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African American Irish Diaspora Network and CIEE Create Scholarship for African Americans to Intern in Ireland
Program Designed to Foster Connection to Ireland and Bolster Career Development The African American Irish Diaspora Network (AAIDN) and the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) have partnered to launch the AAIDN/CIEE Intern Scholars in Ireland Program for African American...
Student Stories: The German-American Fulbright Commission
February 6, 2017 Trévon Davenport, a BA graduate from East Tennessee State University participated in the 2016 CIEE Berlin Summer Global Internship program. He interned at the German-American Fulbright Commission, an organization that promotes mutual understanding between countries through academic...
Spanish-American Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving can be a tough time for students abroad. It may be one of the most important holidays of the year for Americans, when extended family and friends get together, but in Spain, it's just a Thursday. What better way...
Students Discuss Russian-American Relations in an Age of Fake News
CIEE is proud to join Track Two: An Institute for Citizen Diplomacy, the Herzen Russian State Pedagogical University, Esalen Institute, and the Middlebury Institute for International Studies, in cosponsoring a youth conference on Russian-American relations and the media that begins...
It's HOT in Barcelona! Weekends on the Costa Brava.
For the last two weekends, students have had the opportunity to visit Empuries, the site of ancient Greek and Roman ruins. On the same day, they spent some time kayaking and paddle boarding in the beautiful waters of the Mediterranean...
Baltic-American Freedom Foundation Chair Appointed Commander of the Latvian Cross of Recognition
In a presentation of State Awards ceremony today, the President of the Republic of Latvia appointed Kim G. Davis, Chairperson of the Baltic-American Freedom Foundation (BAFF), a Commander of the State Award, Cross of Recognition, for his continuous work to...
Explorando la costa en bici/ Cocinando del estilo español
Yesterday afternoon, our group split up to do two different activities. One of the groups geared up with sneakers and helmets and explored the coastline on bikes. The students took in the beautiful views as they rode about 45 minutes...
Teaching English in Latin America
Latin America is a region that’s defined as Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean Islands. As a vast area with 33 countries and a high demand for English instruction, it’s not a surprise that it hosts many teach...
Wait... You're Not African?
Jordan Knox (a.k.a. Itumetse) from the George Washington University Being Black (or African-American) in an African country is like taking classes at a Historically Black College/University (HBCU), while masking the fact that you are attending a Predominantly White Institution (PWI)...
"American" Food
In every German supermarket I've been in so far, there hasn't been a single time that I haven't seen food with an American flag on the packaging or the word "American" printed across it. It's quite entertaining to my friends...
CIEE Statement on George Floyd, Black Americans, and Justice
CIEE joins the national outrage at the senseless murder of George Floyd, the centuries of discrimination suffered by millions of Black Americans, and America’s systemic failure to provide justice for every American. We support Black Lives Matter, the peaceful protesters...
Melanated and In Madrid: My Experience as an African American in Spain
As a brown skinned African American woman teaching English in Spain, I was very well aware of what I may or may not come up against when I moved to Europe. Some things I expected, others things were subtle and...