- With support from the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, alumni of the Ukrainian Public Diplomacy Enhancement Program (UPDEP) continued their professional examination of public diplomacy while attending the University of Southern California Center of Public Diplomacy’s (USC CPD) annual Summer Institute at the Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism. The two-week program brought together UPDEP alumni Iryna Borovets (Director General for Public Diplomacy and… Read More
- The participants were part of the University Capacity Building Program (UCBP), funded by the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi and administered by American Councils for International Education, a one-year initiative to build entrepreneurial networks among Georgia’s higher education institutions and identify practices from the United States that connect research to business with the goal of increasing innovation and economic growth. The goal of the University Capacity Building Program is to foster an… Read More
- American Councils for International Education is pleased to announce that the Department of State approved an agreement with Graduate School USA (GSUSA) resulting in American Councils assuming administration of the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), the U.S. Department of State's premier professional exchange program. Effective January 1, 2022, American Councils welcomed the team from the International Institute of GSUSA and proudly joined the IVLP network as one of the eight… Read More
- The Ukrainian Public Diplomacy Enhancement Program (UPDEP) aims to institutionalize capacity development at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and prepare Ukrainian diplomats and civil servants to exercise public diplomacy functions during their government service. UPDEP allows beneficiaries, including the Hennadiy Udovenko Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Institute, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Public Diplomacy Division, to move in a coordinated way to… Read More
- While in-person travel to the United States remains on hold, 25 Fellows came together for the 2021 UBL Launch Workshop, featuring three U.S. trainers and entrepreneurs leading sessions on innovation, entrepreneurship, networking, and leadership.Over three days of training, a group of UBL fellows from ten cities across Uzbekistan focused on topics such as customer development, design thinking, virtual reality applications in business, and forecasting. Leveraging the opportunity offered… Read More
- Washington, D.C. - The United States Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has awarded a cooperative agreement to American Councils and its consortium partners (the American Council of Young Political Leaders, the International City/County Management Association, University of Montana’s Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center) $4.2 million to manage the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Professional Fellows Program (YSEALI PFP). YSEALI PFP will offer 200… Read More
- Editor's note: This event in Uzbekistan was held before any cases of COVID-19 were documented in the country and prior to recommendations to practice social distancing and limit group gatherings. TASHKENT, Uzebkistan—US and Uzbek officials celebrated the official launch ceremony of the English Speaking Nation: Secondary Teacher Training program on March 9 at the Lotte Palace Hotel in downtown Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The English… Read More
- American Councils hosted a successful silent auction and open house last week, raising more than $28,000, which will be used to provide scholarships to diligent students studying the culture and language of Taiwan. The 8th annual event, presented in partnership with the Taipei Economic Cultural Representative Office in the U.S. (TECRO), was hosted at AC headquarters in DC. Following this year's theme, A Taste of Taiwan, the evening included traditional food, drinks… Read More
- WASHINGTON, DC — US Ambassador Pamela Spratlen and Deputy Justice Minister Akbar Tashkulov officially welcomed American Councils for International Education to Uzbekistan yesterday. The US Department of State announced that American Councils is the first nongovernmental organization (NGO) to be registered in Uzbekistan in 15 years. This announcement was formalized when Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the White House earlier this summer.The new partnership between… Read More
- American Councils has signed on to support a master’s degree fellowship for Albanian professionals, the sponsoring organizations announced on Saturday. The Master’s and Internship Program, first established by Albanian-American Development Foundation (AADF) in 2016, is a merit-based opportunity for Albanians to earn master’s level degrees at accredited US universities. The fellowship is open to Albanian residents who are expected to demonstrate professional aptitude and leadership potential in… Read More
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