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February Online Engagement: Country Presentations and Professional Networking
March 10, 2021

February Online Engagement: Country Presentations and Professional Networking

Bangladesh , Central Asia , Professional Development , South Asia , Uzbekistan

Our spring virtual programming continues with new and exciting events and activities! In February, Global UGRADs participated in our first round of country presentations and the first installment of our speaker series, “Networking Strategies” with Hannah Zuzek from World Learning. You can read more about these events and responses from some of our participants in the article below. Country Presentations …

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Winter Holidays and Celebrations
December 11, 2020

Winter Holidays and Celebrations

Bangladesh , East Asia and the Pacific , Guatemala , Latin America and the Caribbean , Philippines , South Asia

This month, we asked our 2020-2021 Global UGRAD finalists to share a bit about winter celebrations in their home countries. While the holidays throughout this year have been very different, read on to learn more about how this time of year is traditionally celebrated across the world. Virgilio Roi C. Adaptar, Philippines Dubbed as the longest yuletide celebration in the …

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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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Researching Flooding and Cyclones
January 14, 2019

Researching Flooding and Cyclones

Academic Exchange , Academics , american connections , American Host Institutions , Bangladesh , Career , Florida Gulf Coast University , Professional Development , South Asia

While studying Disaster Science & Management and as a Global UGRAD student at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) this past semester, I had the amazing opportunity to present my research paper at the American Geophysical Union Conference 2018 in Washington, DC. I was requested to present at the largest geophysical conference where people from all over the world gather to …

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Closet Talk: A Panel Discussion
January 14, 2019

Closet Talk: A Panel Discussion

Academic Exchange , Academics , american connections , American Host Institutions , Bangladesh , Career , Diversity and Inclusion , Fayetteville University , Professional Development , South Asia

“Coming-out stories are always fascinating to listen to, but unfortunately I don’t have a gratifying coming out story to tell. I haven’t come out to my parents yet. I don’t know when I will.” I paused and took a deep breath. In a big hall, I was speaking in front of over 30 people. I had never been a speaker …

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Global UGRAD Halloween Costume Contest
November 12, 2018

Global UGRAD Halloween Costume Contest

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 …

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Hurricane Florence and Global UGRAD
October 11, 2018

Hurricane Florence and Global UGRAD

Bangladesh , Fayetteville University , Mozambique , Venezuala

While most Global UGRAD students will never have to experience the effects of a natural disaster while they are in the U.S., some of our Global UGRAD participants were caught up in an intense hurricane, Florence, that impacted communities across the Carolinas and the Southeastern United States. These students showed amazing bravery and perseverance in dealing with unpredictable events that …

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March 1, 2018

A Woman Otherworldly by Tasnia Khandaker Prova

Alumni , Bangladesh , Montclair State University , South Asia

Tasnia Khandaker Prova recently won the Muslim World Today’s International Women’s Day writing competition with her story “A Woman Otherwordly”. This beautifully written story provides a commentary on the treatment of domestic help. A Woman Otherworldly Her mornings always started earlier than mine – not because she liked watching the sun rise, bringing with it a new day and a …

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