Home in Honduras: One Year Later
Four alumni, four distinct stories. Read on to learn more about how these Global UGRADs from the 2014-2015 Honduran cohort have spent their first year post-program! …
Four alumni, four distinct stories. Read on to learn more about how these Global UGRADs from the 2014-2015 Honduran cohort have spent their first year post-program! …
Roohi Patel: India, Old Dominion University Before heading to the States, I always thought that people here didn’t care much about their surroundings. However, this perspective of mine has changed completely as each and every person I pass by greets me without fail. Elizabeth Keshishyan: Armenia, North Dakota State University One of the greatest achievements I have …
In early February, the six, year-long Global UGRAD participants from Montenegro came to Washington, DC for their mid-year workshop. World Learning has worked with the UGRAD Serbia and Montenegro Program since 2007, supporting over 300 students over the past nine years. It may sound cliche, but we may have saved the best six students for last. (Is that a loud …
This fall, the Global UGRAD participants impressed us once again with stellar grades. Several students closed out the semester with at 3.5 or above, but these 18 students set the bar even higher by achieving between a 3.75 and 4.0 GPA. World Learning congratulates you for your hard work and success! Djordje – American University Grecia Dalila – Humboldt State University Khamla – …
Saima Sultana Jaba, NESA UGRAD 2014-15, Kent State University So far I am doing well working as a fellow at Teach for Bangladesh (TFB). In my first job, I want to serve the young people in my country and to solve real world problems. Moreover, I want this country to do better in education, which starts with me being a teacher. …
Getting to know your host university or college and truly integrating into the community are some of the biggest goals of the Global UGRAD Program. Becoming involved in the campus culture, organizations, events, and sports programs – all are ways to achieve this. Ideally, we want our participants to develop pride in their adopted institutions and to truly feel that they belong. With this reasoning, we …