AED Center for Academic Partnerships

The Center for Academic Partnerships engages with educational institutions and individuals in the United States and around the world to strengthen and diversify academic exchanges and educational linkages.

The Center for Academic Partnerships administers the PLUS Program, the AED Education Abroad Initiative, the Study of the U.S. Institutes for Student Leaders Program (SUSI), the NGO Connections Program, the Gifted Student Program for the King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST), and several programs for the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission.  

Learn more about AED's innovative efforts to nurture the next generation of development leaders, and to increase diversity in study abroad.

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Iraq Education Initiative College and University Directory Registration

AED is pleased to assist the Higher Committee for Development of Education in Iraq (HCEDI) to fulfill its mandate as an Iraqi based and managed organization that will send up to 10,000 Iraqi students per year, for five years, to study abroad and complete higher education degrees. This Education Initiative is part of an historic transition of Iraq to a peaceful and prosperous country focused on improving educational and economic opportunities for its people.

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