Purdue University Shares Intercultural Learning Gains for Short-term Programs
Over the past year, Purdue has conducted a study on intercultural learning gains on students doing short-term study abroad. In…
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Intercultural Competence is Today’s New Language Education
In February 2019, AFS/Sentio delivered an interactive workshop at Languages Canada’s 12th Annual Conference – “On Common Ground: A shared…
How is your HEI going about global competence development?
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it’s faced.” James Baldwin Most…
Welcoming the world into your home
by Daniel Obst, President & CEO, AFS Intercultural Programs Too frequently these days I am reminded on social media of…
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…
Spotlight on Active Global Citizen and AFS Global Conference Speaker: Veronica Boix Mansilla
Active Global Citizen Veronica Boix Mansilla, Harvard University Tackling SDG #4 Quality Education Role Principal Investigator of Project Zero and…
Intercultural Learning Needs Interfaith Dialogue
by Melissa Liles, Chief Global Engagement Officer, AFS Intercultural Programs Institutions of faith are critical but often under-recognized actors in…
A New $10,000 Global Citizen Prize for Young Leaders Launched
The AFS Global Citizen Prize for Young Leaders is a new international award that will recognize one young person age…
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…