- The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) is the United States’ foundational professional exchange program. Through short-term exchanges with interlocutors in the United States, current and emerging foreign leaders in a variety of fields develop lasting relationships with their American counterparts. Meetings reflect the participants’ professional interests and support the foreign policy goals of the United States. IVLP participants are nominated and selected by diplomats at U.S.… Read More
- With over 60 percent of Uzbekistan’s population being under the age of 30, the youth of Uzbekistan have the potential to transform the country through their contributions to the labor market. To accomplish this, Uzbekistan’s youth require support to secure or create employment in the existing job market, and to develop the skills they need in the job market of the future economy. YES aims to improve the quality of school-based economics and entrepreneurship programs and after-school soft skills… Read More
- Summer 2021American Councils is excited to offer 3 unique online language immersion programs this summer. Online programs have been designed through close collaboration with our overseas partners to provide outstanding instruction and dynamic cultural activities that fully engage participants in Russian, Balkan, and Eurasian languages and cultures, regardless of physical distance. The summer 2021 application deadline has been extended through Monday, May 3rd for the following virtual language… Read More
- Slovakia is located in Central Europe, bordering Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Ukraine. American Councils opened its office in the capital city of Bratislava in 2018, launching the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program. Bratislava overlooks the Danube River and is the only European capital that borders two sovereign nations, Austria and Hungary.The city is surrounded by the Little Carpathian mountains and features the first public park in Europe, along with many hiking and cycling… Read More
- The American Councils' Czech office opened in the fall of 2018, at a time when Czechia and the United States held centennial celebrations of their diplomatic relations. The office is based in Prague, the country's picturesque and vibrant capital.The Prague office has chiefly focused on bringing the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program to the Czechia, a Central European country of 10 million. The merit-based scholarship, which is fully funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of… Read More
- AC Hungary opened in 2018 in conjunction with the addition of the Future Leaders Exchange program to the country. The office is located in the capital city of Budapest, which is home to 20 percent of Hungary's entire population. Hungary itself is full of natural hot springs, and there are more than 450 thermal baths across the country. And while the Finno-Ugrian family of languages is thought to be one of the most difficult to master, Budapest might be worth it alone: it is frequently… Read More
- In 2018, American Councils became the first U.S. NGO registered in Uzbekistan in more than a decade, an event heralded by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the White House. We are thrilled to reopen our Tashkent office and look forward to working with the people of Uzbekistan through our transformational programming.We offer unparalleled access to key individuals, offices, and institutions in Uzbekistan through our robust, local networks. This includes more than 2,000 Uzbek alumni, as well as… Read More
- By 2050, African countries will be home to a billion young people. That same year, we’ll celebrate our 43rd year of supporting those young people through cultural exchange opportunities, like the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program. Our exchange teachers from Egypt will be congratulating Arabic students they taught in kindergarten on completing their post-graduate studies. The list of countries we work in will have grown. One thing that won’t change between now and 2050: our… Read More
- Drawing on the long-established practice of oral exams and competitions within the Russian educational system, the Olympiada provides American high school and middle school students of Russian with a forum to demonstrate their achievement in Russian language. Participating students are also able to converse with native speakers and fellow students of Russian. State and regional Olympiada competitions take place throughout the United States from February through May. Participants may earn… Read More
- The Language Flagship is a national effort to change the way Americans learn languages. Flagship offers pathways for students of all academic majors and language levels to pursue advanced-level language study in one of six languages: Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, or Russian.The Russian Overseas Flagship, established in 2004, provides an immersive overseas experience for undergraduate students enrolled at one of four U.S. Flagship universities. The program helps participants… Read More
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