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  • International Visitor Leadership Program Brings Teacher Trainers from India to U.S.
    ​Last week, American Councils said goodbye to six exceptional leaders from the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). This extraordinary group of teacher trainers from India traveled across the U.S. for three weeks as part of their IVLP project, “Designing and Implementing Professional Development Programs for K-12 Teachers.” While in the U.S., the cohort traveled to Washington, DC, Massachusetts, Vermont, California, Missouri, and North Carolina, exchanging ideas with locals on… Read More
  • American Councils Celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
    ​Happy Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month from American Councils for International Education! Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month commemorates the culture, traditions, and history of Asian American and Pacific Islander people in the United States. Every May, American Councils takes extra time to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month by shining a light on AAPI experiences, perspectives, and contributions to the field of international education… Read More
  • UniCEN Hosts Capacity-Building Workshops in Uzbekistan
    In Samarkand and Tashkent, Uzbekistan, the U.S.-Central Asia University Partnerships Program (UniCEN) hosted two capacity-building workshops for university administrators, researchers, and faculty members from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. The key objectives of these workshops were to enhance the research capacity of Central Asian faculties and to promote interdisciplinary and regional cooperation.   The agenda of these intensive workshops combined… Read More
  • American Councils Announces Launch of C5+ONE Program
      American Councils is proud to announce that it will administer a new program in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The C5+ONE (Opening Networks Through English) program, sponsored by the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, will be administered by American Councils’ regional offices across Central Asia. C5+ONE is a regional English language training program that will engage entry and mid-level employees in the… Read More
  • U.S.-Kazakhstan University Partnership Program Organizes Workshop with University of Wisconsin-Madison
    On March 31 – April 1, the U.S.-Kazakhstan University Partnerships Program brought together 30 representatives of six Kazakhstan higher education institutions in Astana, Kazakhstan for a workshop led by University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) experts. UW-Madison shared their best practices and coached the Kazakhstan universities on university governance, financial planning, revenue generation and program administration. Kazakhstan universities used their time with UW-Madison to further… Read More
  • Ukrainian Business Leaders Program Completes U.S. Study Tour
    Through funding from the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, American Councils organized a Study Tour for the second cohort of the Ukrainian Business Leaders: Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship (UBL PIE) program. The Study Tour became the second and final part of the modified UBL PIE Program for the program finalists of 2022, who could not participate in the scheduled fellowship program due to Russia’s war on Ukraine. During orientation in Washington, D.C.,… Read More
  • American Councils Celebrates Arab American Heritage Month
      April is National Arab American Heritage Month, a celebration of the rich culture and immeasurable contributions of Arab Americans to the United States. Arab American Heritage Month is also an opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments of Arab American citizen diplomats engaged in international education, who bring their unique perspectives on culture, language, and identity while studying abroad. American Councils recognizes that Arab American students face significant barriers… Read More
  • Central Asian University Representatives Gather in Bishkek for UniCEN Internationalization Workshop
    On March 24-25, the Central Asia University Partnerships Program (UniCEN) Internationalization Workshop brought together over 40 Central Asian university representatives from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The distinguished delegation attended for the first time from five Turkmenistan higher education institutions, which marked a significant moment in the history of the UniCEN program and reflected the commitment to internationalization and cross-border… Read More
  • savED Presents “Education During the War: One Year of Russia’s Aggression Against Ukrainian Schools"
    On March 23, American Councils hosted “Education During the War: One Year of Russia’s Aggression Against Ukrainian Schools,” a presentation by savED, a Ukrainian international charitable foundation. savED was founded to restore and improve Ukrainian educational infrastructure destroyed by Russia’s unprovoked and brutal war. savED founders, Anna Novosad (the former Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine) and Ksana Nechyporenko were joined by Olenka Severenchuk, Head of the savED Charity… Read More
  • Diplomacy Across Continents: A Discussion with Ambassador Gvaram Khandamishvili
    Among the American Councils alumni community of over 100,000 people, there are many national leaders, members of parliament and ministers, ambassadors, and business executives. Ambassador Gvaram Khandamishvili, a Professional Fellows Program alumnus from Georgia, is one person leading the way in international development and diplomacy as Georgia’s newly appointed Ambassador to the Republic of Argentina. American Councils had the honor of speaking with Ambassador Khandamishvili about his career… Read More