The 2019 AFS Global Conference will:
- Explore winning strategies to bring global competence into classrooms and youth programs
- Define how global competence helps all stakeholders better connect resources and communities to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Showcase how cutting-edge study abroad programs provide real-world learning opportunities and global skills that employers need
- Dive into how global education builds resilience to extreme ideologies that divide people
Featured speakers
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Regina Honu, Social Entrepreneur, Tech Needs Girls
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Veronica Boix Mansilla, Global Competence Education Researcher, Harvard University
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Mario Piacentini, Senior Analyst, OECD (PISA)
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Jenny Buccos, Creator and Executive Director, Crash Test World
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Anies Baswedan, Governor of Jakarta, Indonesia
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Vishakha Desai, Senior Advisor for Global Affairs, Columbia University
Join 600+ leaders from around the world
Who should attend?
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Educators & Students
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NGOs & Youth Leaders
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Policymakers
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Business Leaders & Social Entrepreneurs
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Media & Influencers
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Faith Representatives
Scholarships for Educators & Students
AFS is proud to launch scholarship applications for teachers and students to attend the 2019 AFS Global Conference. Teachers and students play a critical role in discussions on global citizenship education, as they are the ones who will tackle the greatest global challenges and the ones most directly affected by our education systems, policies, and practices.
APPLICATIONS CLOSED, RESULTS ANNOUNCED IN SEPTEMBER
Discover Montreal
A well-known international host city, where some of the most exciting events in the world are held every year, Montreal provides a perfect setting for the 2019 AFS Global Conference.
AFS Global Citizen Prize for Young Leaders
The new AFS annual prize will recognize one extraordinary young person for their commitment to improving the global community with US$10,000 and international recognition.
Applications are now closed. The winner will be announced at the AFS Global Conference, on 10 October 2019.
Global citizenship news
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AFS Global Conference Will Explore New Ways to Educate Global Citizens
The AFS Global Conference will tackle the tough challenges, opportunities and resources required to bring global competence education into the classrooms, youth leadership and study abroad programs. -
Who is changing the world? Educators are!
Supporting educators to take on global competence education requires a cross-section of stakeholders—policy makers, businesses and community leaders for starters—to join forces and drum up the will and the resources. Easier said than done. -
I am a Global Citizen
A global citizen is someone who is aware of and understands the wider world—and their place in it. They take an active role in their community, and work with others to make our planet more equal, fair and sustainable.
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Spotlight on Active Global Citizen and AFS Global Conference Speaker: Daniel Mellsop
Active Global Citizen Daniel Mellsop Tackling SDG #17 Partnership for the goals Role High Commissioner, New Zealand High Commission Ottawa… -
Spotlight on Active Global Citizen and AFS Global Conference Speaker: Veronica Boix Mansilla
Active Global Citizen Veronica Boix Mansilla, Harvard University TACKLING SDG #4 Quality Education ROLE Principal Investigator of Project Zero and… -
Spotlight on Active Global Citizen and AFS Global Conference Speaker: Sébastien Turbot
Active Global Citizen Sébastien Turbot Tackling SDG #4 Quality education, and SDG #11 Sustainable cities and communities Role Founder of…
