Demonstrating Best Practices in Global Competence Education at the NAFSA Conference
The 2019 NAFSA Annual Conference & Expo gathered 10,000 international educators this May in Washington D.C., USA. The event was…
Advocacy
Learning to Live Together Must Become a 21st Century Educational Right
“Developing real solutions to the world’s interlinked problems—to our problems—depends on everyone working together at some fundamental levels. Given these…
Bringing Intercultural Learning and Peace Education to Kenyan High Schools
AFS Kenya will provide an intercultural learning and peace education program in 50 Kenyan high schools. This May, the National…
AFS leverages regional events to build coalitions to promote global competence education
Over the past five years, AFS has joined forces with local schools, universities, NGOs and government ministries to highlight the…
Who is changing the world? Educators are!
by Hazar Yildirim, AFS Director of Strategic Alliances I’ve just returned from the Global Education & Skills Forum (GESF) organized…
Why Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Matter
By Daniel Obst, President & CEO of AFS Intercultural Programs (originally delivered as a speech at AFS Austria, October 2018)…
European Teens Gather in France for a Peace Forum
by Noemie Pagan, Education and Intercultural Learning Coordinator, AFS France More than 180 students and teachers from over 40 countries gathered…
Integrating Intercultural Learning in Schools Requires Coordinated Actions from Educators, Policy Makers and Researchers, an AFS Forum Concludes
by Ana Carolina Cassiano, AFS Intercultural Programs The annual Forum on Intercultural Learning and Exchange (FILE) convenes 60+ experts, researchers,…
Exchange and Dialogue are an Asset, Not a Threat: Notes from a Trip to China
by Daniel Obst, President & CEO of AFS Intercultural Programs This month I traveled to China to participate in the…