How can online intercultural education solve the challenges of study abroad?
Not long ago most of us, international education professionals, thought that our students became more interculturally competent through studying abroad…
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What is AFS Global Conference all about?
This September hundreds of educators, policymakers, NGOs, business and community leaders will gather to tackle global competence at the 2018…
5 reasons to attend the AFS Global Conference
This September in Budapest, AFS is convening a unique gathering of influencers from across sectors to explore the topic of…
The power of mobility programs in fighting xenophobia and promoting diversity
by Melissa Liles, Chief Global Engagement Officer, AFS Intercultural Programs These remarks were delivered at AFS Czech Republic’s Education for…
Join AFS courses at the Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication!
From 11-27 July 2018 in Portland, Oregon, hundreds of professionals and educators in the intercultural communication space will gather to…
The new power skills: intercultural understanding, global competence and active global citizenship
Keynote Address by Daniel Obst, President and CEO, AFS Intercultural Programs at the AFS Regional Forum on Global Citizenship Education…
Why students worldwide need global competence
At the 9th Educational Quality Forum (IX Foro de Calidad Educativa), held by Educar 2050, an Argentinean organization focused on…
AFS welcomes the new Global Competence Framework
by Daniel Obst, President and CEO of AFS Intercultural Programs Today the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) launched…
Experts agree: Teachers and schools need more intercultural learning
Experts, researchers, and educators from Harvard and other universities from around the world, the Council of Europe, the Organisation for…