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 , american connections , East Asia and the Pacific , South Asia
Ellie Kiger joins the Global UGRAD team as a Program Associate for the East Asia, the Pacific, and Southeast Asia regions. She just relocated from Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Washington, DC to join World Learning. Her background is in education, spending the past three years at a nonprofit developing youth programs that encouraged global citizenship, literacy, and environmental stewardship. Ellie has …
Academics , american connections , Central Asia , Eurasia , The U.S. Perspective
Vitalie Diaconu joins the Global UGRAD team as the Program Officer for Eurasia and Central Asia. Originally from Moldova, Vitalie moved to the United States two years ago and worked with Eurasia Foundation, managing the Young Professionals Network program. Prior to that, he worked with the Permanent Mission of Moldova to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and …
Molly Varoga has joined the Global UGRAD team as a Program Associate for the East Asia & the Pacific and South Asia regions. Molly is currently studying at The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, earning an M.A. in the Global Communication program. She completed her undergraduate degree at Boston University, majoring in International Relations with a minor …
Himani Reddy will join the Global UGRAD Team as a Program Officer for East Asia and the Pacific. She previously served as a Program Officer (contractor) at the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) where she coordinated the Fulbright Specialist Program and pre-departure orientations for Fulbright Scholars and Students. Prior to her time at ECA, …
Alumni , Bahrain , Bangladesh , Central Asia , Costa Rica , Georgia , Laos , Lebanon , Maryville College , Mauritania , Minnesota State University - Mankato , Tajikistan , University of Connecticut
This October, Will O’Roark had the opportunity to travel to the University of Connecticut – a new partner on the Global UGRAD Program. UConn is the largest university in the state and is home to over 23,000 students. The university is proud of its strong engineering program and its nationally recognized women’s and men’s basketball programs. In addition to meeting with university administrators and staff in the …
I love Thanksgiving. Although every new day brings us reasons to celebrate, in the U.S., the fourth Thursday of November is specially marked to reflect on all the things that make life so good. What are you thankful for, Global UGRAD? Here are some ideas to get you started: Earning an “A” on an exam that you didn’t have time to …