Category Archives: American Corners

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: IT Specialist for Summer Tech Lab Program at all American Spaces in Turkmenistan

Issue Date: May 5, 2025
Location: American Spaces (Ashgabat, Dashoguz, Mary, and Turkmenabat)
Duration of the program: June 16 – July 23, 2025 (5 weeks)
Application Deadline: May 18, 2025UNCEMENT

Job Description:
The American Councils are seeking a dedicated IT Specialist for a short-term program aimed at enhancing coding skills among high school students aged 13-17 in Ashgabat, Dashoguz, Mary, and Turkmenabat. The IT Specialist will deliver workshops, provide technical support, assist in the development of educational materials focused on various programming and design tools, equip participants with essential tech skills, enabling them to create mobile apps and compete in Tech Olympiads and hackathons.

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MARY AMERICAN CORNER BRAVES INTO VIRTUAL PROGRAMING – A NEW MILESTONE AS IT MARKS ITS 16-TH ANNIVERSARY

On January 19, 2021 Mary American Corner (MAC) will celebrate its 16-th anniversary. From the beginning, MAC has grown by leaps and bounds, and now stands proud with impressive spaces equipped with the latest technology and unique resources. And it is quite remarkable that the foundation of the MAC program proved sustainable in times of unprecedented challenges. Thanks to guidance of the US Embassy Ashgabat and American Councils for International Education, MAC, equipped with the latest innovations in technology, reinvented itself to the virtual, and successfully engaged with its core audience while expecting the re-launch of its traditional in-person programs.