- TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN (November 13, 2020) – In early 2021, the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent in cooperation with American Councils for International Education (American Councils), will launch the “American Window” initiative throughout the Republic of Uzbekistan. The initiative will provide the communities where Windows are located with modern resource libraries and dynamic conference spaces and will offer electronic and paper-based books, a diverse array of educational and cultural resources in… 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
- Editor’s note: Abigail Goodman is from Wyckoff, New Jersey and in the summer of 2018, Dushanbe, Tajikistan became her second home. That experience on the National Security Language Initiative for Youth program inspired her to open a children's library in Tajikistan, which led to an invitation to present at an international conference. She is currently a high school senior with plans to study international relations in college. You are a high school student who spent the last year… Read More
- WASHINGTON – American Councils for International Education has selected the five US universities that will spend this year working with higher education institutions in Kazakhstan to build partnerships and support internationalization efforts in both countries. American Councils awarded grants to the five US schools this spring, the culmination of the US-Kazakhstan University Coaching program, which is a two-year initiative supported and funded by the US Embassy in Astana to… Read More
- Hello! I’m Isabella, and I’m very excited to tell you all about my very busy past semester as a participant on the American Councils Russian Overseas Flagship Program, hosted at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU) in Almaty, Kazakhstan! I’ve been studying Russian since I was a freshman in college. When I started, I did not think that it would turn into anything very serious. But since then, I have not stopped, and I’m always looking for new ways I can use my Russian. I am really… Read More
- Editor's note: From our most junior level staffers to our president, our global staff has a lot of knowledge about exchange to share. This month, we asked them to share some of their best advice, based on their studies, work experience, and their time working at American Councils. For this piece, we asked: What is your best advice for someone going on an exchange program? 1. Be prepared to present [your] country's culture, do not hesitate to make new friends, have a good… Read More
- Editor's Note: US-CAEF provides funding for undergraduate study in business administration and economics through the Enterprise Student Fellowships. These two US-CAEF alumni have both worked on projects that encourage collaboration between countries and made a difference in the process. We chose to spotlight their work because American Councils supports collaboration in our increasingly interconnected world. You can read about more US-CAEF alumni working in a variety of fields in the… Read More
- When exchange program participants arrive in America, host families, new friends, and locals welcome them and guide them through the journey to understanding a new and unfamiliar place. For several exchange alumni each year, the roles are reversed when they lead a group of visitors through their home countries on American Councils Insider Tours. The annual trip provides an in-depth look at several countries in a featured region, including tours and tips from exchange alumni of programs… Read More
- ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN -- Representatives from higher education institutes in the United States and Kazakhstan met this month for a workshop, the latest event in a yearlong initiative to increase collaboration between universities. The workshop was hosted in Astana, Kazakhstan as part of the U.S.-Kazakhstan University Partnership Coaching Program. It was funded by the U.S. Embassy in Astana and administered by American Councils for International Education. The 12-month coaching program, which… Read More
- NEW YORK CITY -- American Councils for International Education received presidential praise at the recent US-Uzbekistan Business Forum. During his keynote address, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev noted his desire for collaboration between American Councils, the Uzbek Ministry of Higher Education, and the Uzbek Chamber of Commerce and Industry. President Mirziyoyev said he looked forward to the growth of internship programs, student and faculty exchanges, Uzbek language study, business… Read More
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