Academic Exchange , Alumni , Keuka College , Philippines
Hello! My name is Mussah Karsum Jalaide (“Kars”), and I am the pioneer recipient of the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program scholarship from my home university, Mindanao State University-TCTO. Tausug by tribe and Muslim by religion, I was one of the nine finalists of the 2022-2023 Global UGRAD Exchange Program from the Philippines and I studied at Keuka College in New York during …
Alumni , El Salvador , West Virginia University
Hey there! I am Elsy Alvarez from El Salvador and I attended West Virginia University during the 2022 Spring semester. I come from a humble family in a tiny city in the smallest country on the American continent, far from globalization and global trends. My experience traveling abroad and attending a university in the United States is not the most usual thing among …
Alumni , Costa Rica , Egypt , Grand Valley State University , Guatemala , Mississippi Valley State University , Murray State University , University of Alaska , University of Missouri - St. Louis , Zimbabwe
The new year ushers in a new group of UGRAD students, arriving at various universities around the United States for the spring semester. Who better to give advice to the new arrivals than those who just completed their program weeks ago? Money and financial planning were common themes throughout the advice from recent alumni. Langelihle Moyo, an alumnus from Zimbabwe …
Academic Exchange , Academics , Alumni , Host Feature , Utah Tech University
World Learning is excited to spotlight Utah Tech University this month. Utah Tech provides a high level of support to Global UGRAD students each semester, making for some very memorable experiences! Shadman Bashir, Director of the International Office, shares his insights and memories with us. How long have you been working at Utah Tech? What is your role? I …
Academic Exchange , Academics , Alumni , American Host Institutions , Career , Castleton University , Eurasia , Experiencing America , Haiti , Kosovo , Latin America and the Caribbean , Professional Development
My name is Sofije Zenuni and I am from Kosovo. I studied international business at Iliria College in Kosovo and I graduated in June 2020. I’m lucky to call myself an alumna of Global UGRAD 2020 at Castleton University in Castleton, Vermont. When I first applied for this scholarship, I had no doubt that there were better candidates who deserved …
Alumni , Augustana University , Thailand
Greetings from Thailand! Hi, I’m Bunthicha Larlarb, a graduate student in Associated Medical Science with a degree in medical technology from Chiang Mai University (CMU). Currently, I work as a medical technologist. When I look back on my Global UGRAD journey, I still can’t believe that I made it and became a Global UGRAD alumna. I had been applying to …
Academic Exchange , Academics , Africa , Alumni , American Host Institutions , Career , Community Service , Experiencing America , Professional Development , Sub-Saharan Africa , University of Montevallo , Zimbabwe
Hi all, I’m Leonard Mushunje, a Fall 2021 Global UGRAD student from Zimbabwe. I recently graduated from Midlands State University with a distinction in Mathematics and Statistics. When I was selected as a Global UGRAD finalist and was placed at the University of Montevallo in Alabama, I had mixed feelings. On reflection, being a Global UGRAD student was one of …
Philippines , University of Nevada, Reno
Hello, everyone! I’m Maria Regina Grace D. Katigbak, often referred to as Reggy, a Global UGRAD alumna from the Philippines. I had my exchange program at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) in the Spring of 2020. Since coming home from the US, I graduated from my home university (University of the Philippines –Los Baños) with Latin Honors and have …
Academic Exchange , Alumni , Experiencing America
With the summer coming to a close, the next cohort of Global UGRADs has begun to arrive in the United States to commence their programs. Who better to give the new arrivals a bit of advice than our Spring alumni? Carlos Robles from the Dominican Republic, who studied at Murray State University in Tennessee, urges the Fall Global UGRAD arrivals …
Alumni , Cambodia , University of Utah
Hello! This is Madinay Chhuon from Cambodia. I am currently working with Swisscontact as a Project Coordinator on a cross-border trade facilitation project. I was part of the Global UGRAD 2017 at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Five years later, I still reminisce about my time there and its impact on me. Through this writing, I will talk …