- At a May workshop in Zanzibar, Tanzania, 30 alumni of the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program from five countries in sub-Saharan Africa explored topics on community project design and management. The workshop, which was organized by American Councils in conjunction with Iowa Resource for International Service (IRIS), was sponsored by the US Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. IRIS is an implementing partner of the YES Program.YES program alumni… Read More
- In May, American Councils Moldova signed a collaborative agreement with the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Moldova to coordinate on educational exchanges and programs. The agreement outlines that the Ministry of Education will assist in the following areas: promotion of educational development programs administered by American Councils on national and local levels; recognition of teaching certificates issued by the American Language Center; and endorsement of articles published in "… Read More
- In late March, US Ambassador to Moldova William H. Moser invited English Access Microscholarship Program students to join him for an annual afternoon of tea and discussion. The 16 students were selected from an essay competition, with four winners chosen from each of the following program sites: Bender, Ialoveni, Orhe, and Str eni. Five program teachers and four teaching assistants also accompanied the students. At the afternoon tea, each of the site groups presented handmade gifts to… Read More
- Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program alumna Hasmik Asatrian-Azoyan '96 credits her experience in the US as a large factor in her success today. Almost 20 years after completing the FLEX program, Hasmik is now a leader in her community who received Armenia's Young Businesswoman of the Year award from the Armenian Prime Minister, Tigran Sargsyan in April 2013.Although her experiences in the US broadened her horizons, they also made Hasmik more proud of her own community, as she was inspired her… Read More
- Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) alumni in Dushanbe, Tajikistan were inspired to throw a New Year's party for 319 remarkable children at the Hissor School for Children with Disabilities. The alumni first met the children last fall, when they volunteered to teach English at the school, a large facility for disabled children in the Dushanbe area. With the New Year fast approaching, they were determined to make the children's holiday special! The FLEX alumni community wanted a real celebration,… Read More
- American Councils, in partnership with Ankara University and the Turkish and Foreign Languages Research and Application Center (T MER), hosted its second opening reception ceremony for the Turkish Flagship Center. At the opening, Dr. M. Ertan G kmen, Associate Professor of Korean at Ankara University and T MER Director, and Dr. Patricia Zody, Flagship Program Manager at American Councils, exchanged brief speeches expressing appreciation for the partnership between Ankara University and… Read More
- Senior ECA Advisor and two-time Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan greeted 17 teachers from China and Egypt at American Councils this July. The Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) exchange teachers were in Washington, D.C. for a 10-day orientation program designed to prepare them for a yearlong teaching experience in the USMs. Kwan, a five-time figure skating world champion and previously a State Department Public Diplomacy Envoy, noted similarities between her experiences working with… Read More
- American Councils' President, Dr. Dan E. Davidson, was recently invited to participate in an ongoing video series of interviews with leaders in the nonprofit community called INSIGHT. The series, hosted by media personality Mark Oppenheim, seeks to offer "insights" for its audiences on a broad range of social issues confronting Americans today. Dr. Davidson's interview focused on the growing importance of international education and cultural immersion for Americans looking to succeed in an… Read More
- Two leading universities in the fields of business and economics recently honored the contributions of the US-Central Asia Education Foundation (US-CAEF) and its fellows during graduation ceremonies marking the 20th anniversaries of the schools. The class of 2013 is the third graduating class of US-CAEF Enterprise Fellows, and American Councils administers the scholarship program on behalf of US-CAEF. KIMEP University (KIMEP) in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and the American University of Central Asia (… Read More
- "Come and visit sometime!" "Oh, we'd love to!" A common exchange of pleasantries between new friends made while traveling, but one that isn't often followed through. For one group of Open World delegates from Serbia, an invitation to visit was not just a pleasantry. They meant it. They wanted their new American friends to see Serbia for themselves and to experience its hospitality first-hand. And the Hall family was happy to oblige. In November 2012, a group of five Open World delegates… Read More
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