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  • AC Moldova Launches Leadership Academy for Teenagers
    On June 16, American Councils Moldova initiated a new edition of the Summer Leadership Academy, a project that aims to engage teenagers in challenging and progress-driven activities, while also allowing them to practice their English language skills in a non-academic environment. Over the course of four weeks, 21 teenagers will be engaged in a leadership course developed by Ad Astra that will help them grow personally and professionally through three phases: Explore, Experiment, and Connect.… Read More
  • AMERICAN COUNCILS INVITES US FAMILIES TO HOST INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE STUDENTS ON US SCHOLARSHIPS
    June 23, 2014, Washington, D.C. American Councils for International Education, an international nonprofit with 40 years of experience in international education, is now inviting American families to host international high school exchange students for the 2014-2015 school year.American Councils welcomes all types of families interested in hosting an exchange student. Our host families are as varied as the US population itself, from single parents to couples without children, military families,… Read More
  • MISiS Magazine Interviews AC President Dan E. Davidson
    American Councils President Dan E. Davidson was recently interviewed by the official National University of Science and Technology (NUST MISiS) magazine on the importance of learning Russian as a foreign language. Click here to read his interview ( in Russian).
  • AC President Dan E. Davidson Presents to University Officials in Russia
    American Councils President Dan E. Davidson was a guest-speaker at the Global University Summit Opening on "The Global University as Premier Platform for Innovation: Striking a Balance between Basic and Applied Science," hosted by the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) on April 24-25, 2014. Dr.Davidson spoke at the first plenary session alongside Russia's Deputy Minister of Education and Science, and four Rectors of Russia's leading research universities. Dr. Davidson… Read More
  • Program Alumni from 5 Countries in Africa Attend a Community Development Workshop in Tanzania
    At a May workshop in Zanzibar, Tanzania, 30 alumni of the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program from five countries in sub-Saharan Africa explored topics on community project design and management. The workshop, which was organized by American Councils in conjunction with Iowa Resource for International Service (IRIS), was sponsored by the US Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. IRIS is an implementing partner of the YES Program.YES program alumni… Read More
  • Moldova’s Ministry of Education and AC Establish Collaboration
    In May, American Councils Moldova signed a collaborative agreement with the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Moldova to coordinate on educational exchanges and programs. The agreement outlines that the Ministry of Education will assist in the following areas: promotion of educational development programs administered by American Councils on national and local levels; recognition of teaching certificates issued by the American Language Center; and endorsement of articles published in "… Read More
  • US-CAEF Publication Presents New Approaches to Business Education in Central Asia
    May 14, 2014, WASHINGTON, D.C. The US-Central Asia Education Foundation released Business Education in Central Asia: Best Practices in Integrative Study and Teaching, a collection of groundbreaking essays exploring innovative approaches to business education in Central Asia.Edited by Dr. Kathryn Nantz, Professor of Economics at Fairfield University, the volume contains 21 articles by faculty of KIMEP University in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) in Bishkek… Read More
  • US Ambassador to Moldova Invites Scholarship Students for Afternoon Tea
    In late March, US Ambassador to Moldova William H. Moser invited English Access Microscholarship Program students to join him for an annual afternoon of tea and discussion. The 16 students were selected from an essay competition, with four winners chosen from each of the following program sites: Bender, Ialoveni, Orhe, and Str eni. Five program teachers and four teaching assistants also accompanied the students. At the afternoon tea, each of the site groups presented handmade gifts to… Read More
  • New ARC Research Center Examines the Role of Language in Education and the Workplace
    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
  • FLEX Alumna Named Armenia's Businesswoman of the Year
    Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program alumna Hasmik Asatrian-Azoyan '96 credits her experience in the US as a large factor in her success today. Almost 20 years after completing the FLEX program, Hasmik is now a leader in her community who received Armenia's Young Businesswoman of the Year award from the Armenian Prime Minister, Tigran Sargsyan in April 2013.Although her experiences in the US broadened her horizons, they also made Hasmik more proud of her own community, as she was inspired her… Read More