Alumni News

Alumni News for Coronavirus (COVID-19)

AEIF 2020 Winners

This year, the U.S. Department of State hosted its 10th annual AEIF competition, with 80 winning teams from 67 countries

AEIF 2020 Winners

Ugly Food & Data-Driven Strategies

Bring your appetite! Learn how a beginner blogger has combined digital strategy and “uncelebrated food” to form the perfect recipe.

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Exchange Alumna Harnesses Love for Gaming to Achieve a Greener Future

YSEALI Alumna is one of seven winners to receive SDGs and Her Award for her work in Environmental Sustainability in Indonesia.

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Developing an Entrepreneurial Spirit through Virtual Exchange

For Omar Daoud, participating in the Stevens Initiative exchange program during the start of the pandemic was an added value.

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Montenegrin Student Wins ENAM Youth Entrepreneurship Award

European Network of American Alumni Association (ENAM) Secretary General Massimo Cugusi was joined by U.S. Embassy Montenegro’s Chargé d’Affairs Douglas Jones to present ENAM’s Award for Young Entrepreneurs to Montenegrin Economics student Sandra Vukcevic.

AEIF Winners Culminate with National Competition

Young Tunisian Coders Academy (YTCA) capped months of hard work teaching computer coding to students 10-15 years old across Tunisia with a national competition in Scratch computer programming.

YSEALI Alumni Hack Away at Disinformation

Learn how YSEALI alumni in Thailand engaged nearly 400 people in a rapid-response COVID-19 hackathon.

March Madness: Impact of Exchange Programs

Curious about how exchanges impact your community? Check out the graphics on our Facebook page, show your state pride, and help us spread the word by participating in our #MarchMadness: Impact of Exchange Programs Challenge!

‘A Volcano of Hope’ - Mandela Day Inspires Alumni in Liberia and Madagascar

Exchange alumni like Abdurahman I. A Fofana and others are carrying on the spirit of Nelson Mandela in many ways.

Get Ready for the 2015 YSEALI Summit

The Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Summit will be one of our largest events yet – providing an opportunity for 500 young leaders from all 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries to network, learn about regional challenges, and do hands-on work to come up with solutions.