Academic Exchange , Academics , American Host Institutions , Experiencing America
Throughout August and September, Global UGRAD students have been adjusting to life on their U.S. university campuses and in their local communities. Check out a few photos below of Global UGRAD students’ first experiences in the United States with their friends and classmates from all over the world!
Academic Exchange , Academics , American Host Institutions , China , East Asia and the Pacific , Eurasia , Experiencing America , Guatemala , Latin America and the Caribbean , Moldova , Murray State University , Southern Illinois University Edwardsville , The U.S. Perspective , Troy University
The fall 2019 semester is off to a great start. Now that the Global UGRAD students have had the chance to settle into their new homes for the next few months, here is a glance at some students’ first impressions! Daniil Gurgurov, Moldova, Murray State University: I have lived on campus for three weeks already and I have only positive …
Central Asia , Eurasia , Experiencing America
Kyra Chamberlain joins the Global UGRAD team as a Program Associate for Europe and Central Asia. Having graduated from the George Washington University in Spring 2019 with a degree in International Affairs, Kyra is thrilled to be staying in DC and joining World Learning. She just returned from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, where she studied Russian during the summer. She has also …
Academic Exchange , Academics , American Host Institutions , Central Asia , East Asia and the Pacific , Eurasia , Experiencing America , Latin America and the Caribbean , Middle East and North Africa , Sub-Saharan Africa
This year, the World Learning team is thrilled to welcome 245 students from 59 countries around the world to the Global UGRAD Program! In addition to this incredibly diverse group of students, we are proud to work side-by-side with 76 U.S. host universities and colleges across the United States.
Recently, World Learning asked 2018-19 Global UGRAD alumni for advice they wished to share with the incoming cohort. Enjoy reading some of their pearls of wisdom! Try new things You will have so many opportunities to get involved and meet people on campus! You can start making friends from day one. Reach out to people in your classes, look for …
Academic Exchange , Alumni , Experiencing America , Fairleigh Dickinson University , Lebanon
I remember sitting exactly where I am right now, almost two years ago, anxiously typing into a blank page why I was worth taking a chance on. Today, I am here to write about why it was all worth it. Throughout my life, I was the girl from the neighborhood with massive dreams but no realistic way to achieve them. …
East Asia and the Pacific , Experiencing America , Keene State College , Philippines
New York City is a mess. The clean spots are so clean that you know someone is funneling obscene amounts of money into them, and the neglected parts are so messy that you know someone is not listening. The city has its problems—poverty, crime, pollution—but proudly calls itself “the greatest city in the world” over the sounds of taxis blaring …
Academic Exchange , Academics , Experiencing America , OPAL
As the academic year is coming to a close, this semester’s Global UGRAD participants are diligently working on their final papers and exams. In order to manage moments of high stress and other challenges that accompany being away from home, it is important to know how to take care of yourself both physically and mentally. Through the program’s Online Professional …
Academic Exchange , Academics , Community Service , Experiencing America , Ukraine , University of Houston-Victoria
One day I was just going to class and I stopped when I saw a poster on the wall. Written was: “if you don’t know how to spend your spring break — apply for Alternative Spring Break with UHV! We are going to volunteer in Mississippi!” I thought it was a good idea to travel somewhere as well as to …
Academic Exchange , Academics , Experiencing America , Ukraine , University of Utah
Six international students from Ukraine, Germany, the UK, New Zealand, South Korea, and Pakistan decided to go on an absolutely wonderful adventure. It was a spontaneous decision and it took us 20 minutes to determine our itinerary, which included six National Parks: Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon, Horseshoe Bend, Antelope Canyon, Monument Valley, and the Arches. It was an extremely intense four day …