AFS Intercultural Programs will reveal the winner of the inaugural AFS Prize for Young Active Global Citizens and award five outstanding champions of intercultural learning and global competence education. Join us to celebrate these extraordinary individuals, schools and institutions who are using intercultural connections to create a better world. 

This is the perfect opportunity to build new connections and discuss global competence with distinguished speakers and special guests. This featured event for 300+ participants will include possibilities to advocate your cause to and build new partnerships with one of the 160+ organizations represented at the Conference. 

At AFS we believe that every intercultural encounter can become a true, enriching learning opportunity. Panels, workshops and other sessions at the AFS Global Conference will give you lots of new insights and alliances – but you should make sure to complement them by discovering the rich history and culture of Canada. Discover Ottawa, Quebec City, Montebello, Mont-Tremblant, Federal Capital, the countryside and more.

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The AFS Global Conference EXPO is your opportunity to connect with industry leaders and innovators from all sectors plus 600+ international students and educators from around the world. Two and a half days of exhibition time offers many opportunities to spotlight your organization’s services, products, and programs. Located at the cocktail/coffee break area and next to the main plenary stage, the Exhibition Hall provides ideal positioning for high participant traffic that will maximize your organization’s brand visibility and outreach efforts.

Navigating the growing number of tools, platforms and trends in global competence education can be overwhelming. This session will feature leaders and their efforts to use research and insights to mainstream digital learning, study abroad, virtual exchange and other innovations into globalized classrooms. 

Global awareness. International trends. Social justice. Negotiating conflict. Inciting fear. Fake news. Alternative facts. Social and traditional media are the non-stop real-world “textbooks” that keep us informed and help us interpret what’s going on around us. Because they put us at the center of global conversations, active global citizens must be able to critically evaluate and make sense of the information and misinformation they do bring. This session dissects the roles various forms of media play in educating global citizens and how to use them as a platform to advocate for more global competence education.

We all know that teacher training takes center stage when discussing global-ready schools.  However, teachers and teacher educators can’t do this alone. What else goes in the mix? Who else needs to take action? Bringing together experts focused on different aspects of the learning continuum—from the classroom to helping others in the community—will provide a broader perspective on this complex challenge. 

Like it or not, we all need financial support to create and run our projects, programs, and services. Hear what funders, social entrepreneurs, government representatives and corporate social responsibility leaders look for in projects promising to build global skills, educate active global citizens, and help young people  become interculturally competent.