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LEARN MORE American Councils Featured News Announcements Featured Content $300,000 Seed Grant Announced for ‘Sabika for Peace Foundation’ Alumni Updates Featured Content Perspective: Hana in America Announcements Featured Content Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Grant to American Councils to Support “America’s Languages” Initiative SEE MORE Vital Regions Africa and the Middle East The Americas East Asia and the Pacific Europe and Eurasia Europe and Eurasia Africa and the Middle East By 2050, African countries will be home to a billion young people. That same year, we’ll celebrate our 43 rd year of supporting those young people through cultural exchange opportunities, like the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program. Our exchange teachers from Morocco will be congratulating Arabic students they taught in kindergarten on completing their post-graduate studies. The list of countries we work in will have grown. One thing that won’t change between now and 2050: our commitment to provide excellent educational opportunities to all. LEARN MORE FEATURED PROGRAMS Critical Language Scholarship Program Teachers of Critical Languages Program Arabic Overseas Flagship The Americas Our headquarters is located in Washington DC, a hub for the international world. It is often the first stop in a new country for our more than 5,000 yearly exchange students. It is often the last stop in a familiar place for the 1,600 American participants who go on overseas programs each year. Over the years, our host families in all 50 states, have helped future CEOs with their homework, introduced ambassadors to America’s favorite pastime, and have shared their homes with visitors who became family. We are proud to help make those connections, in America and abroad. LEARN MORE FEATURED PROGRAMS Future Leaders Exchange Program Kosovo American Education Fund Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program East Asia and the Pacific Our work in East Asia and the Pacific includes intensive language study for students of all ages, hands-on professional training, teacher exchanges, and more. The region has a huge impact on the world’s economic growth and our participants who have lived and learned there are ready to contribute. LEARN MORE FEATURED PROGRAMS Critical Language Scholarship Program Teachers of Critical Languages Program Indonesian Overseas Program Europe and Eurasia Our organization was founded in 1974 as an exchange program between scholars from the United States and the former Soviet Union. We’ve evolved a lot since then. So has that part of the world. What’s remained the same is our determination to offer excellent educational opportunities and exchanges for the scholars, professionals, and language learners who are helping to shape the world. LEARN MORE FEATURED PROGRAMS Critical Language Scholarship Program National Security Language Initiative for Youth Turkish Overseas Flagship Program Europe and Eurasia Our organization was founded in 1974 as an exchange program between scholars from the United States and the former Soviet Union. We’ve evolved a lot since then. So has that part of the world. What’s remained the same is our determination to offer excellent educational opportunities and exchanges for the scholars, professionals, and language learners who are helping to shape the world. LEARN MORE FEATURED PROGRAMS Critical Language Scholarship Program National Security Language Initiative for Youth Turkish Overseas Flagship Program Alumni Feature Besa Luci on Daring Journalism in Kosovo Initially, I had this idea to become more of a newspaper, daily reporter. That is how I saw myself getting engaged in journalism. But when I went to Missouri, I ended up taking classes in magazine writing and a whole new world of journalism opened up for me. Besa Luci, Editor-in-Chief of Kosovo 2.0 MORE FROM THIS REGION MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM MORE ABOUT THE ALUMNA Get Involved We believe that international education should be accessible for all, and with your help it can be. Partner With Us Philanthropic Initiatives Host a Student Volunteer Share Your Alumni Story American businesses lose over $2 billion each year because of language or cultural misunderstandings, according to a recent study by the US Committee on Economic Development. Instead of losing that money, your company could be investing in international education. Learn more Our scholarship funds and philanthropic initiatives strive to make international education accessible for all. Learn more Become an ambassador of American culture and values by opening your home to an international exchange student. Your family deserves the world. Learn more Want to support our scholars and programs with the gift of your time? Learn about current volunteer opportunities at our Washington, DC headquarters. Learn more We are proud to consider more than 94,000 alumni of all experiences and industries as part of our global network. Your diversity only makes us stronger. No matter what type of program you participated in, we hope you'll share an update (or nominate a peer) to be featured on our website or other channels, or inform how we can better lend support in the future. You are proof that international education, no matter the shape it takes, yields incredible results. Let's stay in touch! Send us a Note AC Insights Forum on Equity and Dual Language Immersion The UCLA Civil Rights Project and American Councils Research Center convened, in December 2018, the first national dialogue on topics relating to equity in Dual Language Immersion (DLI). Funded by the Spencer Foundation, the forum included practitioners, policymakers, and researchers. This report summarizes the forum’s dialogue and recommendations. ARC Senior Fellow Dr. Robert Slater co-authored the report with Dr. Patricia Gandara at UCLA. Read the report. Featured Programs Stay updated on topics you care about. Subscribe Back to Top Footer Navigation. Emergency Support Field Offices Privacy Policy Careers Contact Us Facebook Twitter Linkedin ×...