- These 25 English Teacher Experts will join seven locally embedded American Teacher Coaches in conducting a 108-hour English language training for over 420 Uzbekistan secondary school English teachers. The objective of the 18-day training is to help Uzbekistani English teachers refine their English speaking, writing, listening, and presentation skills. The 25 English Teacher Experts will conduct seven concurrent trainings in Andijan, Namangan, Samarkand, Termez, Qarshi, Bukhara, and Urgench… Read More
- TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN (June 14, 2021) – From June 14-26, 2021, six instructors from Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL International) will deliver 60 hours of training to 93 Core Teacher Trainers (CTs) who were selected through an open merit-based competition, as part of the English Speaking Nation: Secondary Teacher Training Program (ESN:STT). In November 2019, the Public Affairs Section of the United States Embassy in Uzbekistan, in partnership with the Uzbekistan… 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, an array of educational and cultural resources in English,… Read More
- The English Speaking Nation: Coaches Program (ESN:CP) seeks to strengthen secondary school teachers’ pedagogical and classroom English skills in the Republic of Uzbekistan. ESN:CP will place U.S. educators in year-long placements in five regions in Uzbekistan. Coaches will teach English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and conduct professional development activities including mentoring for in-service EFL teachers and teacher-leaders. Join this exciting initiative by applying to become an ESN Coach… Read More
- The English Speaking Nation: Secondary Teacher Training (ESN:STT) program seeks to strengthen Uzbekistan’s secondary school teachers’ classroom English skills, while also providing the selected teachers the opportunity to learn about student-centered pedagogical methods. Uzbekistan’s secondary school teachers may apply to participate in the ESN program as Core Teacher Trainers (CTs) or Regional Peer Mentor-Teachers (RPMs). Selected teachers will participate in trainings during the program and… 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 education.… Read More
- American Councils for International Education provides university instructors from Uzbekistan with professional development through a four-month academic enrichment program in the United States.The Faculty Enrichment Program (FEP) is a visiting scholar program that was launched in Uzbekistan to enhance the pedagogical skills and professional disciplinary expertise of faculty members. While on the FEP, fellows will engage in curriculum development, explore alternative teaching methodologies… 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
- American Councils runs EducationUSA advising centers in 17 locations in Eurasia and Central Asia. These centers provide advising services, orientation, and information on opportunities for foreign students and scholars to study at American colleges and universities; the purpose of which is to increase student mobility between the United States and other countries by providing support to the worldwide EducationUSA network of advising centers.Stateside, American Councils provides support to U.S.… 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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