- Students of Arabic on the Arabic Overseas Flagship Capstone Program recently returned from a weekend excursion to Asilah, Tangier, and Tetouan on Morocco's Atlantic coast for the Eid El-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The Flagship Program has an ambitious goal for its students: professional proficiency in a critical language upon completion of the program. American Councils administers Overseas Flagship Programs for Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Swahili and… Read More
- American Councils welcomed 22 exchange teachers from Egypt and China to Washington, D.C. during May 5-7, 2016 for the Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) Spring Leadership Workshop. This end-of-program event was a culminating experience for the educators, who have spent the past nine months teaching Arabic and Chinese language and culture at schools across the United States. Sponsored by the US Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and administered by… Read More
- By Inna Sovsun, First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine in partnership with American Councils for International Education and, with support of the United States Embassy in Ukraine, launches the Strengthening Academic Integrity in Ukraine Project (SAIUP). Academic integrity is a body of ethical standards and laws that must govern the academia and students in studying, teaching and research work with the aim to assure the… Read More
- Open online courses, often referred to as MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), made popular by students interested in online and distance learning, are designed to encourage wide participation and provide equal access to learning for students anywhere in the world with an Internet connection. While some MOOCs have fees, most are free and meant to be accessible. In Azerbaijan, high school students regularly visit the EducationUSA office to learn more about attending college or university in the… Read More
- Despite an evening forecast of rain and chill, the atmosphere on the third floor of the Russian Tea Room in New York City could not have been warmer as friends, old and new, gathered to exchange ideas and listen to keynote speeches from Leo Hindery, Jr., managing partner of InterMedia Partners, and former US Senator Bill Bradley. During a private reception, dinner, and presentations, the evening introduced new ways to form partnerships between private industry and nonprofits like American… Read More
- The lecture halls are rarely empty at Northwestern University when Dr. Irwin Weil lectures. Well known across campus for his ability to draw large numbers of students to his courses on Russian culture and the evolution of the former Soviet countries, Irwin Weil's life work has been promoting cultural exchange and mutual understanding between the United States and the former Soviet Union. Irwin Weil, the longest-serving member of American Councils' Board of Trustees, recently published his… Read More
- American Councils President Dr. Dan E. Davidson welcomed a delegation from the Kyrgyz Republic this past week. The delegation included representatives from the Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic to the US and Canada, along with members of the Kyrgyz Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee. Group discussions focused around the current needs in the Kyrgyz higher education system in addition to American Councils' long history of work in educational development and exchange programs in Kyrgyzstan. The… Read More
- One Reason #WhyHostingMatters: Volunteerism Makes Communities StrongerThe Huffington Post US Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Evan Ryan believes hosting is more than welcoming an international exchange student to your home it's the first step toward strengthening a community. Students from the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) and the American-Serbia and Montenegro Youth Leadership Exchange (A-SMYLE) contributed a combined 4,000 hours of community service across… Read More
- Community and faith-based leaders from around the world came together to share insights on how interfaith relations can encourage peace and mutual understanding at the International Forum on Religion and Peace in Batumi, Georgia. Social Inclusivity in Georgia With the country's history of ethnic conflict in the 1990s, Georgia was a meaningful place to hold the Forum. While ethnic Georgians make up around 84 percent of the population, there are large minority Armenian (5 percent) and… Read More
- "I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." Sona exhaled, as she read aloud that final passage of Robert Frost's famous poem The Road Not Taken. Her nerves started to relax as she realized she had just recited an entire poem in a completely foreign language. Like most Armenian teenagers, reciting works of poetry isn't an everyday activity for Sona but here… Read More
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