American Councils For International Education Actr Accels Inc

LEADER IN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, ACADEMIC EXCHANGE, AND OVERSEAS LANGUAGE IMMERSION.

STUDENT EXCHANGE:AMERICAN COUNCILS ADMINISTERS EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITIES IN COORDINATION WITH U.S. AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, FOUNDATIONS, AND PRIVATE SECTOR SOURCES FOR OVER 5,750 SECONDARY SCHOOL, UNDERGRADUATE, AND GRADUATE STUDENTS EACH YEAR FROM APPROXIMATELY 85 COUNTRIES ACROSS AFRICA, SOUTH AND EAST ASIA, EUROPE, EURASIA, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA. AMERICAN COUNCILS ALSO MANAGES LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL IMMERSION PROGRAMS FOR AMERICANS TO AFRICA, ASIA, EUROPE, EURASIA, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND RUSSIA FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND SCHOLARS. THESE PROGRAMS PROMOTE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN AMERICANS AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS. INBOUND STUDENTS TO THE U.S. LEARN FIRSTHAND ABOUT U.S. VALUES, VOLUNTEERISM, AND LEADERSHIP. IN ADDITION, STUDENTS SHARE THEIR U.S. EXPERIENCES WITH FRIENDS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES IN THEIR HOME COUNTRIES. SIMILARLY, U.S. OUTBOUND STUDENTS ARE AFFORDED OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE THEIR CULTURE AND VALUES WITH THEIR INTERNATIONAL HOST FAMILIES, HOST INSTITUTIONS, AND FRIENDS DURING THEIR OVERSEAS PROGRAMS.

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT:AMERICAN COUNCILS OFFERS SHORT-TERM TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THESE ROBUST PROGRAMS PROVIDE FOR THE SHARING OF FIELD-SPECIFIC INFORMATION BETWEEN PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR U.S. COUNTERPARTS, AND THEN, UPON RETURN TO THEIR HOME COUNTRIES, PROGRAM ALUMNI SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES. AMERICAN COUNCILS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL AND LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIPS, AS WELL AS THE OPEN WORLD PROGRAM, A PROGRAM ADMINISTERED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP. SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN 1999, OVER 27,128 PARTICIPANTS FROM A WIDE VARIETY OF PROFESSIONAL FIELDS HAVE TRAVELED TO OVER 2,000 U.S. COMMUNITIES IN ALL 50 STATES TO MEET AND SHARE KNOWLEDGE WITH THEIR PROFESSIONAL COLLEAGUES TO LEARN ABOUT LIFE IN AMERICA.

RESEARCH SCHOLAR:AMERICAN COUNCILS OFFERS NUMEROUS PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR SCHOLARS FROM THE U.S., EURASIA, AND SOUTH EAST EUROPE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PUBLISHES MORE THAN 45 MAJOR TEXTBOOKS AND TEACHING TOOLS, AND OFFERS ONLINE LANGUAGE LEARNING INSTRUMENTS, INCLUDING A VAST ONLINE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING NETWORK FOR TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE LEARNING CAN FIND A WEALTH OF RUSSIAN LANGUAGE RESOURCES AMERICAN COUNCILS ALSO ADMINISTERS THE OVERSEAS NATIONAL FLAGSHIP LANGUAGE PROGRAM FOR AFRICAN LANGUAGES, PERSIAN, AND RUSSIAN, THE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE CRITICAL NEED FOR GREATER NUMBERS OF U.S. PROFESSIONALS IN BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, ACADEMIA, AND THE THIRD SECTOR WHO ARE ABLE TO SPEAK, READ, UNDERSTAND, AND WRITE THESE LANGUAGES AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF FUNCTIONAL PROFICIENCY.