What will it take to empower more active global citizens determined to make their impact on the world? This year, the AFS Global Conference will tackle the tough challenges, opportunities…
How does a shy, reserved girl become a respected community leader, world-renowned tech innovator and relentless champion of women’s empowerment? For Regina Honu it started with an open mind and…
by Daniel Obst, AFS President & CEO Who would have thought two simple words—global citizen—would cause such an emotional debate around the world. Perhaps one reason, says global trendcaster Josh…
By Daniel Obst, President & CEO of AFS Intercultural Programs (originally delivered as a speech at AFS Austria, October 2018) One of my favorite things about being the CEO of…
by Ana Carolina Cassiano, AFS Intercultural Programs The annual Forum on Intercultural Learning and Exchange (FILE) convenes 60+ experts, researchers, policy-makers and practitioners in the field of intercultural education to…
AFS Intercultural Programs announced four major initiatives at the AFS Global Conference which gathered more than 450 people from across sectors committed to aligning their efforts and resources to advance…
What does it really take to “learn to live together” in a just and peaceful world? At the inaugural AFS Global Conference on global competence in Budapest (26-28 September) five…
AFS convenes more than 450 leading educators, researchers, business leaders and policymakers to push for more global competence education at a time when “globalism” is under attack, and nationalism is…
Watch the thought-provoking interviews on global competence with leaders from various fields at the AFS NOW Studio from the AFS Global Conference. Empowering Educators & Students GUESTS: Ankit Kawatra, Trustee,…