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…
Advocacy
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…
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…
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,…
Exchange and Dialogue are an Asset, Not a Threat: Notes from a Trip to China
by Daniel Obst, President & CEO of AFS Intercultural Programs This month I traveled to China to participate in the…
AFS launches four new initiatives to strengthen global competence education efforts worldwide
AFS Intercultural Programs announced four major initiatives at the AFS Global Conference which gathered more than 450 people from across…
AFS awards outstanding champions of global competence and introduces $10,000 AFS Global Citizen Prize for Young Leaders
What does it really take to “learn to live together” in a just and peaceful world? At the inaugural AFS…
AFS Global Conference sets an agenda for global competence education worldwide
AFS convenes more than 450 leading educators, researchers, business leaders and policymakers to push for more global competence education at…
Using data to improve how we achieve our mission
by Andrea Kammerer, Business Analyst, AFS Intercultural Programs Modern non-profit organizations must tap into their data to make their operations more cost-effective…