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AC Czechia
American Councils Czechia opened in the fall of 2018, at a time when the Czech Republic and the United States held centennial celebrations of their diplomatic relations. The office is based in Prague, the country's picturesque and vibrant capital.
Program News
FLEX 2025–26 Competition
The results are here! And once again, the selection committee broke yet another record. We have never received the lists this early. In the second week of February, we called 15 finalists and five alternates for the 2025–26 academic year. All students who participated in the semi-finals in Brno and Prague in November will receive an e-mail notification. Thank you for your applications!
Interested in the FLEX 2026–27 competition? Register on our application website and we will send you an e-mail once the application is launched this summer.
FLEX 2024–25
The US independent selection committee sent us a list of Czechia’s current FLEX finalists in February. They prepared for their exchange year at a pre-departure orientation in Křtiny near Brno.
This year's FLEX scholarship recipients prepared for their American adventure together with Hungarian and Slovak finalists. Photo: René Volfík
All finalists received a host family and school placement and were able to board their overseas flights in August and September. They are exploring the US in the states of Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine Ohio, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.
FLEX 2023–24
In May 2024, we welcomed the program’s latest alumni at Prague’s Vaclav Havel Airport. We met our alumni again at a June celebration of the FLEX 30th anniversary at Prague’s American Center and the US Ambassador’s magnificent residence. Some of our Czech baby alumni stayed in Prague for the so-called re-entry seminar, where they learned about alumni activities and shared experience with adaptation after returning home.
Czech alumni celebrated the program’s 30th anniversary with US Ambassador Bijan Sabet at his splendid Prague residence. Photo: René Volfík