- The U.S. Department of State's EducationUSA program is a preeminent tool for effectively communicating U.S. values and offering educational opportunities to students abroad. With a vast global network of 430 educational advising centers across 175 countries, EducationUSA collaborates with prospective international students to promote U.S. higher education abroad. Through 30 EducationUSA centers operated by American Councils across Europe and Asia, thousands of students gain access to… Read More
- American Councils for International Education is grateful to announce the signing of a new partnership between the Kosovo American Education Fund (KAEF) and Meridian Express. In a sign of a joint commitment to advancing the development of Kosova through education, Meridian Express and the Kosovo American Education Fund (KAEF) have solidified their partnership by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The agreement pledges financial support of EUR 25,000 to KAEF over the next five years.… Read More
- 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
- 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
- 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
- American Councils is pleased to announce the inaugural cohort of Visiting Fellowship Awards for Ukrainian Displaced Scholars (VFA/UDS) to a distinguished group of scholars from war-distressed universities in east and southeastern Ukraine. Fellowship awards provide a semester or year of financial support to enable scholars to continue their research and teaching activities. The Visiting Scholars Program is made possible by grants to American Councils from the Carnegie Corporation of New York,… 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
- Three American foundations, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Richard Lounsbery Foundation, and The Stirling Foundation have awarded grants to American Councils for International Education to create a Ukrainian Visiting Scholars Program (VSP). The program will support displaced Ukrainian university faculty and researchers whose work has been disrupted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and continuing violence. The VSP allows affected scholars and teachers from Ukraine to resume their work in… 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
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