Academic Exchange , Experiencing America , Macedonia , Valparaiso University
Last weekend, my friendship family decided to take me and two other exchange students to a town nearby called Shipshewana. This town is in the south of Indiana. It is a very green town and has a lot of farms. The southern part of the state is well-known for being home to Amish people. I luckily had the opportunity to …
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 …
Russia , University of the Incarnate Word
Every year my host university holds a series of wonderful events called DiversiTea where students can learn more about the culture of other countries and try national dishes. This time, the event was to feature Russia and I was very happy when I was offered the chance to take part in this event and represent my country. The international office …
Diversity and Inclusion , Eurasia , Ukraine , University of Arkansas
Before coming in the USA, I defined one big goal for me as getting as much as possible from this experience. One of the most fascinating things that happened to me during my first months in the USA is the Global Series: Ukraine & Russia event. The university and international dorm where I live helped to sponsor the Global Series …
Eurasia , Moldova , University of Missouri
Two years ago, I heard about Global UGRAD for the first time. I didn’t apply – too far from home, too much money needed, too difficult. A year later, I got enough support from friends and teachers and ventured. Now I am a finalist of the Global UGRAD Exchange program and share my experience with other students of my university. …
Alumni , american connections , Fayetteville University , Russia
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” A sent application for the Global UGRAD program was the first step which resulted in this amazing journey and which made me the happiest person in the world. It was a journey of a thousand miles indeed, a journey on another continent, in the country, where I have been …
Alumni , Eurasia , Florida Gulf Coast University , Serbia
I’ve always wanted to be part of the world where tolerance, peace, and freedom are more represented and appreciated. We all should try to work towards that and make it more accessible for people to have wider opportunities to experience incredible diversity and the phenomenal nature of our planet. The Global UGRAD program was that great opportunity for me, which …
Eurasia , Experiencing America , Kent State University , Ukraine
The Kent State University campus is a fresh, green place full of squirrels (black, in particular). The atmosphere by itself is mind-purifying, which I cannot say about the city in which I live, the industrial Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. I fell in love with my dorm room at first sight. The only thing I needed was my own bedroom. However, I obtained …
American Host Institutions , Central Asia , East Asia and the Pacific , Eurasia , Latin America and the Caribbean , Middle East and North Africa , South Asia , Sub-Saharan Africa
This year, the World Learning team is thrilled to welcome 252 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 75 U.S. host universities and colleges spread across 43 states and the District of Columbia. Please join us in keeping up …
Academics , Central Asia , East Asia and the Pacific , Eurasia , Latin America and the Caribbean , Middle East and North Africa , South Asia , Sub-Saharan Africa
Once again, our Global UGRAD students have surpassed expectations. The spring academic semester and ELT participants connected with host communities through cultural events and social activism while at the same time immersing themselves in U.S. academic culture. While all of our students are impressive, the following went above and beyond by making the Global UGRAD honor roll for the 2018 …