Tag: Cultural Exchange

Inspirational Women for International Women’s Day
March 14, 2022

Inspirational Women for International Women’s Day

Academic Exchange , Academics , Africa , Alumni , American Host Institutions , East Asia and the Pacific , Haiti , Latin America and the Caribbean , Myanmar , Philippines , Presbyterian College , Professional Development , Saginaw Valley State University , Sub-Saharan Africa , University of Maine , Zimbabwe

With the beginning of National Women’s History Month in the United States and in honor of International Women’s Day on March 8th, current Global UGRAD students shared about women they believe have helped shape who they are today.   Adrian Reister Fernandez, Philippines, University of Maine “Meet the women who molded me to become who I am today! My Wonder WoMom …

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Global UGRAD Student Spotlight: Virgilio Roi Adaptar
February 15, 2022

Global UGRAD Student Spotlight: Virgilio Roi Adaptar

Academic Exchange , Academics , American Host Institutions , McNeese State University , Philippines

World Learning is proud to spotlight Virgilio Roi Adaptar in this month’s edition of the Global Gazette. Virgilio is a 2020-2021 Global UGRAD participant from the Philippines who studied at McNeese State University and was recently the subject of a feature article on his host university’s website. Please check out the article here to read more about Virgilio’s experiences living and studying …

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Alumni Update: Kazakhstan
February 15, 2022

Alumni Update: Kazakhstan

Alumni , Kazakhstan , Marymount University

I’m Aiza Margulani, an alumna of Global UGRAD 2019  from Almaty, Kazakhstan. I studied at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia, and this whole experience has changed my life. I was always interested in social media, film, and everything creative, so capturing my adventures and studies in America daily was my first baby step towards my true self. With all the …

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Alumni Update: Montenegro
February 15, 2022

Alumni Update: Montenegro

Academic Exchange , Academics , Career , Chatham University , Montenegro , Professional Development

I am Edina Osmanovic from Montenegro. I consider myself a hardworking, diligent, optimistic, and reliable person with quite a unique set of skills that inspire, and I truly hope this article will inspire you as well. Studying at Chatham University at Pittsburgh PA, on the Global UGRAD Program in 2019 significantly contributed to the development of particular skills as well …

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Building Bridges Through Exchange
February 15, 2022

Building Bridges Through Exchange

Academic Exchange , Professional Development

One of the goals of the Global UGRAD Program is to “facilitate opportunities for students to establish social networks with U.S. host institutions and local communities”. There are a few ways the Global UGRAD students achieve this goal including through community service, friendship, and meeting with professors. The Global UGRAD Program requires the students to complete 20 hours of community …

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Alumni Update: South Korea
December 15, 2021

Alumni Update: South Korea

South Korea

  That moment when you get an article request from World Learning, you not only get to reflect on how far you have come over the past few years, but also get to delightfully remind yourself how you are “Once a UGRAD, always a UGRAD.” After getting my degree in Seoul, I moved back to the United States to work …

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November 19, 2021

International Education Week

Academic Exchange , Endicott College , SUNY Plattsburgh , University of Wyoming , Wayne State University

Across the United States last week (and for much of November!), campuses and organizations celebrated International Education Week (IEW) with a variety of events, workshops, and festivals designed to increase awareness about the benefits of cultural exchange and learning about different peoples, places, and practices. IEW is jointly sponsored each year by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. …

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Alumni Update – Nicaragua
November 18, 2021

Alumni Update – Nicaragua

Academic Exchange , Alumni , Career , Latin America and the Caribbean , Nicaragua , Professional Development , Saginaw Valley State University

My name is Fernanda Alina Polanco Avendaño, and I am from Nicaragua. I had the chance to be part of the Global UGRAD Program around 2015-2016 in Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU). Thanks to my Global UGRAD journey, my life became more fruitful and significant in all aspects. I got to meet other Global UGRAD friends from my home country, …

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First Look: Community Service
October 14, 2021

First Look: Community Service

Academic Exchange , Alumni , Bahrain , Community Service , Israel , Middle East and North Africa , University of Missouri - St. Louis , Western Kentucky University

Global UGRAD students are required to complete at least 20 hours of community service while they are in the United States in order to give back and make meaningful connections to their local communications. Many students have already started volunteering in their local host community. Please read below about the volunteering experiences written by current Global UGRAD students:   “As …

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Arriving on Campus
August 18, 2021

Arriving on Campus

Academic Exchange , Academics , American Host Institutions , Armenia , Asia , Central Asia , East Asia and the Pacific , Eurasia , Kazakhstan , Kent State University , Latin America and the Caribbean , Old Dominion University , Panama , Paraguay , Southern Illinois University Edwardsville , SUNY Plattsburgh , University of Southern Indiana , Vietnam

This August, the Global UGRAD 2020-2021 cohort was very busy making their long-awaited trips to their U.S. host universities! We are so excited to welcome all of the Global UGRADs to the United States and look forward to watching the positive impact they make on their local and university communities. In anticipation of arrivals, we asked the Global UGRADs about …

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