- With an eye toward increasing access to high quality foreign language programs in the greater DC/MD/VA area, American Councils will administer two STARTALK Discover Russian programs this summer: a two-week training track for teachers of Russian as well as a four-week immersion program for elementary school students. The programs will be co-located at Holmes Middle School in Fairfax County, Virginia.Former President of American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR) Betsy Sandstrom, an American… Read More
- The Visiting Uruguayan Educator Program application is now open until December 14th. Give your school the opportunity to open a cross-cultural dialogue with an international educator and share best practices in teaching! This program provides an opportunity for schools to globalize their communities by hosting a Spanish speaking educator from Uruguay. Share what makes your school great!This opportunity offers a small stipend for schools selected for this opportunity and all costs for… Read More
- Hundreds of public and private sector experts gathered in Warsaw, Poland on October 5-9 to advance innovation ties between Poland and the United States as part of the US-Poland Innovation Council (PLUS-IP), a public-private partnership that connects government, business, and academia in Poland with their US counterparts in similar areas of expertise and economic development to promote access to capital and more rapid and effective commercialization of technology. American Councils for… Read More
- American Councils for International Education and the Taiwan Ministry of Education took an important step towards deepening academic cooperation between Taiwan and the United States and promoting economic and social development in both countries. In a formal agreement signed by the Taiwan Ministry of Education's Director General Dr. Ming-Ling Yang and American Councils President Dr. Dan E. Davidson during the NAFSA annual conference, both parties outlined their dedication to preparing the next… Read More
- The Kazickas Family Foundation has awarded American Councils for International Education a generous three-year grant to launch the reciprocal component of Exchanges for Culture, Education, and Leadership (ExCEL). For five years, ExCEL has brought Lithuanian high school students to spend an academic year in the US to attend high school and live with an American host family. The newly created ExCEL Abroad program will give US students a similar opportunity: to live with a host family and… Read More
- American Councils for International Education is pleased to announce the launch of the AC Research Center (ARC). As an organization with four decades of experience in the design and implementation of large-scale language immersion, academic exchange, and language education, American Councils has established ARC in order to expand the pool of policy-relevant data and research available to decision-makers at all levels who are concerned with language in education and the workplace. ARC is… Read More
- PITTSBURGH—American Councils for International Education announced an important expansion of its long-standing partnership with The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) today at CIC's annual CAO conference. The new initiative provides CIC colleges and universities the opportunity to become institutional members of American Councils and gain access to a wide range of American Councils services designed to expand overseas study options for students and strengthen the internationalization of CIC… 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 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
- American Councils for International Education and Holding Kasipkor have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the implementation of an advanced system of vocational and technical training in the Republic of Kazakhstan. American Councils and Kasipkor will collaborate in several areas, including: introducing new vocational-technical training models into state colleges in Kazakhstan training faculty in advanced teaching and methodology implementing a system-… Read More
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