- The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program seeks to provide high school students from countries around the world with a better understanding of American society and its people, institutions, values, and culture.Funded by the United States Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, this program helps students to foster lasting personal ties, engage in activities that promote mutual understanding across cultures, establish leadership skills, and understand… Read More
- American Councils for International Education partners with the U.S. Department of State on the NSLI-Y Program. We are reviewing this website to ensure compliance with recent executive orders and other guidance. The National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) provides merit-based scholarships for eligible high school students (ages 15-18) to learn less commonly taught languages in overseas immersion programs. NSLI-Y is a program of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau… Read More
- While American Councils has worked with local partners in Senegal since 2007, AC Senegal officially opened its doors in Dakar in 2015. The capital city of Dakar is located on the Atlantic Coast and is home to nearly 3 million residents in the metropolitan area. Our most active projects in Senegal are the Youth Exchange and Study (YES and YES Abroad) programs, both funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The merit-based scholarships bring… Read More
- AC Mongolia opened in 2017 in conjunction with the 30th anniversary of the establishment of U.S.-Mongolia diplomatic relations. The office is located in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar, which is home to half of Mongolia's population and considered an epicenter of cultural, industrial, and financial activity.AC Mongolia's main source of activity is the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program, which provides merit-based scholarships for secondary school students to attend high school for one… Read More
- American Councils Latvia opened its doors in the capital city of Riga in 2015. Set on the Baltic Sea at the mouth of the River Daugava, Riga is home to nearly 700,000 individuals (one-third of Latvia's population). It is also the largest city of the Baltic states.Considered a cultural center due to its many museums and concert halls, Riga is also known for its wooden buildings, art nouveau architecture, and medieval Old Town.AC Latvia is hosted by the Riga Business school in… Read More
- AC Romania is in Bucharest, a vibrant and colorful city situated on the banks of the Dambovita River. In the period between the two World Wars, the city's elegant architecture and the sophistication of its elite earned Bucharest the nickname of "Little Paris.” According to the 2022 census, 2,162,281 inhabitants live only within the city limits. Bucharest is the sixth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits.In 2015, we launched AC Romania with one staff member at an… Read More
- American Councils Kosova, located in the heart of Prishtina, opened in 2005. In the ensuing years, American Councils has administered and supported international scholarships for hundreds of educators and other professionals, as well as graduate, college, and high school students.American Councils Kosova works closely with the U.S. Embassy in Kosovo and maintains relationships with vital stakeholders, including Ministry of Education and Science, USAID and local community organizations and… Read More
- American Councils Ukraine opened in Kyiv with the launch of a fellowship for newly-minted university instructors. In the ensuing years, AC Ukraine has administered and supported international scholarships for hundreds of educators and other professionals, as well as college and high school students.Our office works closely with the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv and maintains relationships with the ministry of education and science, a broad network of local high schools, and other community organizations… Read More
- AC Poland, which opened in 2015, operates out of the capital city of Warsaw. Located within a popular “hipster” area of Warsaw, we share the neighborhood with a small street full of pleasant cafes. Our office also shares its large conference rooms with two local NGOs.While our first major project is considered the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX), a high school program, our work in Poland really began in 2008 with the launch of the U.S.-Poland Parliamentary Exchange, which… Read More
- American Councils has operated in Turkmenistan nearly since the country’s independence.Legally, we are an extension of the U.S. Embassy under the 1993 Foreign Assistance Agreement between the U.S. and Turkmenistan. This legal status only allows us to implement U.S. government programs in-country and only those viewed as mutually agreed upon by both governments.The governments of Turkmenistan and the U.S. share goals of building friendship and understanding between the American and Turkmen… Read More
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