Category: Alumni

Alumni Updates: Tanay Katiyar, Sowparnika Jayakumar, and Tasneem Zahra (India)
January 12, 2021

Alumni Updates: Tanay Katiyar, Sowparnika Jayakumar, and Tasneem Zahra (India)

Alumni , Chatham University , India , Juniata College , Marymount University , South Asia

Alumni Class Secretary Tanay Katiyar for 2019-2020 Indian cohort recently asked his peers to reflect on their Global UGRAD experiences and update readers on significant academic and professional accomplishments, as well as future goals. After the Global UGRAD Program, Tasneem Zahra has become more responsible, independent, decisive, and serious toward her academic pursuits. A movie enthusiast, Tasneem now watches one …

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Virtual English Language Training Wrap-Up
January 12, 2021

Virtual English Language Training Wrap-Up

Academics , Alumni , Central Asia , Dominican Republic , Kazakhstan , Latin America and the Caribbean , Mauritania , Sub-Saharan Africa

Last month, Global UGRAD participants in our pilot of the Virtual English Language Training (ELT) program completed their final coursework and assessments. The Global UGRAD and TESOL teams at World Learning are immensely proud of these students for successfully completing their virtual program and for the hard work and enthusiasm they brought to their virtual classrooms, overcoming the challenges presented …

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From Where I Stand: December 2020 Edition
December 11, 2020

From Where I Stand: December 2020 Edition

Alumni , East Asia and the Pacific , Eurasia , Honduras , Laos , Latin America and the Caribbean , Serbia

Augusto Barón, Honduras, West Virginia University, Global UGRAD 2017-2018 Back when I returned to my country, I was just in time to retake my university duties. Quite literally, the next day after my landing I was in a health clinic working. Back to the old grind, but with fresh perspectives on what I could do and would do. A mindset …

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Michael Ncube on Finding Inspiration
November 12, 2020

Michael Ncube on Finding Inspiration

Academic Exchange , Academics , Africa , Alumni , Georgia College and State University , Sub-Saharan Africa , Zimbabwe

I have been humbled and blessed to have been selected for the Global UGRAD scholarship program which sent three finalists from Zimbabwe to study in the United States of America for a semester during the 2019-2020 academic year. This experience was an eye opener to how brilliantly the United States of America functions and the capacity to which resources are …

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Global UGRAD Website Redesign
November 12, 2020

Global UGRAD Website Redesign

Academic Exchange , Alumni

This year, the Global UGRAD interactive website was redesigned with updated information and stories to give a better glimpse of the program’s goals and impact. Since 2008, World Learning has worked with over 2,500 college students and facilitated their exchange in the United States. Through our “Alumni Voices” and “Global UGRADs in the News” sections, you’ll be able to read …

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From Where I Stand: November 2020 Edition
November 12, 2020

From Where I Stand: November 2020 Edition

Alumni , Carroll College , University of Houston-Victoria , Wayne State University

Roshni Nagrani Lalwani, Panama, Carroll College, Global UGRAD 2016-17 Before getting into UGRAD, back then I was just a student focused on grades and studies with no thought of participating in extracurricular activities. Since the completion of UGRAD, I realized how important is to participate into activities that are organized at the university. With this mindset, in 2017 I was …

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