- American Councils’ Board of Trustees announced that for the annual End-of-Year fundraising campaign they will match dollar for dollar donations received up to $10,000. Our goal is to raise at least $20,000 to support the Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship Fund that provides financial assistance to students from traditionally underserved segments of the US to study abroad. In her letter announcing the match, Trustee Alicia S. Ritchie wrote of this moment “as an opportunity to reaffirm our… Read More
- 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
- Editor’s Note: Besa Luci has kept busy since she was a KAEF fellow at the University of Missouri. After graduating with a master’s degree in Journalism and Magazine Writing, Luci co-founded Kosovo 2.0, an independent media organization, that sheds light on issues of injustice, discrimination, human rights, and current affairs in the country and the world. Initially launched as Kosovo’s first blogging platform, K2.0 grew to become an established media outlet with an ever-growing audience.… Read More
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund and the American Councils for International Education (“ACIE”), along with its partner organizations, the American Institute for Foreign Study (“AIFS”) Foundation and the International Education and Resource Network (“iEARN-USA”), today announced that ACIE, AIFS, and iEARN-USA would be providing a seed grant of $300,000 to help establish the Sabika for Peace Foundation, a nonprofit organization formed in memory of… Read More
- Editor's note: Hana Bacaj completed her master's degree in economic development at Vanderbilt University through the Kosovo American Education Fund. She also completed a graduate certificate in women's and gender studies. During her studies, she was the recipient of numerous awards, including the William Edward Ferguson, Jr. Award and the Outstanding Student Award. Why did you choose to study economic development and what made you want to apply to KAEF? I have always dreamt of being… Read More
- The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a $150,000 grant to American Councils for International Education for the American Councils Research Center (ARC), a division that provides research and data on language learning and language use in education and in the workplace. The Mellon grant will support implementation of the next phase of a multi-year effort by America’s Languages Working Group to realize the vision of the America’s Languages report, the result of a Congressionally-requested… Read More
- WASHINGTON—As the cities, states, and countries where American Councils operates begin to reopen, the senior leadership team continues to prioritize the safety of our participants, partners, and staff worldwide. While the coronavirus pandemic has fundamentally changed our work, American Councils remains committed to continuing to deliver the highest quality programming throughout its global network. Difficult times like these highlight the need to continue to provide access to international… Read More
- Editor's note: We are so thankful that in the midst of so much change, our alumni and participants have been a constant source of encouragement with their hard work and community efforts. As part of our celebration of virtual volunteerism and Giving Tuesday Now, we've rounded up a few of the alumni from AC-administered programs who are working to combat COVID-19. Dr. Valentyna Goloborodko is a Future Leaders Exchange alumna from Ukraine, who went on exchange in the early ‘… 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: In 2019, out of 1,020 Open World participants, 321 came from Ukraine. Among them is Tetiana Skaprovska, a member of an Open World Ukrainian delegation that came to the US on a program focused on media literacy education. Ms. Skaprovska shared some of her impressions with us about Open World and the US. My journey began at American Councils’ office in Kyiv, where my fellow Open World participants and I attended a pre-departure orientation to prepare for our 10-day… Read More
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