- 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
- American Councils was recently awarded a grant from the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe and U.S. Department of State to support the Tajikistan Ministry of Education and Science in strengthening English language teaching practices. The Tajikistan Secondary School English Teachers Professional Development Program (TSSET), implemented by American Councils in close collaboration with English Without Borders, will support the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe’s efforts to reform and improve English instruction and… Read More
- ESN:STT is focused on improving the classroom English knowledge and teaching skills of more than 15,000 secondary school English teachers throughout the Republic of Uzbekistan through intensive retraining and certification. The program aims to improve methodological and pedagogical standards through a cascade of teacher-to-teacher training. Under the guidance of Core Teacher Trainers, who participated in rigorous English language training delivered by the TESOL International… Read More
- On November 4-5, U.S.-Central Asia University Partnerships Program (UniCEN) hosted a Sustainability and Grant Writing Workshop in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Professor Khanjan Mehta, Vice Provost for Creative Inquiry at Lehigh University and Dr. Woden Teachout, a Leadership & Public Policy Professor at Union Institute and University facilitated the workshop. Both Dr. Teachout and Vice Provost Mehta have extensive careers in higher education programming, international project design and approach,… 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
- 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
- The Central Asia Academic Writing Workshop is one of several ongoing initiatives under the Central Asia University Partnership Program (UniCEN) platform. UniCEN was launched in 2018 as a regional public affairs and higher education initiative to enhance and promote partnership between higher education institutions in the United States and Central Asian republics (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan). Since its inception, UniCEN has cultivated over 70 collaborative university-to-… Read More
- Supported by the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan and implemented by American Councils for International Education, the ESN:STT program is professionally re-training and certifying over 15,000 English language teachers within the Ministry of Public Education in all 14 regions of Uzbekistan. The Regional TESOL Conference serves as the culmination of the ESN:STT program and has brought together 524 educators from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan as well as over 20 other… Read More
- Over 75 representatives from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and the United States put forward approaches and solutions to tackle issues around clean water and sanitation, affordable and clean energy, decent work and economic growth, responsible consumption and production, and climate action across Central Asia. UniCEN partners presented best practices for building makerspaces, nurturing startup ecosystems, partnering with industry, and introducing curriculum for industrial… Read More
- “USAID is proud to support the Government of Uzbekistan in developing its human capital potential, ensuring that the country's youth population is prepared to succeed in the workforce,” USAID/Uzbekistan Mission Director Mikaela Meredith stated. The new activity started in January 2022, and will equip youth in Grades 8-11 with the necessary skills to enter Uzbekistan's economy as competent employees or entrepreneurs. The activity will target in-school and afterschool students to ensure a… Read More
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