- In collaboration with the U.S. Department of State, Public Affairs Sections of U.S. embassies, foreign ministries, and leading experts, American Councils for International Education promotes worldwide media literacy efforts for students, alumni, educators, and journalists across the world through the Media Literacy Program (MLP). MLP creates customized, field-tested curricula, catering to the needs of various stakeholders while offering both virtual and in-person learning experiences. These… Read More
- To advance learning on the best ways to design and conduct alumni programming, American Councils conducted research in response to the following question from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ (ECA) 2020 learning agenda: What are the most effective ways to foster the creation and sustainment of networks that lead to collaboration among alumni, beneficiaries, and institutions? Through interviews and working group discussions, an… 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
- 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
- Korean Intensive Summer Language Program (KISLP) KISLP provides motivated students of Korean with the linguistic, cultural, and historical knowledge necessary to make language proficiency gains through a combination of intensive study and immersion in local Korean society and culture. Students will have the opportunity to live on the Chungbuk National University (CBNU) campus, engage in varied cultural activities, and connect with local South Korean families and peers. Each U.S.… 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
- In the Institute for International Education’s 2020 report, data shows students who identify as having Hispanic or Latinx identities make up only 10.6% of all U.S. study abroad participants. As American Councils and CoDEI continue to work towards greater access to study abroad programs for underrepresented students, we want to highlight the voices and experiences Hispanic and Latinx students and celebrate how their identities and cross-cultural overseas experiences have shaped their personal… Read More
- Karenna was born and raised in Fairfax, VA to a tri-lingual household. They spent their summers visiting family in Colombia and Turkey, which led to an interest in security studies. Growing up in a multicultural home, Karenna’s family primarily spoke English. It was not until college that Karenna had the opportunity to connect more with their language heritage at the University of Pittsburgh where they majored in Political Science and English but minored in Turkish while completing certificates… Read More
- Olga Chyzhova, a 2005 FLEX alumna, is one of the exceptional people creating lasting change in her community despite the ongoing conflict as the founder of the Angels of Freedom project. Chernihiv, Ukraine, is roughly 88 miles north of Kyiv in an area that saw significant destruction during the first months of the war. Russian shelling, bombing, and airstrikes left 27 out of the 34 schools in Chernihiv either damaged or destroyed. Olga and the Angels of Freedom project dedicated their mission… Read More
- Prospective students are encouraged to apply for language and culture programs in the following locations: Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program (RLASP) One of the longest-running and most respected Russian language and cultural immersion programs, RLASP combines intensive classroom instruction with a wide range of extracurricular activities, including internships and community service, regional field studies, conversation partners, and discussion groups with local… Read More
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