Category: Eurasia

From Where I Stand: September 2020 Edition
September 15, 2020

From Where I Stand: September 2020 Edition

Alumni , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Cambodia , Guatemala , Jordan , Moldova

Last month, we published the first part of the 2020 From Where I Stand series. This annual project highlights the achievements of alumni since completing the Global UGRAD Program. If you missed last month’s edition, you can still find it here. We’re excited to share even more stories below! Gabriela Elizabeth Guzman Sanchez, Guatemala, Rochester Institute of Technology, Global UGRAD …

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Global UGRADs Take the Stage (Virtually)
August 12, 2020

Global UGRADs Take the Stage (Virtually)

Alumni , Bangladesh , Costa Rica , Guatemala , Honduras , Indonesia , Malaysia , Mongolia , Nepal , Thailand , Ukraine , Uzbekistan

Presenting spring 2020’s edition of Take the Stage! While we were unable to host our biannual Take the Stage show in person this year, some of our talented spring participants submitted videos of their performances representing their home countries and cultures. Check out this video compilation to see this past semester’s performances: In Order of Appearance Tajikistan: Sitora Sufijinova, Alisher Siddiqov, …

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Global UGRADs Featured in Campus News
March 12, 2020

Global UGRADs Featured in Campus News

Alumni , Indonesia , Macedonia , Troy University , Venezuala

The host institutions that help make Global UGRAD possible work hard to give participants a platform to share about their culture on campus. Central Washington University and Troy University recently interviewed students about their exchange experience and featured their stories on social media. Check it out below! https://www.facebook.com/troytrojanvision/videos/820985878365525/UzpfSTEwMDAwMTQ4OTkzMzEwMToyOTIyMTM1NDYxMTc5NDIz/        

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Fall 2019 Photo Contest Winners
January 13, 2020

Fall 2019 Photo Contest Winners

American Host Institutions , American University , Bennett College , East Asia and the Pacific , Eurasia , Experiencing America , Latin America and the Caribbean , Malaysia , Middle East and North Africa , Moldova , Murray State University , Nicaragua , Palestinian Territories , South Korea , Tennessee Technical University , University of Mississippi

Check out the winners of the Global UGRAD Fall 2019 Photo Contest! This semester’s categories were: American Experiences, Community Service, Best School Spirit, Sharing Culture, and Best Halloween Costume. American Experiences Community Service Best School Spirit Sharing Culture Best Halloween Costume

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Meet Our New Teammates, Susan and Cara
December 10, 2019

Meet Our New Teammates, Susan and Cara

Academic Exchange , American Host Institutions , Central Asia , East Asia and the Pacific , Eurasia

Susan Yang currently serves as a Global UGRAD Program Officer for the East Asia Pacific and South Asia regions. Prior to this, she helped administer the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program and conducted research, data, and evaluation projects for the Girl Scouts River Valleys. Susan has a strong background in education including teaching abroad in South Korea …

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Discovering Connections to my Homeland at California State University San Marcos
November 14, 2019

Discovering Connections to my Homeland at California State University San Marcos

California State University - San Marcos , Russia

My name is Victoria, I was born twenty-one years ago in the Republic of Tuva, a remote native community in Russia. And twenty-five years ago, in Sweden, Tuva Liisa Victoria was born. Fate has brought us together in San Marcos, California. I didn’t believe in fate before, but after our meeting, I know that everything is not a coincidence in …

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