Amideast

SEE 990 PART III, LINE 1

EXCHANGE PROGRAMS: GOVERNMENTS, DONOR AGENCIES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND CORPORATIONS TURN TO AMIDEAST FOR ASSISTANCE IN MANAGING SCHOLARSHIP 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 APPLICATION, FINANCIAL, AND TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS; AND PARTICIPANT PROGRESS NEEDS TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED. AMIDEST 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 2021, APPROXMATELY 584 STUDENTS STUDIED IN THE U.S. WITH SUPPORT FROM AMIDEAST.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE: IN RESPONSE TO GROWING DEMAND FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, AMIDEAST HAS MADE THE EXPANSION OF ITS ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAMS A PRIORITY. 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 CONDUCTS ENGLISH FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES PROGRAMS TO MEET THE SPECIALIZED REQUIREMENTS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR ENTITIES, INCLUDING NATIONAL MINISTRIES, INTERNATIONAL AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND BUSINESSES. IN ADDITION, AMIDEAST COMBINES ITS EXPERIENCE IN LANGUAGE TRAINING AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO HELP GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES, PUBLIC AGENCIES, AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS DEVELOP AND IMPROVE THEIR OWN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAMS. SINCE 2004, AMIDEAST HAS BEEN AN IMPLEMENTING PARTNER FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE-FUNDED ENGLISH ACCESS MICROSCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, THROUGH WHICH MORE THAN 30,000 DISADVANTAGED YOUTH HAVE BENEFITED FROM TWO YEARS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING, PROVIDING THEM WITH SKILLS THAT EXPAND THEIR FUTURE EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. AMIDEAST DELIVERS ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING IN PERSON, ONLINE, AND ON A HYBRID MODEL AS APPROPRIATE TO MEET THE RESPECTIVE NEEDS, CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF EACH PROGRAM. IN 2021, ENROLLMENT IN AMIDEAST ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMS REACHED APPROXIMATELY 28,620.

TESTING: AS THE LEADING TEST ADMINISTRATOR IN THE MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA REGION, AMIDEAST HANDLES REGISTRATION FOR AND SUPERVISION OF EXAMINATIONS FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS. AMIDEAST ADMINISTERS THE MOST COMMONLY REQUIRED U.S. STANDARDIZED TESTS, INCLUDING THE TOEFL, SAT, GRE, GMAT, TOEFL ITP, AND TOEIC. TESTING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR INDIVIDUALS AND A VARIETY OF INSTITUTIONS, FROM MINISTRIES AND UNIVERSITIES TO SMALL BUSINESSES. WITH MORE THAN FIFTY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, AMIDEAST CAN PROVIDE SUPPORT IN ALL AREAS OF TESTING: IDENTIFICATION OF APPROPRIATE, RECOGNIZED EXAMS FOR ACADEMIC OR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES; REGISTRATION SERVICES; TEST ADMINISTRATION AND PROCTORING; QUICK, ACCURATE, AND SECURE SCORING; AND TEST PREPARATION RESOURCES, COURSEWARE, AND CLASSES. IN 2021, AMIDEAST ADMINISTERED 130,000 COMPUTER-BASED, PAPER-BASED, AND INTERNET-BASED TESTS.