Armenia Chat

The Constitution provides for freedom of religion; however, the Government restricted this right in practice. Although the Constitution affirms the equality of religions and denominations before the law, it also contains restrictive language that stipulates that cooperation between the state and religious organizations "is regulated with regard for their influence on the formation of spiritual, cultural, and country traditions of the Belarusian people." The Government has negotiated a Concordat and other arrangements with the Belarusian Orthodox Church (BOC), an Exarchate of the Moscow-based Russian Orthodox Church, which provides that Church with some privileges not enjoyed by other religious organizations. ... [Read More]

Report on Global Anti-Semitism

January 5, 2005 Executive Summary I.  Anti-SemitismAnti-Semitism has plagued the world for centuries. Taken to its most far-reaching and violent extreme, the Holocaust, anti-Semitism resulted in the deaths of millions of Jews and the suffering of countless others. Subtler, less vile forms of anti-Semitism have disrupted lives, decimated religious communities, created social and political cleavages, and complicated relations between countries as well as the work of international organizations. For an increasingly interdependent world, anti-Semitism is an intolerable burden. The increasing frequency and severity of anti-Semitic incidents since the start of the 21st century, particularly in Europe, has compelled the international com ... [Read More]

IEW Events > United States

Students from Greenwich Central High School will get Azeri language lessons from 10th and 11th graders at School #13 in Mingechevir, Azerbaijan. This real-time Internet chat will involve 10 students from each school. The Azeri "teachers" will utilize chat software, sound files, Azeri-language websites and web microphones to introduce U.S. Students to the written and spoken forms of these words and phrases. This project is organized by Project Harmony with funding from the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. ... [Read More]

Events and Activites, International Education Week 2001

The Academy for Educational Development, through its U.S./Brasil Learning Technologies Network (LTNet) project, is collaborating with the U.S. Embassy in Brazil, and the Ministry of Education's ProInfo program, to organize an event for U.S. and Brazilian teachers and students to celebrate IEW. Representatives of the U.S. Embassy and Ministry of Education are organizing with Brasilian schools ten teams of three students and one teacher to participate in a virtual exchange activity. In the U.S., Eric Rusten, the director of LTNet, is collaborating with staff from I*EARN USA, the D.D.-Brasilia Chapter and the Nebraska Committee of the Partners of the Americas, to identify ten U.S. Schools to form teams and collaborate with the Brazilian teachers and students. There is a special section on the LTNet website which will enable teams to carry out Internet chats. On No ... [Read More]

For the Record Newsletter – European Programs Branch

"Water for Life: Transboundary Water Management in Central Asia," Tashkent, Uzbekistan Alumni of the Contemporary Issues program chat after a session at the Contemporary Issues Program 10th Anniversary Reunion in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, September 2004 ... [Read More]

Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record
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IEW > Events

The virtual meeting/chat will be hosted for undergraduate students of Karaganda, Kazakhstan and Wilmington, Delaware (Goldey-Beacom College.) During the chat session students will discuss education system in both countries, its differences, advantages and disadvantages, student life, issues students that students face, culture and many other aspects. The chat will be organized through Internet Access Training Program (IATP) at Access site, which is located in the Karaganda office. A series of lectures on secondary and higher education in the U.S. will be given by USG alumni in Karaganda secondary schools and universities throughout IEW. ... [Read More]

Office of Academic Exchange Programs: European Programs Branch – Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs – U.S. Department of State

- World AIDS Day: IATP Chat, "Impact of AIDS in the Life of the Infected," December 1st (Bishkek and 16 towns of Kyrgyzstan through IATP Access Sites) ... [Read More]

Office of Academic Exchange Programs: European Programs Branch – Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs – U.S. Department of State

- World AIDS Day: IATP Chat, "Impact of AIDS in the Life of the Infected," December 1st (Bishkek and 16 towns of Kyrgyzstan through IATP Access Sites) ...

- Webchat, Tashkent & USA, November 25th (estimated) (Internet) ... [Read More]