- Washington, D.C. - The United States Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has awarded a cooperative agreement to American Councils and its consortium partners (the American Council of Young Political Leaders, the International City/County Management Association, University of Montana’s Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center) $4.2 million to manage the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Professional Fellows Program (YSEALI PFP). YSEALI PFP will offer 200… Read More
- The distance between two research institutions in Kazakhstan and Pennsylvania is nearly 10,000 kilometers, but that hasn’t stopped students and faculty from building a close international partnership. Since 2019, a top-ranked higher education institution in Kazakhstan, S. Seifullin Agro Technical University (KazATU), has connected its students and faculty with their counterparts at Pennsylvania State University. Both institutions prioritize the role of a global perspective in higher… Read More
- The 2020 National Examinations in World Languages (NEWL) for Arabic, Korean, Portuguese, and Russian have been postponed until May. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, American Councils has shifted NEWL to an at-home administration in order to provide high school students the opportunity to demonstrate their foreign language knowledge and skills. American Councils staff are modifying the administration format in two ways. First, the examinations will be shortened in total length.… Read More
- Editor's note: Looking for a way to spend your leap day? We recommend spending this bonus day enjoying one of the books from our Black History Month staff reading list. These books are all written by black authors and recommended by at least one AC staff member. Those with multiple recommendations are listed as our top reads, and both lists below are sorted alphabetically by title. Happy reading! AC's Top Reads "Americanah" By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Teaser: Ifemelu… Read More
- American Councils welcomed a crowd to its DC headquarters last week for the 9th annual silent auction, which garnered support for scholarships for bright, international scholars. The annual fundraiser focuses on a region of the world where American Councils operates and, this year, programs in Albania and Kosovo took center stage. Dignitaries from both countries addressed the VIP reception, which was officiated by AC board of trustees’ member, Gazmend Gjonbalaj. In his opening address, Mr… Read More
- WASHINGTON—The US Department of State will provide $4 million to continue the US-Central Asia Education Foundation (US-CAEF) Enterprise Student Fellowship, a prestigious scholarship enabling students throughout Central Asia to complete undergraduate degrees in business and economics at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The State Department’s award includes funding for 15 students who began their studies at AUCA in September 2019, and will support 75… Read More
- Editor's note: In 1996, Thomas Burns decided to take his study of the Russian language to the next level by spending a semester in St. Petersburg and what is now the Russian Language and Area Studies Program. Since then, he's lived and worked in several other countries while building his career as a visual storyteller. Today, he is based in Tbilisi, Georgia. Why did you decide to study abroad in Russia? I had been studying Russian at college in the US, but I just wasn’t… Read More
- Editor’s Note: October 10 is World Mental Health Day. We asked Ms. Huang, program manager for the Chinese Overseas Flagship Program, to talk about the positive impact mindfulness can have, particularly during study abroad experiences. What’s the first image that comes to mind when you hear the word ‘mindfulness’? Is it an idyllic scene of Bohemians in long skirts frolicking across a green field? Or, do you perhaps see a young monk serenely sitting within a Buddhist temple in lotus pose?… Read More
- WASHINGTON—In celebration of National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day, aptly named for the atomic weight of element number one, hydrogen, American Councils for International Education is pleased to announce the inaugural recipient of the Robert Rose Education Award in Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology, Mr. Zachary Batts, a master’s degree student in chemical engineering at Purdue University. Through the Rose Award, Mr. Batts will complete a nine-month residency on hydrogen safety research at the… Read More
- Editor’s note: Anastasiya Gulak is a program assistant for Open World who grew up speaking Ukrainian and Russian. She later studied English and French and has maintained her skills in all four languages. She has worked as an interpreter, volunteered as a translator for refugees and students, and continues to seek out opportunities to hone her skills. She offered her tips for studying, learning, and maintaining a second (or third, or fourth) language. My love for foreign languages … Read More
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