New Generation of AFS Students Kicks Off Their Learning Journey
1000+ future AFS exchange students joined the AFS Global Student MeetUp, a virtual preparation for their high school study abroad…
Intercultural Learning
How to Start Bridging Cultural Differences in the Classroom
by Andrés Peñaloza Lanza, Educator and School Relations Consultant at AFS Intercultural Programs According to the United Nations, three-quarters of the…
The Challenge of Assessing Intercultural Competence
AFS has a long-standing history of significant contributions to the research of intercultural education, often working in partnership with leading institutions…
AFS and Penn Partner to Empower Young People to Change the World
Young people all over the world are calling for change – but do they have the skills they need to…
Education New Zealand Endorses the AFS Global Competence Certificate
AFS Intercultural Programs is proud to partner with Education New Zealand (ENZ) to deliver a customized version of the AFS…
AFS Holds a Successful Ibero-American Week of Global Education
Under the theme of: Globalize, Connect, Transform, 6,000 participants from Latin America and Europe met last week to debate the…
Leveraging Tech for Intercultural Learning
It’s clear that the pandemic has accelerated the use of technology and online learning for those of us in (international)…
“Pre-departure” During COVID-19: Online tools & activities for supporting intercultural learning during uncertainty
Although the pandemic demonstrates our global interconnectivity and why intercultural skills are essential, empowering students to develop these abilities has…
Re-entry in Crisis: 3 key strategies to support students during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted or cut short intercultural learning for over 5 million study abroad participants and international students.…