Alumni , Career , Latin America and the Caribbean , Panama
With the kickoff of the first Summit for Democracy this week, the U.S. Department of State and World Learning are celebrating human rights and democracy this December. We checked in with Global UGRAD alumnus Edison Broce who sees and practices democracy in action every day as a Member of Parliament in Panama. Edison elaborates on why democracy and human rights …
The Global UGRAD student application is now available! You can check the eligibility requirements and start your application here on our website. Submissions are due before January 6, 2022 at 12 midnight Eastern Standard Time. For this application cycle, selected finalists should expect to travel to the United States in August 2022 or January 2023. Stay tuned to our Facebook account for reminders …
Academic Exchange , Alumni , Career , Latin America and the Caribbean , Nicaragua , Professional Development , Saginaw Valley State University
My name is Fernanda Alina Polanco Avendaño, and I am from Nicaragua. I had the chance to be part of the Global UGRAD Program around 2015-2016 in Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU). Thanks to my Global UGRAD journey, my life became more fruitful and significant in all aspects. I got to meet other Global UGRAD friends from my home country, …
Jacob Waddell is joining the Global UGRAD Program working with students from East Asia and Pacific and South Asia. He is originally from St. Louis, Missouri but now lives in Washington, DC and is studying for an MA in International Affairs at American University. Prior to joining World Learning, Jacob taught English in Hiroshima, Japan from 2016-2018 and served as …
Academic Exchange , Alumni , Eurasia , Moldova
My name is Radu Marian and I’m from Republic of Moldova. I’ve completed my Global UGRAD Program in 2013 at the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM). I am currently a Member of Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, as vice president of the Economic, Budget and Finance Parliament Committee. I am also the vice president (business & economy portfolio) …
To celebrate the Halloween holiday, we asked the Global UGRAD participants to send us pictures from their Halloween experiences. There were a lot of festive and spooky pumpkins, and some lovely costumes. Some of the students had never carved a pumpkin or gone trick-or-treating before, and it was nice to see them experience some firsts! Halloween Costumes “For Halloween, the …
Alumni , Partner Feature , Utica College
We are proud to feature our host institution partner, Utica College, and Ms. Deborah Wilson-Allam (she/her). Ms. Wilson-Allam is currently the Executive Director of International Education and has been in this role since 2017. She was first hired as the college’s Intensive English Language Program Director in 2014, and then later became Director of International Programs in 2016. Ms. Wilson-Allam …
Academic Exchange , Alumni , Cambodia , Carroll College
I got offered a job as an International Relations lecturer at my home university after completing my bachelor’s degree in 2018, a year after I returned from Global UGRAD. It feels nostalgic for being a participant myself several years ago, and now becoming someone who mentors and writes recommendation letters for my students who are applying for the same program. …
Academic Exchange , Alumni , Bahrain , Community Service , Israel , Middle East and North Africa , University of Missouri - St. Louis , Western Kentucky University
Global UGRAD students are required to complete at least 20 hours of community service while they are in the United States in order to give back and make meaningful connections to their local communications. Many students have already started volunteering in their local host community. Please read below about the volunteering experiences written by current Global UGRAD students: “As …
Alumni , Georgia , Illinois State University
Once a Global UGRAD, Always a Global UGRAD My name is Nikolozi Sepiashvili. I am a senior student of the Bachelor’s Degree Program in Economics at the International School of Economics (ISET) in Tbilisi, Georgia. I became a finalist of the Global UGRAD Exchange Program 2019-2020, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and received a scholarship to study at …