- 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
- American Councils for International Education is pleased to announce the launch of the AC Research Center (ARC). As an organization with four decades of experience in the design and implementation of large-scale language immersion, academic exchange, and language education, American Councils has established ARC in order to expand the pool of policy-relevant data and research available to decision-makers at all levels who are concerned with language in education and the workplace. ARC is… 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
- PITTSBURGH—American Councils for International Education announced an important expansion of its long-standing partnership with The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) today at CIC's annual CAO conference. The new initiative provides CIC colleges and universities the opportunity to become institutional members of American Councils and gain access to a wide range of American Councils services designed to expand overseas study options for students and strengthen the internationalization of CIC… Read More
- On September 8th, American Councils for International Education and Fazheng Group/Beijing Royal School, represented by American Councils President Dr. Dan E. Davidson and Fazheng Group President Mr. Guangfa Wang, signed a partnership agreement outlining proposed joint activities in the area of education. American Councils is pleased to partner with Fazheng Group/Beijing Royal School to encourage increased opportunities for students, faculty and professionals from China and the USA.
- 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
- American Councils for International Education and the US-Japan Council today announced the launch of the TOMODACHI US-Japan Youth Exchange Program. Developed and implemented by American Councils, the exchange program promotes cultural awareness and sensitivity among Japanese and American high school students by focusing on service learning and social entrepreneurship as the primary themes for the study tour. After living and studying in their host countries, both the American and Japanese… Read More
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