Category: Academics

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2019 Application is Open!
February 13, 2019

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2019 Application is Open!

Alumni , Emporia State University , Honduras , Latin America and the Caribbean , Professional Development

The Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) is a U.S. Department of State initiative that provides grant money to alumni who want to carry out projects in their home communities. Since its inception, AEIF has supported over 300 alumni-led initiatives worldwide. AEIF has reached millions of people through training, awareness campaigns, and leadership initiatives. In 2018, out of more than 1,300 project …

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Alumni Reflections
February 13, 2019

Alumni Reflections

Academic Exchange , Academics , Alumni , american connections , American Host Institutions , Career , Diversity and Inclusion , Experiencing America , India , Professional Development , South Asia , University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Studying in the U.S. as a Global UGRAD student has not only had an impact on my academic skills, but it has also expanded my career scope, perspectives, and increased my awareness. I enjoyed every single aspect of the program starting from community service to living with an American roommate. Even though it wouldn’t be accurate to call any country …

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Meet our New Teammate, Vitalie Diaconu
February 13, 2019

Meet our New Teammate, Vitalie Diaconu

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 …

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Alumni Update: Jacky Salazar, Guatemala
February 13, 2019

Alumni Update: Jacky Salazar, Guatemala

Alumni , American University , Guatemala , Latin America and the Caribbean , Professional Development

From the moment I started my first class at American University, to the time we took the stage at the End of Program Summit in DC, and through my very last community service hour I felt this amazing experience made me grow both personally and professionally. Of course coming back to Guatemala was nerve-racking and I have to say it …

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Global UGRAD Students Participate in Celebrating Black History
February 13, 2019

Global UGRAD Students Participate in Celebrating Black History

Academics , Emporia State University , Experiencing America , Mauritania , Nicaragua , Troy University

February is Black History Month – a time set aside to collect, preserve, and celebrate the accomplishments of black Americans across all fields. This month we are pleased to share reflections from two Global UGRAD participants on African American history. Madeline Hernandez, Nicaragua, Emporia State University: On January 21st in Emporia, Kansas, many students, including me, commemorated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. …

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Global UGRAD Participant Wins at the Hackathon
February 13, 2019

Global UGRAD Participant Wins at the Hackathon

Academic Exchange , Academics , Azerbaijan , Central Asia , University of Alabama

My name is Javanshir Huseynli. I am a Global UGRAD scholarship recipient from Azerbaijan, and I’m currently studying Computer Science Engineering at the University of Alabama. In Azerbaijan, I am working towards an undergraduate degree in Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering. The University of Alabama organized a Local Hack Day competition. I won the Best Solo Hack prize at the competition on …

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Alumni Update: Xana Maunze, Mozambique
January 15, 2019

Alumni Update: Xana Maunze, Mozambique

Alumni , Fairleigh Dickinson University , Mozambique , Professional Development , Sub-Saharan Africa

Life can sometimes feel like a fight. From time to time we’re faced with punches, kicks, fish hooks or jabs, that come in the form of challenges, obstacles, and sometimes failures. Growing up in a low-income country, I made myself through education in our public schools, in a classroom with over 60 classmates, sometimes sitting on the floor or sharing …

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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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