AMIDEAST

EXCHANGE PROGRAMS: GOVERNMENTS, DONOR AGENCIES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND CORPORATIONS TURN TO AMIDEAST FOR ASSISTANCE IN MANAGING SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR MIDDLE EASTERN AND NORTH AFRICAN STUDENTS. SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS REQUIRE SOLID LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT: SPONSORS MUST DETERMINE APPROPRIATE SELECTION CRITERIA AND MAKE THE MOST OF LIMITED RESOURCES; CANDIDATES SEEK ADVICE ON EDUCATIONAL CHOICES AND ON HANDLING APPLICATIONS, FINANCING, AND TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS; AND PARTICIPANT PROGRESS NEEDS TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED. AMIDEAST ENSURES THAT ALL THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET SO THAT SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS CAN ACHIEVE THEIR OBJECTIVES. AMIDEAST'S SERVICES TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM SPONSORS INCLUDE PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT AND RECRUITING OF CANDIDATES; MANAGING THE SELECTION PROCESS; PLACEMENT; PREDEPARTURE ORIENTATION; ONGOING ADVISING AND MONITORING; FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION; REPORTING TO SPONSORS. IN 2024, APPROXIMATELY 585 STUDENTS STUDIED IN THE U.S. WITH SUPPORT FROM AMIDEAST.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE: AMIDEAST IS AMONG THE LARGEST PROVIDERS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA (MENA). IN ADDITION TO OFFERING ENGLISH FOR YOUNG LEARNERS AND TEENS, GENERAL ENGLISH AND ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES FOR ADULTS, AND TEST PREPARATION COURSES FOR STANDARDIZED ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAMS, AMIDEAST ALSO DESIGNS AND DELIVERS ENGLISH FOR SPECIAL PURPOSE PROGRAMS TO MEET THE SPECIALIZED REQUIREMENTS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR ENTITIES, INCLUDING NATIONAL MINISTRIES, INTERNATIONAL AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND BUSINESSES. AMIDEAST COMBINES ITS EXPERIENCE IN LANGUAGE TRAINING AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING TO HELP GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES, PUBLIC AGENCIES, AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS DEVELOP AND IMPROVE THEIR OWN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAMS. BEGINNING IN 2022, AS A SUB AWARDEE ON USAID'S BRIDGE TO MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM, AMIDEAST SUPPORTED MOROCCO'S MINISTRY OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP NEW ENGLISH LANGUAGE CURRICULA FOR THE NATION'S PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND PROVIDED THE CAPACITY STRENGTHENING NEEDED FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION. THROUGHOUT 2024, OVER 200 MINISTRY STAKEHOLDERS, HUNDREDS OF ENGLISH TEACHERS, AND UPWARDS OF 40,000 STUDENTS BENEFITTED FROM INNOVATIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS, TRAINING, AND MENTORING. AMIDEAST ALSO CONTINUES TO PROVIDE ITS ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING (PCELT) FOR TEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE MENA REGION. IN 2024, 115 EDUCATORS FROM KUWAIT, LIBYA, JORDAN, WEST BANK, TUNISIA, AND LEBANON GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM. SINCE 2004, AMIDEAST HAS BEEN AN IMPLEMENTING PARTNER FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE-FUNDED ENGLISH ACCESS PROGRAM, THROUGH WHICH 40,000 DISADVANTAGED YOUTH OVER TWO DECADES HAVE BENEFITED FROM TWO YEARS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING AND DEVELOPED OTHER SKILLS THAT EXPAND THEIR FUTURE EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. AMIDEAST DELIVERS ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING IN PERSON, ONLINE, AND IN A BLENDED FORMAT TO MEET THE RESPECTIVE NEEDS, CONSTRAINTS, AND OPPORTUNITIES OF EACH PROGRAM. IN 2024, ENROLLMENT IN AMIDEAST ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND TEST PREPARATION PROGRAMS REACHED APPROXIMATELY 30,000.