Outreach Programs

The OIPS designs, conducts, and administers a number of public service programs. In conjunction with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), World Learning, the U.S. Department of State (Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, ECA), the International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX), the Library of Congress-based Open World Leadership Center, the Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE), the American Councils for International Education (ACIE), and the Academy for Educational Development (AED), the OIPS provides an opportunity for the local community to interact with students, business people, and educators from Eastern Europe and Central Asia as well as for local educators to travel and study in other countries. OIPS has expanded its network of programs in recent years, to include exchange programs with delegations from Southeast Asia, East Asia, North Africa, and the Western Hemisphere.

Follow the links below to learn more about each program.

Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program	Youth Leadership Programs	Sponsored International Students

Current Projects:
Teaching Excellence & Achievement Program (IREX)
Study of the United States Institutes for Student Leaders (AED)
Success Through Academic Research (ACHE)
Open World Leadership Program
Serbian Youth Leadership Program (World Learning)

Past Projects:
Brazil Youth Ambassadors Program 2007 (World Learning)
Rwanda Youth Leadership Program 2007 (World Learning)
Community Connections Program 2005 - 2007 (USAID)
Community Connections Program 1997 - 2005 (U.S. State Department)
Teachers Training Teachers (ACIE)
Partners in Education Program (ACIE)
Alabama Classroom Enhancement (Now STAR; ACHE)