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New Zealand Global Competence Certificate Named Finalist for Two PIEoneer Awards
Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao (ENZ), AFS Intercultural Programs and Massey University Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa have been shortlisted as finalists for the 2022 PIEoneer Awards for their…
How are heritage and healing experiences connected to global competence?
A conversation with AFS Global Up’s partner, Diasporic Soul Since 2016, Phyllis Jeffers-Coly and her husband, Eddy, have dedicated their lives to supporting members of the African diaspora in the…
AFS Facilitator selected for Stevens Initiative’s 2022 Virtual Exchange Academy
This year’s Virtual Exchange Academy, organized and run by the Stevens Initiative, a key AFS partner and strong ally in the international education field, featured 80 educators from 20 countries…
Fontys University: The First in Europe to Surpass 500 Students Enrolled in Global Up
“The Global Up Abroad program fit perfectly with what we were looking for our outgoing exchange students,” says Lars Kleinikel, Coordinator Intercultural Learning and Teaching at the Fontys University of…
New Global Up Program, Just for Educators
Today’s classrooms require teachers who know how to leverage diversity, create inclusive learning environments and prepare students for an interdependent world. Launching today, the new AFS Global Up Educator provides…
Global Up Successfully Connects 1,000 Young People from New Zealand and Abroad
Global Up programs have empowered thousands of students, educators, and professionals across a variety of disciplines from around the world with global skills like critical thinking, cross-cultural communication, and open-mindedness. …
The Hormel Institute Partners with AFS on Global Up Programs
The Hormel Institute, an independent biomedical research department within the University of Minnesota specializing in cancer research, partnered with AFS to offer the Global Up programs as part of its DEI (Diversity,…
AFS Virtual Education Programs Expand Their Reach and Impact
AFS virtual educational offers, such as our Global Up and Global You programs, have significantly scaled up this year through new partnerships. We are on track to reach 5,000 participants…