Yemen
For over fifty
years, AMIDEAST has played a vital role in facilitating
educational exchange programs between the United States
and Yemen. Our offices in Sana'a and Aden have helped
over 4,000 individuals receive training or degrees from
institutions of higher learning in the United States.
AMIDEAST Yemen provides English language classes and
educational advising. Nearly 10,000 people visited AMIDEAST
Yemens advising center in Sanaa and branch location
in 2004. We administer the major exams required for
entrance into U.S. universities, including the TOEFL,
GMAT, GRE, ITP and SAT I/II as well as major professional
exams such as the  TOEIC.
AMIDEAST Yemen offers private and group advising on
studying in the U.S. and we coordinate a number of major
scholarship programs for Yemenis including the Fulbright
Foreign Student Program, the Canadian Nexen Scholarship,
the Yemen Ministry of Oil and Minerals Training Program.
AMIDEAST activities in Yemen date back to 1952 when,
under a grant from the U.S. Department of State, AMIDEAST
administered a scholarship program that included fellows
from Yemen. In September 1981, with support and funding
from the United States Information Agency (USIA), AMIDEAST
appointed a full-time representative within the United
States Information Service's (USIS) compound in Sana'a
for the purpose of providing advising, testing, education
and training services.
 In
1986, AMIDEAST received formal certification for its
operations in Sana'a from the Yemeni government. This
allowed us to operate within the country as an independent,
non-governmental organization. AMIDEAST established
a branch office in the port city of Aden in 1998 as
part of an educational technical assistance project
with the International Development Association of the
World Bank. The Aden office received formal recognition
from the government of Yemen one year later and today
plays a central role in helping AMIDEAST fulfill its
mission in Yemen.
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