUZA’s new Master of Arts program for teaching Swahili. Dr. Dan E. Davidson, President of American Councils for International Education, accompanied Dr. Rai on a visit to the 15th National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages Annual Conference at the University of Wisconsin, which focused on “Promoting Advanced Language Proficiency and Intercultural Competency in Less Commonly Taught Languages.”