For refugee students and the communities they are moving into, intercultural understanding and integration are critical. Over the past 70+ years, AFS Intercultural Programs has helped people from different cultures…
AFSers in Austria are helping refugees all over the world under the umbrella of the AFS Refuge Aid Foundation (by Markus E. Langer) Global awareness through AFS also often leads…
My name is Eliah Peeters and after studying abroad in Finland with AFS (2010-2011) I became a volunteer with the local chapter of North Antwerp in Belgium. Now, after a…
What does it really take to “learn to live together” in a just and peaceful world? AFS Intercultural Programs, in partnership with leading global education advocates, is convening a first-of-its-kind…
Introducing the AFS Global Competence Readiness Index for Schools by Melissa Liles, Chief Global Engagement Officer, AFS Intercultural Programs As AFS launches our new Global Competence Readiness Index for…
Pilot study finds that despite national mandates to develop global competence skills in students, schools are not prepared to meet this requirement A revealing new pilot study on global…
Together with a number of content partners, AFS is convening the AFS Global Conference under the topic “Global Competence: Our Future, Our Responsibility” in Budapest this September. Prof. Dr. Anantha…
Let’s set the scene. You are an intercultural trainer and you’re standing in front of a packed room filled with students who are required to be at your intercultural competence…
by Aadil Fahim, Manager of Communications, Branding and Volunteer Development at AFS Intercultural Programs India The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange Program (YES) was founded with the understanding that there is a pressing need to…