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SPECIAL PROGRAMS & EVENTS

Recent and Noteworthy Special Events

English language report now available from AFS France sponsored educational colloquium in Paris
April 25, 2008. Minutes of this event in English are now available

See also Issue 20 of AFS Intercultural Eyes Les échanges internationaux de jeunes face aux défis de l’interculturel, colloque organisé à Paris le 25 avril 2008 par AFS Vivre sans Frontière. Photos

International Educational Conference
“Moving beyond Mobility” October 13/14, 2008, Berlin

More than 200 people attended our conference for researchers, practitioners and experts in the field of international youth exchange and intercultural learning, about the educational impact, success stories and obstacles of exchange programs. Read More

Intercultural Dialogue Day – 26 September 2008

AFS and EFIL member organizations celebrated Intercultural Dialogue throughout Europe. Here are just three of the numerous events that took place in nineteen countries from Lisbon to Moscow and from Helsinki to Cairo:

Volgograd, Russia
Lower Austria
Istanbul, Turkey


See also:
AFS France’s Web Photo Project

AFS Colombia and Javeriana University offer a virtual course in Intercultural Education

Now in session: September 1st through December 1st, in Spanish:

Diplomado Educación Intercultural: un Escenario para la Construcción de Paz (virtual)
is geared for Spanish speakers particularly those affiliated with AFS organizations. For more information please write to Diplomado.

For Language Teachers
August 27-30, 2008: AFS Intercultura Italy participated in Humanism in Language Teaching with a workshop and a plenary session on intercultural education for language teachers. For specific details on these sessions, click here for the abstracts.

Why AFS?

√ More immersion into more cultures.

√ Experience with international exchange since 1919.

√ More than 30,000 active volunteers in over 50 countries.

√ Program support and risk management.

√ More than 370,000 program alumni.

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