- The Central Asia University Partnerships Program (UniCEN) successfully conducted its inaugural capacity-building workshop in Tajikistan on June 15 and 16, 2023. This training program aimed to bolster the internationalization efforts of Tajik universities and enhance the abilities of Tajik educators to initiate, develop, and execute international collaborative projects. It also fostered institutional ties and cooperation between higher education institutions (HEIs) in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.A… Read More
- American Councils for International Education is excited to announce the launch of its newest study abroad program, the Korean Intensive Summer Language Program (KISLP), and introduce the inaugural KISLP cohort of 16 students. KISLP provides students from the U.S. with the linguistic, cultural, and historical knowledge necessary to gain language proficiency through intensive study and immersion in local Korean society and culture. Students live on the Chungbuk National University (CBNU) campus… Read More
- Last week, American Councils said goodbye to six exceptional leaders from the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). This extraordinary group of teacher trainers from India traveled across the U.S. for three weeks as part of their IVLP project, “Designing and Implementing Professional Development Programs for K-12 Teachers.”While in the U.S., the cohort traveled to Washington, DC, Massachusetts, Vermont, California, Missouri, and North Carolina, exchanging ideas with locals on topics… Read More
- In Samarkand and Tashkent, Uzbekistan, the U.S.-Central Asia University Partnerships Program (UniCEN) hosted two capacity-building workshops for university administrators, researchers, and faculty members from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. The key objectives of these workshops were to enhance the research capacity of Central Asian faculties and to promote interdisciplinary and regional cooperation. The agenda of these intensive workshops combined… Read More
- American Councils is proud to announce that it will administer a new program in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The C5+ONE (Opening Networks Through English) program, sponsored by the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, will be administered by American Councils’ regional offices across Central Asia.C5+ONE is a regional English language training program that will engage entry and mid-level employees in the government… 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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