Marco Antonio Bustamante Yupanqui, Colorado State. After completing my experience with UGRAD, innumerable doors have opened for me. During my final semesters at my home university I received a grant from the Alumni Engagement Initiative to implement a natural resource conservation project in the Andean region of Lima. Because I am conscious of and interested in climate change and the …
Sovannara Uk, Cambodia, 2013-14 UGRAD Alum In Cambodia, children more or less take their seniors as role models. This can be a direct or indirect influence. One common thing almost all of us have experienced is a question asked by our parents or our elders. “What do you want to be when you grow up?” This question was also asked by my dad …
Ask any UGRAD and they will tell you that there is nothing more exciting than being selected to participate in the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program. They will also tell you that as soon as you become a finalist, it’s time to start getting ready for the next big step on the road to the US: the TOEFL exam. To help our future UGRAD’s …
World Learning would like to take this opportunity to honor students who achieved high academic standing during the 2014 fall semester. The following students not only achieved a GPA of 3.75 or higher, but also exhibited exceptional effort throughout the term. We received positive feedback from host institutions about so many of the students, but the 54 honor roll students …
World Learning would like to inform you of two social innovation opportunities available to current Global UGRAD students and alumni: the US Department of State’s Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund and World Learning’s Advancing Leaders Fellowship. These two programs provide opportunities for alumni to implement community engagement projects in their home countries. Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) Since mid-January, World Learning …
For some it has been seven months. For others it has been a year or more. No matter how long ago they wrapped up their experiences, UGRAD Alumni are part of a dynamic network of leaders who impacted their communities in the United States and continue to make a difference back home. Jhesset Thrina Enano, Philippines I am now finishing …