AFS Launches Global Prep: New Short-Term Study Abroad Programs
by Andrew Woods-Ballard, Business Development Specialist at the AFS Sentio Network AFS Global Prep programs offer short-term, theme-based, group experiences…
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Global competence and international education are key for sustainable societies, AFS symposium concludes
by Julia Taleisnik (@julitaleisnik), Volunteer Development Director for AFS Argentina & Uruguay What happens when you gather experts on global…
Who is who at the AFS Global Conference?
The 2018 AFS Global Conference will provide a unique opportunity for alignment and cooperation among all sectors who have a stake…
3 things you (most likely) didn’t know about the Arab world
Did you know that the Arab world is not synonymous with the Islamic world; as the media would like us…
Do you need to attend the Starbucks unconscious bias training?
by Bert Vercamer, Chief Program Innovation and Educational Products Officer at AFS Intercultural Programs The case where two African-American men got…
Free webinar on OECD’s new PISA Global Competence Framework
AFS Intercultural Programs will facilitate a discussion about the new PISA Global Competence Framework with Mr. Mario Piacentini, the lead…
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…
1,000 Asian students to receive scholarships to study abroad in Japan with AFS
Government of Japan invests in expanding educational exchanges in Asia NEW YORK, NY (13 April 2018): AFS Japan has…
Gaining a new perspective from studying abroad with AFS
This letter is written by Sumanth Bramdutt, an AFS South Africa alum who studied abroad in Thailand on a school-year…