Academic Exchange , Academics , Ukraine , University of Houston-Victoria
Several years ago people started asking me, “Where would you like to study?,” “Which country do you want to visit the most?” I had only one answer, “THE U.S.A.” When my friends were dreaming about seeing the Eiffel Tower in Paris or having fun in Rome, I was dreaming about how to climb the Statue of Liberty and see Mount …
Academic Exchange , Alumni , Armenia , Fairleigh Dickinson University
With our classes and day jobs, it was not an easy task to organize a get-together, but we managed it. On January 12th, 2019 in a little café in Yerevan the five of us met – Gayane Vardanyan and Arpine Kirakosyan from the Global UGRAD 2017-18 along with Asya Kara-Gevorgyan, Vardine Sargsyan and Ani Khachatryan from the Global UGRAD 2016-17 …
Academic Exchange , Academics , Azerbaijan , Central Asia , University of Alabama
My name is Javanshir Huseynli. I am a Global UGRAD scholarship recipient from Azerbaijan, and I’m currently studying Computer Science Engineering at the University of Alabama. In Azerbaijan, I am working towards an undergraduate degree in Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering. The University of Alabama organized a Local Hack Day competition. I won the Best Solo Hack prize at the competition on …
Alumni , Azerbaijan , Eurasia
After Global UGRAD, the six of us – Sabina, Zeynab, Elgun, Maleyka, Sevda and I (Pasha) – met for the first time on a chilly October day to catch up with each other. Of course, our reunion had to be somewhere resembling the U.S. – Starbucks! We started sharing our impressions of the exchange program and what we’ve done since …
Academic Exchange , Alumni , Florida Gulf Coast University , Kosovo
In the vast and varied landscape of Florida I found true friendship. I met two girls from different corners of the world, one from Bangladesh, the other from Uzbekistan, and me from Kosovo. Our friendship started on Facebook a month before coming to the States. Fate was on our side to get chosen to study in Florida at Florida Gulf …
Albania , Alumni , Career , Eurasia
Once a UGRAD, always a UGRAD! On 20th of October, Albanian Global UGRAD alumni organized a meet-up. Although we have been talking with each other constantly, it was the first time that all of us, two generations (2016-17, 2017-18) of Global UGRADs in Albania, came together to share our own experiences in the U.S. We found many similarities in our …
Academic Exchange , Academics , American Host Institutions , Central Asia , East Asia and the Pacific , Eurasia , Fayetteville University , Indiana State University , Latin America and the Caribbean , Loyola University Chicago , Middle East and North Africa , South Asia , Sub-Saharan Africa , SUNY Plattsburgh , University of Nevada, Reno , Valparaiso University
The World Learning staff have been busy traveling coast to coast visiting current Global UGRAD students and university partners. Continue reading below to hear about their visits. Thank you to the universities and students for hosting us! Himani Reddy at Indiana State University and INTERLINK Himani visited Indiana State University (ISU) and INTERLINK—both first-time Global UGRAD partners located in Terre Haute, …
Academic Exchange , Community Service , Missouri State University , Ukraine
Volunteering is one of the most important parts of my life in the USA. While volunteering, I have an amazing opportunity to communicate with different people, share my culture, see American life from different perspectives, and most importantly, compare everything I see with the Ukrainian culture. I hope it will help me to overcome challenges in my community when I …
Academic Exchange , Experiencing America , Macedonia , Valparaiso University
Last weekend, my friendship family decided to take me and two other exchange students to a town nearby called Shipshewana. This town is in the south of Indiana. It is a very green town and has a lot of farms. The southern part of the state is well-known for being home to Amish people. I luckily had the opportunity to …
Academic Exchange , Academics , Alumni , Bahrain , Bangladesh , Cambodia , Fayetteville University , Israel , Juniata College , Lewis-Clark State College , Mercyhurst University , Mozambique , Ukraine , University of Missouri , Venezuala
Every year the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program holds a costume contest via our Facebook group to encourage students to share their Halloween costumes and how they are celebrating the holiday in their host universities. This year, as in years past, we had a large number of students submit their funny, scary, creative, and all around awesome costumes. Thank you to …