- Dear Friends,I write to you today on behalf of American Councils’ Board of Trustees to share the news that after over 30 years of dedicated service, including the last four as President and CEO, Dr. David Patton has announced his decision to retire in 2023. The Board of Trustees has voiced its deep gratitude to David for his leadership of American Councils and the impact his service has had on tens of thousands of students, teachers, faculty, and professionals. David’s leadership, care for… Read More
- On Friday, February 24, American Councils for International Education had the distinction of hosting a reception to honor former Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga and address issues of strengthening the Western Balkans through education and youth leadership. The reception celebrated collaborative education programs in the Balkans like the Kosovo American Education Fund (KAEF). KAEF is a prestigious education program providing graduate Fellowships for master’s level study at leading U.S.… Read More
- Today, February 24, marks one year since the Russian Federation's unlawful invasion of Ukraine. Since the start of the war, American Councils has stood in solidarity with Ukraine and continues to provide support through several ongoing initiatives. This includes the Visiting Fellowship Awards for Ukrainian Displaced Scholars, activities from hundreds of alumni, and the Emergency Support for Ukraine initiative that has so far raised over $50,000 to support Ukrainian refugees, internally… Read More
- American Councils was recently awarded a grant from the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe and U.S. Department of State to support the Tajikistan Ministry of Education and Science in strengthening English language teaching practices. The Tajikistan Secondary School English Teachers Professional Development Program (TSSET), implemented by American Councils in close collaboration with English Without Borders, will support the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe’s efforts to reform and improve English instruction and… Read More
- American Councils is pleased to announce the inaugural cohort of Visiting Fellowship Awards for Ukrainian Displaced Scholars (VFA/UDS) to a distinguished group of scholars from war-distressed universities in east and southeastern Ukraine. Fellowship awards provide a semester or year of financial support to enable scholars to continue their research and teaching activities. The Visiting Scholars Program is made possible by grants to American Councils from the Carnegie Corporation of New York,… Read More
- Season’s Greetings and Happy New Year to all of our partners, volunteers, participants, and alumni. Your efforts in 2022 helped inspire us to support the academic and professional goals of over 200,000 people around the world! Enjoy this video holiday greeting from American Councils global staff highlighting just some of the achievements from 2022. {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/default/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/7dxBLKO2qVI.jpg?itok=XXkHgYrn","… Read More
- ESN:STT is focused on improving the classroom English knowledge and teaching skills of more than 15,000 secondary school English teachers throughout the Republic of Uzbekistan through intensive retraining and certification. The program aims to improve methodological and pedagogical standards through a cascade of teacher-to-teacher training. Under the guidance of Core Teacher Trainers, who participated in rigorous English language training delivered by the TESOL International… Read More
- On Thursday, December 8, American Councils for International Education was proud to present our 2022 Visionary Award in International Education to the Biberaj Foundation for their important support of the Master’s and Internship Program (MIP) Graduate Fellowships. The award honors organizations or individuals that make significant contributions and an extraordinary commitment to international education. Like the Biberaj Foundation, award winners serve as an inspiration to our community by… Read More
- The Judith Ehm Foundation Fellowships support highly motivated and deserving individuals who have completed at least one year of Korean language study (or the equivalent) and plan to participate in American Councils’ new Korean Intensive Summer Language Program (KISLP), hosted by Chungbuk National University. Applicants should demonstrate the academic and personal qualities necessary to succeed on, and benefit from, the program. Applicants will also demonstrate a strong commitment to the study… Read More
- One of the ways UBL builds lasting partnerships between emerging leaders from Uzbekistan and the United States is through reciprocal projects. This September, UBL administered two reciprocal exchange projects in Uzbekistan that brought U.S. business leaders to inspire new ideas among Uzbek entrepreneurs.Chocolate DiplomacyAmanda Wright, a chocolatier and co-founder of A519 Chocolates, visited Tashkent to collaborate with UBL participant Mariya Portnova on a project titled “Chocolate Academy in… Read More
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