Cambodia , Laos , Nicaragua , Virtual ELT Program
World Learning is currently implementing its third iteration of the Virtual English Language Training (ELT) Program to prepare spring semester participants for their academic journey in the U.S. and to connect them with their American peers. For Virtual ELT participants, however, learning the English language is a powerful skill beyond their Global UGRAD experience. It can further their career, improve …
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 …
Burma , Cambodia , Castleton University , Keuka College , Malaysia , Panama , West Virginia University
Midterm exams are around the corner, and, for some students, this can be a very stressful time of the semester. There is an endless number of resources available online and on campuses to help reduce test anxiety. Here, our Global UGRAD students offer some study tips and tricks. “I do have two study tips: always listen and take notes during …
Alumni , Cambodia , Juniata College
Hello, this is Mengly Ky from Cambodia and I am currently a communication officer at Swisscontact based in Cambodia. I was the UGRAD scholarship grantee at Juniata College, Huntington, Pennsylvania back in the Fall of 2018. The afterglow and lessons I learned during that time of my life are forever imprinted in my mind and keep shaping my life journey …
Burma , Cambodia , Castleton University , Florida Gulf Coast University , Panama , Tajikistan , Troy University , West Virginia University
With the spring semester fully kicked off at all of our host universities across the United States, Global UGRADs have had a chance to get settled in and make first impressions! There are so many new sights to see and experiences to be had, it is always enlightening to hear directly from participants about what stands out as unique at …
Academic Exchange , Alumni , Cambodia , Carroll College
I got offered a job as an International Relations lecturer at my home university after completing my bachelor’s degree in 2018, a year after I returned from Global UGRAD. It feels nostalgic for being a participant myself several years ago, and now becoming someone who mentors and writes recommendation letters for my students who are applying for the same program. …
Alumni , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Cambodia , Guatemala , Jordan , Moldova
Last month, we published the first part of the 2020 From Where I Stand series. This annual project highlights the achievements of alumni since completing the Global UGRAD Program. If you missed last month’s edition, you can still find it here. We’re excited to share even more stories below! Gabriela Elizabeth Guzman Sanchez, Guatemala, Rochester Institute of Technology, Global UGRAD …
Cambodia , Central Asia , East Asia and the Pacific , Egypt , Experiencing America , Latin America and the Caribbean , Lebanon , Middle East and North Africa , Nicaragua , Tajikistan , Tennessee Technical University , The U.S. Perspective , University of Houston-Victoria , University of Southern Indiana , University of Utah , University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
This November, many of the Global UGRAD students had the opportunity to experience their first Thanksgiving. Below you can read some of their reflections about spending the day with friends, university staff, and their friendship families! This year instead of repeating Season 5 episode 1 from Friends “The One with All the Thanksgivings,” I had the opportunity to experience it …
Academic Exchange , american connections , Cambodia , University of Houston-Victoria
Pchum Ben Day | Yary Keo, Cambodia, University of Houston Victoria “I went to Houston to join the local Cambodian community in celebrating Pchum Ben Day, which is a traditional religious holiday in Cambodia. I was so delighted to meet a lot of Cambodians here in the U.S. We did a good deed together, which is a feature of our …
Academic Exchange , Academics , Alumni , american connections , American Host Institutions , California State University Monterey Bay , Cambodia , Career , Community Service , Diversity and Inclusion , East Asia and the Pacific , Professional Development
I am very humbled and grateful to say that my life is not the only one that has changed after the Global UGRAD Program. Since June 2015 when I returned to my home country, Cambodia, I began to understand my purpose and my capability to make a substantial impact in my home community as a media practitioner. My academic experiences, …