- When Jelena Jevtic first heard about the UN Youth Assembly, she wasn't sure if she should apply.But she did. She will be one of more than 1,000 students from around the world involved in the prestigious gathering next month in New York City.Born in Serbia, Jelena is a senior at Bluefield State College in West Virginia, where as the student government association president she has spearheaded the celebration of UN Day, International Women's Day, as well as the first-ever recycling initiatives on… Read More
- KYIV This year's Top 30 Under 30 Ukrainian Leaders includes politicians, entrepreneurs, athletes, and two Future Leaders Exchange Program alumni. The Kyiv Post announced their second annual 30 under 30 list this week, recognizing the brightest, young leaders in the country. The inaugural winners selected this year's honorees, a group which included Rimma El Joueidi, FLEX class of 2007, and Roman Tychkivsky, FLEX class of 2005. Last year, El Joueidi co-founded Teach for Ukraine, which… Read More
- WASHINGTON DC A US-CAEF alumnus accepted an award this week for a project that could revolutionize healthcare in Italy. Ulukbek Abdubaliev, a 2015 fellow in the US-Central Asia Education Foundation Enterprise Student Fellowship Program, is part of the team that won the Smart Civis competition. The contest is hosted by the nonprofit, The Common Good, and is open to students at Italian universities. The Kyrgyzstan native entered while he was on an Erasmus exchange semester in Milan through his… Read More
- Friends, partners, and colleagues joined us to celebrate Dr. Dan E. Davidson's legacy in international education by raising money for scholarships. President Lorne Craner and Trustees of American Councils for International Education were pleased to host our partners and friends at the Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C. on November 8th to celebrate American Councils' President Emeritus Dr. Dan E. Davidson's 45-year legacy of expanding US engagement in international education and academic… 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
- On August 10th, American Councils for International Education was pleased to collaborate with the Global Taiwan Institute on the most recent installment of their biweekly public seminar series. The Global Taiwan Institute is a policy incubator dedicated to ideas that enhance US-Taiwan relations and engages Taiwan in its own right. The seminar, "Boosting Human Capital for US-Taiwan Policy," discussed US-Taiwan public diplomacy efforts and highlighted the value of educational and cultural… Read More
- American Councils for International Education and Holding Kasipkor have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the implementation of an advanced system of vocational and technical training in the Republic of Kazakhstan. American Councils and Kasipkor will collaborate in several areas, including: introducing new vocational-technical training models into state colleges in Kazakhstan training faculty in advanced teaching and methodology implementing a system-… Read More
- ANKARA, TURKEY— American Councils announced the opening of its new Turkish Overseas Flagship Center in Ankara, Turkey. The new Flagship Center is located within the Yenişehir branch of TÖMER , Ankara University's Turkish and Foreign Languages Research and Application Center. American Councils Managing Director for Overseas Language Flagship Programs, Victor Frank, PhD, was joined by M. Ertan Gokmen, PhD, in a ceremony to mark the opening of the Flagship venue. Dr. Gokmen is an associate… Read More
- Kevin Reiling, American Councils' Regional Coordinator for Belarus and Lithuania, was invited to participate on a popular Belarusian television program, Two vs. Two (in Belarusian, "Dva na dva"). The program, which aired on Belsat TV on Saturday, October 6, 2012, explored reasons why many Belarusian students choose to study abroad, as well as what they gain from studying at universities outside of their home country. The program reached an estimated Belarusian audience of one million viewers… Read More
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