by Alliance Staff | May 22, 2015 | Congressional News, Federal Register, Funding
The Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday approved its spending allocations for the twelve FY16 appropriations bills, allocating $49.0 billion for State-Foreign Operations, which funds the Department of State and State Department exchanges. This spending allocation maintains total funding nearly at the current funding level for international affairs, the United States Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC) explains.
by Alliance Staff | May 21, 2015 | Exchanges in the Media, Federal Register, Public Diplomacy
For the first time in 15 years, an increasing number of people worldwide are learning German as a foreign language, the ICEF Monitor reports. According to the results of the 2015 “Deutsch als Fremdsprache weltweit” (German as a foreign language worldwide) survey, conducted every five years, 15.4 million individuals across the globe are currently studying German.
by Alliance Staff | May 13, 2015 | Federal Register
Budget cuts, decreasing student enrollments, and a chronic shortage of foreign language teachers are causing the U.S. to fall further and further behind in foreign language education and foreign language skills, according to a recent article in The Atlantic.
by Alliance Staff | May 12, 2015 | Congressional News, Federal Register, Funding
The House and Senate passed a budget resolution conference agreement last week that recommends $47.1 billion for international affairs in FY16. This is the first time in several years that both chambers of Congress agreed to a budget resolution guiding the appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year.
by Alliance Staff | May 11, 2015 | Exchanges in the Media, Federal Register, Hillary Clinton, Public Diplomacy
As a direct result of her experience as a participant in the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program, a young Afghan woman has dedicated herself to educating and empowering women in her home country, Public Radio International reports.
by Alliance Staff | May 8, 2015 | Barack Obama, Exchanges in the Media, Federal Register, Funding, Public Diplomacy
The Japanese government will invest $15 million to support Japanese studies at nine U.S. universities, reports University World News, noting that the funding decision was reaffirmed during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent week-long official visit to the U.S.
by Alliance Staff | Apr 23, 2015 | Exchanges in the Media, Federal Register
Recent studies have shown that international experiences may improve cognitive abilities associated with creativity, reports The Atlantic. Psychologists and neuroscientists have recently begun to study the mental effects of studying in a foreign environment, exploring what “people may have already learned anecdotally.”
by Alliance Staff | Apr 21, 2015 | Exchanges in the Media, Federal Register
Al-Nasir Bellah Al-Nasiry is an Iraqi doctor with a violent past, who chose to advocate for peace instead of retaliating in war, reports The Christian Science Monitor.
by Alliance Staff | Apr 16, 2015 | Department of State News, Federal Register, Study Abroad
EducationUSA has launched a new website to reach and inform a broader audience of prospective international students about opportunities to study in the U.S., The Pie News reports.
by Alliance Staff | Apr 15, 2015 | Exchanges in the Media, Federal Register, Study Abroad
According to a recent study conducted by i-graduate, international students are generally satisfied with their study abroad experiences, reports Voice of America.
