I am a Global Citizen
by Daniel Obst, AFS President & CEO Who would have thought two simple words—global citizen—would cause such an emotional debate…
Global Citizenship
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)…
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…
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…
AFS brings expertise in intercultural learning and study abroad to the New Zealand International Education Conference
By Chloé Eberly, Intercultural Learning and Volunteer Coordinator at AFS New Zealand 600 attendees came together from around the world…
The private sector has great responsibility for supporting the education of young people
Together with a number of content partners, AFS is convening the AFS Global Conference under the topic “Global Competence: Our…
Developing global competence requires patience and openness
Together with a number of content partners, AFS is convening the AFS Global Conference under the topic “Global Competence: Our…