Egypt , Keene State College , Middle East and North Africa , Saginaw Valley State University
The Global UGRAD Program is a great opportunity for international students to experience life in the United States. The other side of this experience is that people in the U.S. get to learn about other cultures! We are proud that some Global UGRAD students have already started to make their mark on their host communities this semester and have been featured …
On March 2, 2017, the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) competition opens. AEIF is a U.S. Department of State initiative that provides grant money to alumni who want to carry out projects in their home communities. All Global UGRAD alumni are very encouraged to apply! “Since its inception, AEIF has supported more than 300 alumni-led initiatives around the world and reached …
Community service is a hallmark of the Global UGRAD Program. Not only is volunteerism a way of paying it forward, but it also provides ample opportunity for participants to get a closer look at their host communities and local resources. “I wanted to contribute to my local community because in this short period of time I became a real part …
The Global UGRAD Team is pleased to welcome to its newest member, Ariel Klein. Ariel began at World Learning on February 14th and will be working with Amy Fisher Bruey to support the students from the Near East. Ariel is originally from Rochester, New York, and studied Anthropology and Linguistics at Colorado College. After graduating, she moved to the French West …
Alumni , Eurasia , Georgia , Pittsburg State University
Salome Pkhaladze, Pittsburg State University, Georgia (15-16) Recently, I volunteered and served as a short-term project consultant at Center of International Education in Georgia, which is an official representative of EducationUSA – a U.S. Department of State network of over 400 international student advising centers in more than 170 countries. I assisted the EducationUSA adviser with the preparation of the 7th …
Alumni , St. Catherine University
Dreams are beautiful but when they come true; it’s WOW. Life after Global UGRAD lighted my path. The experience provided the sight for understanding and analyzing things more deeply and logically. Global UGRAD for me was an enormous experience; the experience where one interacts with people of all ages, cultures, religions, ethnicities and understands how we all are same and ONE. …
Jose Gabriel Nino Barreat (Venezuela), Augustana University Thu Ha Anh Dang (Vietnam), Augustana University Raushan Zhandayeva (Kazakhstan), California State University, Bakersfield Anna Ivanova (Russian Federation), Carroll College Edymar Juliet Hurtado Rendon (Venezuela), Chatham University Ngoc Bao Dinh (Vietnam), Chatham University Daniela Meza Figueroa (Costa Rica), Emporia State University Dursun Rejepova (Turkmenistan), Emporia State University Natalia Shpak (Ukraine), Emporia State University …
Alumni , Humboldt State University , Latin America and the Caribbean , Mozambique , Sub-Saharan Africa , Venezuala
The deadline for colleges and universities to apply to World Learning to host students during the 2017-18 academic year is fast approaching! To all colleges and universities interested in partnering with us, please have your application submitted by February 24, 2017. To apply, please follow this link. Once you have registered at the link, you will receive an email with a …
East Asia and the Pacific , Juniata College , Thailand
Tongchai Saelee is a Global UGRAD participant from Thailand. He com pleted a semester of English Language Training at Juniata College this fall and began studying pre-nursing this spring. Chai has lived with his grandparents in the Hmong community of Thailand ever since his parents moved to Alaska when he was a child. Through the years, he has only been able …