From the AFS Archives: Honoring Our Past and Embracing New Frontiers
by Andrea Kutsenkow, AFS Archivist Although the collections of the AFS Archives (Archives of the American Field Service and AFS…
News & Blogs
100 Scholarships Available for Teens to Learn about STEM and Improve Their Global Competence
AFS Intercultural Programs and BP announce the launch of the application cycle for the 2019 BP Global STEM Academies, STEM-based…
Why Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Matter
By Daniel Obst, President & CEO of AFS Intercultural Programs (originally delivered as a speech at AFS Austria, October 2018)…
European Teens Gather in France for a Peace Forum
by Noemie Pagan, Education and Intercultural Learning Coordinator, AFS France More than 180 students and teachers from over 40 countries gathered…
AFS Chile Partners with the Ministry of Education to Provide Scholarships to Underprivileged Students
Fifty outstanding students and five teachers from public schools in Chile received full scholarships to study English for four weeks…
Using Intercultural Learning Activities to Integrate Refugees in Swedish Communities
In 2015, Sweden received more refugees than any other EU country, except for Germany. Of the 163,000 refugees that arrived…
Integrating Intercultural Learning in Schools Requires Coordinated Actions from Educators, Policy Makers and Researchers, an AFS Forum Concludes
by Ana Carolina Cassiano, AFS Intercultural Programs The annual Forum on Intercultural Learning and Exchange (FILE) convenes 60+ experts, researchers,…
AFS Intercultural Programs welcomes new leaders to the Board of Trustees
AFS Intercultural Programs welcomes four new members to the Board of Trustees: Dr. Veronica Boix Mansilla, Mr. Isada Hiranwiwatkul, Mr. Eric…
AFS and Terra Dotta Partner to Advance Global Competence and Support Internationalization of Universities
AFS Intercultural Programs, a leading nonprofit international education organization, is pleased to partner with Terra Dotta, a provider of higher…