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…
by Julia Taleisnik (@julitaleisnik), Volunteer Development Director for AFS Argentina & Uruguay What happens when you gather experts on global citizenship with more than six hundred people interested in that…
The 2018 AFS Global Conference will provide a unique opportunity for alignment and cooperation among all sectors who have a stake in developing global competence, whether in classrooms, lecture halls, study…
Did you know that the Arab world is not synonymous with the Islamic world; as the media would like us to believe? Turks and Iranians, for example, would heartily agree…