Amideast

TO PROVIDE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

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 2023, APPROXIMATELY 503 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 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. 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. BEGINNING IN 2022, AS A SUB AWARDEE ON USAID'S BRIDGE TO MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM, AMIDEAST IS SUPPORTING MOROCCO'S MINISTRY OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP NEW ENGLISH LANGUAGE CURRICULA FOR THE NATION'S PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND PROVIDING THE CAPACITY STRENGTHENING NEEDED FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENT. THROUGH 2023, OVER 23,000 STUDENTS AND 200 MINISTRY STAKEHOLDERS HAVE BENEFITTED FROM INNOVATING 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 2023, 122 EDUCATORS FROM KUWAIT, LIBYA, MOROCCO, WEST BANK AND GAZA, TUNISIA, AND THE UAE GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM. SINCE 2004, AMIDEAST HAS BEEN AN IMPLEMENTING PARTNER FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE-FUNDED ENGLISH ACCESS MICRO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, THROUGH WHICH 40,000 DISADVANTAGED YOUTH 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 2023, ENROLLMENT IN AMIDEAST ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND TEST PREPARATION PROGRAMS REACHED APPROXIMATELY 36,290.

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 REQUIRED U.S. STANDARDIZED TESTS, INCLUDING THE TOEFL, SAT, GRE, 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 2023, AMIDEAST ADMINISTERED 135,500 COMPUTER-BASED, PAPER-BASED, AND INTERNET-BASED TESTS.