- 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
- Editor’s note: Abigail Goodman is from Wyckoff, New Jersey and in the summer of 2018, Dushanbe, Tajikistan became her second home. That experience on the National Security Language Initiative for Youth program inspired her to open a children's library in Tajikistan, which led to an invitation to present at an international conference. She is currently a high school senior with plans to study international relations in college.You are a high school student who spent the last year working to… Read More
- Editor's note: From our most junior level staffers to our president, our global staff has a lot of knowledge about exchange to share. This month, we asked them to share some of their best advice, based on their studies, work experience, and their time working at American Councils. For this piece, we asked: What is your best advice for someone going on an exchange program? 1. Be prepared to present [your] country's culture, do not hesitate to make new friends, have a good… Read More
- Editor's Note: US-CAEF provides funding for undergraduate study in business administration and economics through the Enterprise Student Fellowships. These two US-CAEF alumni have both worked on projects that encourage collaboration between countries and made a difference in the process. We chose to spotlight their work because American Councils supports collaboration in our increasingly interconnected world. You can read about more US-CAEF alumni working in a variety of fields in the… 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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