- Story adapted from African Languages Initiative (AFLI) Student Jacqueline Rojas, Florida State University We arrived at the Belgian NGO APOPO laboratory in Eduardo Mondlane University's College of Veterinary Medicine in Maputo, Mozambique, and were introduced to Galinha, Henry, and Tariq African pouched rats the size of small dogs who are being trained in laboratories by APOPO to be HERO rats in locations such as Maputo. Rats like Galinha, Henry, and Tariq were initially used as mine-… Read More
- The Kosovo American Education Fund (KAEF) celebrates its tenth anniversary as well as the arrival of its newest class of seven graduate fellows. This group of select students from Kosovo will begin their studies in some of the country's most prestigious university graduate programs. Over the last ten years, KAEF has awarded 64 merit-based scholarships to Kosovar students who have distinguished themselves with high academic achievement and who have returned to Kosovo after their graduate studies… Read More
- YES Exchange alum Moiz Rehan is helping young students in Pakistan's rural area of Pallandri a small town in the province of Kashmir learn English. Moiz, who studied in the US and lived with an American host family as a part of the YES program in the 2012-2013 academic year, is also a member alum of the Workshop for Youth Leaders in Teaching English (WYLTE), an enhancement opportunity offered to select students and is sponsored by the US Department of State's Bureau of Educational and… Read More
- Since returning to Kenya, YES program alumnus Mwalimu William Karisa ('12) has become an adovocate for positive change on several development service projects in his home community.While on the YES program, Mwalimu lived with a host family and attended high school in Blue Grass, Iowa, where he learned about American society and values, developed leadership skills, and helped educate Americans about his country and culture.During his time in the US, he began "looking at the differences that we… Read More
- As a part of a sister school exchange, Chinese students from No. 6 Middle School in Yichang, China visited Sonoran Trails Middle School in Cave Creek, Arizona, with the support from the Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP).While in the U.S, the students spent several days in Arizona, where they visited the Grand Canyon, attended a rodeo, and shadowed their sister school peers.Chinese students noticed several differences in student life between the two countries. The trip's organizer,… Read More
- This July, six Japanese students and an educator from Tokyo's Keio SFC High School traveled to Washington, D.C. for a two-week exchange, where they lived with host families, as part of the TOMODACHI US Japan Youth Exchange Program. While in the US, the Japanese students were joined by six high school students from Washington, D.C. public schools. In November, the D.C. group of students will travel to Tokyo and to the Tohoku region, which was devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.… Read More
- The Young Professionals Network, an initiative of the Eurasia Foundation (EF), selected staff member Olivia Goldstein, Program Associate for Innovation and Capacity Building at American Councils, as a member of the 2014-15 cohort. The program identifies young professionals who share EF's commitment to international engagement and the expansion of economic and social opportunities for all citizens in the Eurasia region. The program identifies young professionals who share EF's commitment to… Read More
- On June 16, American Councils Moldova initiated a new edition of the Summer Leadership Academy, a project that aims to engage teenagers in challenging and progress-driven activities, while also allowing them to practice their English language skills in a non-academic environment. Over the course of four weeks, 21 teenagers will be engaged in a leadership course developed by Ad Astra that will help them grow personally and professionally through three phases: Explore, Experiment, and Connect.… Read More
- American Councils President Dan E. Davidson was recently interviewed by the official National University of Science and Technology (NUST MISiS) magazine on the importance of learning Russian as a foreign language. Click here to read his interview ( in Russian).
- American Councils President Dan E. Davidson was a guest-speaker at the Global University Summit Opening on "The Global University as Premier Platform for Innovation: Striking a Balance between Basic and Applied Science," hosted by the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) on April 24-25, 2014. Dr.Davidson spoke at the first plenary session alongside Russia's Deputy Minister of Education and Science, and four Rectors of Russia's leading research universities. Dr. Davidson… Read More
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