- Sponsored by the United States Department of State, the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program promotes mutual understanding between citizens of the United States and 22 countries across Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia.Every FLEX exchange student lives with a volunteer host family for one academic year to learn about American values, attend a U.S. high school, and teach Americans about their home countries. Participants return home galvanized and inspired to share their new experiences… Read More
- UniCEN is a platform to cultivate ties and increase opportunities for collaboration between U.S. and Central Asian higher education institutions.The program supports strategic partnerships among university administrators, faculty, students, and other stakeholders in higher education across the U.S. and in Central Asia. UniCEN builds expertise in the areas of strategic planning, administration, student mobility, marketing, curriculum development, faculty support, and alumni… Read More
- STARTALK Discover Russia: Learn with Us! STARTALK Discover Russia is a summer and year-long program for students who have either already studied Russian and want more than their school program offers or for heritage speakers of Russian who would like to improve their understanding of the fundamentals of Russian and learn more about Russia. Students will need to have standard computer equipment and regular internet connection in order to participate. All expenses for… Read More
- With funds from the U.S. Department of State, Title VIII provides grants for independent, policy-relevant research abroad in the humanities and social sciences as well as language training. In recent years, American Councils scholars have conducted independent research in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosova, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan,… Read More