Category: Kazakhstan

Spring 2019 Favorite Study Spots
March 12, 2019

Spring 2019 Favorite Study Spots

Academics , Algeria , Belarus , Cambodia , Central Asia , Costa Rica , East Asia and the Pacific , Fairleigh Dickinson University , Kazakhstan , Latin America and the Caribbean , Middle East and North Africa , Nazareth College , University of Wyoming , West Liberty University

With midterms well underway, the Global UGRAD students have been busy with exams and assignments. Check out some of their favorite study spots around campus this semester! Yuory Chhun, Cambodia, Nazareth College: It has been so hectic with exams and assignments last week. I have been spending most of my time at the library. I spent around eight hours at …

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Global UGRAD Alumnus Wins Second Place in Student Energy Challenge – 2018
November 12, 2018

Global UGRAD Alumnus Wins Second Place in Student Energy Challenge – 2018

Academic Exchange , Alumni , Kazakhstan , Professional Development , University of Arkansas

While I had been studying at the University of Arkansas in Spring 2018, my friends from Kazakhstan invited me to participate in “Student Energy Challenge – 2018” sponsored by Shell within the framework of the World Petroleum Meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan on October 2-3, 2018. Our aim was to scientifically and economically develop the solution to current ecological problems of …

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September 12, 2018

Alumni Update: Raushan Zhandayeva, Kazakhstan, CSUB

Academics , Alumni , Bakersfield , California State University , Central Asia , Kazakhstan , Professional Development

One of the most important lessons that I received during my Global UGRAD experience back in 2016 was the importance of cross-cultural communication. Today, starting my Master of Global Affairs (MGA) program at the University of Notre Dame, I cannot underestimate this invaluable message. The Keough School of Global Affairs, my new home for the next two years, is the …

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All Hands on Deck! Stories of Community Service – Part II
April 1, 2018

All Hands on Deck! Stories of Community Service – Part II

Central Asia , Community Service , East Asia and the Pacific , Egypt , Eurasia , Experiencing America , Georgia , Kazakhstan , Kenya , Middle East and North Africa , Saudi Arabia , South Korea , Sub-Saharan Africa , The U.S. Perspective , University of Nevada, Reno , University of Tennessee Knoxville , University of Wisconsin - Green Bay , Wayne State University , West Virginia University

A few months ago, we shared inspiring stories about the volunteer work of several of our fall semester participants. Now, as the spring semester rapidly draws to a close, we’re excited to highlight our current Global UGRAD participants and how they’re getting on with their community service hours. From tutoring and after-school care to event coordination and more, Global UGRADs …

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Global UGRAD Students’ Favorite Places
March 1, 2018

Global UGRAD Students’ Favorite Places

Bahrain , Central Asia , China , East Asia and the Pacific , East Tennessee State University , Experiencing America , Florida Gulf Coast University , Indonesia , Kazakhstan , Kenya , Middle East and North Africa , Minnesota State University - Mankato , Murray State University , Saudi Arabia , South Asia , University of Tennessee , University of Wisconsin - Green Bay , Venezuala

This month we asked our Global UGRAD students to share with us their favorite places in their U.S. communities. We received responses ranging from river walks to libraries, all special in their own way. Please read on to get a glimpse of where our Global UGRAD students’ daily lives take place. Zhanna Ateibek from Kazakhstan at University of Wisconsin – Green …

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Global UGRAD’s Favorite Words
February 15, 2018

Global UGRAD’s Favorite Words

Central Asia , East Asia and the Pacific , Eurasia , Kazakhstan , Latin America and the Caribbean , Middle East and North Africa , South Asia , Sub-Saharan Africa , University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

  This month we asked the Global UGRAD students what some of their favorite words are in both English and their own languages. Some love words because of the way they sound; others because there is no translation. Certain words inspire the Global UGRAD students to aim for their goals or feel good about their experiences. Zhanna Ateibek’s (University of …

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October 11, 2017

Global UGRAD Alumni Meet Up in Almaty, Kazakhstan by Will O’Roark

Alumni , Eurasia , Kazakhstan , Tajikistan , The U.S. Perspective

I had the opportunity to travel to Almaty, Kazakhstan and Dushanbe, Tajikistan at the end of September. Prior to joining World Learning, I spent several years living and working in Central Asia and Eurasia. I had worked as a university administrator at a number of institutions in Kazakhstan, served as a Peace Corps Volunteer teaching English in central Kazakhstan, and …

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