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  • TCLP Teacher Sparks US-China Sister School Exchanges
    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
  • TOMODACHI Exchange Connects Japanese and American High School Students
    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
  • AC Employee Olivia Goldstein Joins Prestigious Eurasia Foundation’s Young Professionals Network
    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
  • AC Moldova Launches Leadership Academy for Teenagers
    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 INVITES US FAMILIES TO HOST INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE STUDENTS ON US SCHOLARSHIPS
    June 23, 2014, Washington, D.C. American Councils for International Education, an international nonprofit with 40 years of experience in international education, is now inviting American families to host international high school exchange students for the 2014-2015 school year.American Councils welcomes all types of families interested in hosting an exchange student. Our host families are as varied as the US population itself, from single parents to couples without children, military families,… Read More
  • MISiS Magazine Interviews AC President Dan E. Davidson
    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).
  • AC President Dan E. Davidson Presents to University Officials in Russia
    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
  • Program Alumni from 5 Countries in Africa Attend a Community Development Workshop in Tanzania
    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
  • Moldova’s Ministry of Education and AC Establish Collaboration
    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
  • US-CAEF Publication Presents New Approaches to Business Education in Central Asia
    May 14, 2014, WASHINGTON, D.C. The US-Central Asia Education Foundation released Business Education in Central Asia: Best Practices in Integrative Study and Teaching, a collection of groundbreaking essays exploring innovative approaches to business education in Central Asia.Edited by Dr. Kathryn Nantz, Professor of Economics at Fairfield University, the volume contains 21 articles by faculty of KIMEP University in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) in Bishkek… Read More