- Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) alumni in Dushanbe, Tajikistan were inspired to throw a New Year's party for 319 remarkable children at the Hissor School for Children with Disabilities. The alumni first met the children last fall, when they volunteered to teach English at the school, a large facility for disabled children in the Dushanbe area. With the New Year fast approaching, they were determined to make the children's holiday special! The FLEX alumni community wanted a real celebration,… Read More
- American Councils, in partnership with Ankara University and the Turkish and Foreign Languages Research and Application Center (T MER), hosted its second opening reception ceremony for the Turkish Flagship Center. At the opening, Dr. M. Ertan G kmen, Associate Professor of Korean at Ankara University and T MER Director, and Dr. Patricia Zody, Flagship Program Manager at American Councils, exchanged brief speeches expressing appreciation for the partnership between Ankara University and… Read More
- On September 8th, American Councils for International Education and Fazheng Group/Beijing Royal School, represented by American Councils President Dr. Dan E. Davidson and Fazheng Group President Mr. Guangfa Wang, signed a partnership agreement outlining proposed joint activities in the area of education. American Councils is pleased to partner with Fazheng Group/Beijing Royal School to encourage increased opportunities for students, faculty and professionals from China and the USA.
- American Councils' President, Dr. Dan E. Davidson, was recently invited to participate in an ongoing video series of interviews with leaders in the nonprofit community called INSIGHT. The series, hosted by media personality Mark Oppenheim, seeks to offer "insights" for its audiences on a broad range of social issues confronting Americans today. Dr. Davidson's interview focused on the growing importance of international education and cultural immersion for Americans looking to succeed in an… Read More
- American Councils for International Education and the US-Japan Council today announced the launch of the TOMODACHI US-Japan Youth Exchange Program. Developed and implemented by American Councils, the exchange program promotes cultural awareness and sensitivity among Japanese and American high school students by focusing on service learning and social entrepreneurship as the primary themes for the study tour. After living and studying in their host countries, both the American and Japanese… Read More
- Two leading universities in the fields of business and economics recently honored the contributions of the US-Central Asia Education Foundation (US-CAEF) and its fellows during graduation ceremonies marking the 20th anniversaries of the schools. The class of 2013 is the third graduating class of US-CAEF Enterprise Fellows, and American Councils administers the scholarship program on behalf of US-CAEF. KIMEP University (KIMEP) in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and the American University of Central Asia (… Read More
- "Come and visit sometime!" "Oh, we'd love to!" A common exchange of pleasantries between new friends made while traveling, but one that isn't often followed through. For one group of Open World delegates from Serbia, an invitation to visit was not just a pleasantry. They meant it. They wanted their new American friends to see Serbia for themselves and to experience its hospitality first-hand. And the Hall family was happy to oblige. In November 2012, a group of five Open World delegates… Read More
- On a cold January morning in Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia, 15 men and women boarded a plane to the US to embark upon a unique cultural and professional experience. Mongolian professionals working in the media industry gathered in Washington, DC for an executive learning and English language immersion program to explore the intersection of media and politics through the prism of the 2013 US Presidential Inauguration. For four weeks, the cohort gained a new perspective on the role of… Read More
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