- 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
- 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.
- Senior ECA Advisor and two-time Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan greeted 17 teachers from China and Egypt at American Councils this July. The Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) exchange teachers were in Washington, D.C. for a 10-day orientation program designed to prepare them for a yearlong teaching experience in the USMs. Kwan, a five-time figure skating world champion and previously a State Department Public Diplomacy Envoy, noted similarities between her experiences working with… Read More
- 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
- American Councils celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program which is responsible for bringing over 22,000 international high school students to study in the US American Councils marked the occasion by hosting a reception on Capitol Hill with Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Ann Stock. Attending the celebration in the Longworth House Office were 180 students, alumni, host families, and NGO-partners as well as members… Read More
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