“Global citizenship is not about stamps in passports, it’s about understanding our interdependence and our shared responsibility for our local communities and the world,” said Daniel Obst, President & CEO…
Virtual exchanges have a meaningful immediate impact on the development of global competence among high-school aged youth around the world, according to the latest study by AFS Intercultural Programs. The…
The first ever AFS Staff Learning Week (October 25-29, 2021) was an exciting and productive milestone for our global team. Over the course of 5 days, 400 AFS staff from 50…
For the third year in a row, AFS Intercultural Programs is proud to launch scholarship opportunities for Greek students to participate in intercultural exchange programs abroad, supported by the Stavros…
How can we create sustainable solutions for a more just and peaceful world? The 2021 AFS Global Ideathon gathered 350 people from 70 countries and 16 time zones to tackle…
The pandemic has catapulted the use of virtual education and exchange to the mainstream. But do virtual exchanges really work? Relatively little research has been done in this emerging area,…
What should the next Youth Assembly focus on to mobilize young people to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and make a difference in their communities? On September…
Discover everything you need to know about this unique event here! What exactly is the Global Ideathon? AFS Global Ideathon (September 24-26, 2021) is a 48-hour digital event (a marathon for ideas…
AFS volunteers are what makes our global organization unique – they are passionate individuals of all ages and backgrounds who invest their time, talents and energy into making the AFS…