Some UGRADs have already arrived in the United States. A few more will arrive soon. Even more will come in the spring. What do they all have in common, despite being UGRADs? They need to prepare – and to pack – for their time here in the U.S. This can be a daunting task, prone to overthinking. Keeping that in mind, …
The World Learning Academic Exchange Team organized a reception following the EducationUSA Forum on the evening of July 1st, 2015. The Forum brings over 600 EducationUSA advisors, Embassy Staff, and university personnel together in Washington DC to learn about opportunities for internationalization in higher education. Over 60 representatives from partner institutions and Embassies joined World Learning staff at our event …
On August 3rd and 5th the UGRAD Team at World Learning hosted two Global UGRAD information sessions for students arriving in the fall semester for English language training. The information sessions, which were conducted on the Google+ Hangout platform, were successful in helping many of the incoming students learn more about the program and answered many questions they had before …
By UGRAD Alum, Edy Semaan Global Young Voices (GYV) is a news outlet that gives both contributors and readers alike a chance to gain knowledge about different cultures in the world, enjoy the richness of the human race, and understand the variances that set humans apart as well as the similarities that remind us that, despite the differences, we’re all alike. …
Our thoughts are with Burma as the country experiences debilitating floods after devastating monsoons. The government, Burmese citizens, and international organizations are all working for the safety and security of those affected. Below is an update from UGRAD alumni, Okkar Kyaw, who is among those providing aid. He recently traveled to Kaw Lin. On 31st July, President U Thin Sein issued a statement …
“From Where I Stand” started as an experiment for the Global UGRAD team. We wanted to capture updates from alumni, and we wanted to do it in a creative way. Little did we know the experiment would churn out gold! This project is one of our favorites, and we are so pleased to publish this third edition of “From Where …
Meeting Hillary Clinton, by Marija Gavrilov- UGRAD Alumna 2011-12 During my last stay in Hanover, NH, where I administered Winter Entrepreneurship Program for young students from the Balkans in cooperation with Dartmouth alumni, I had a chance to meet Secretary Clinton. New Hampshire is known as one of the crucial states during primaries and candidates tend to pay special attention …
World Learning is proud to announce that 44 of our current and past UGRAD participants have been selected as recipients for the 2015 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) sponsored by the Department of State. The team from Laos had the most alumni on any team, totaling 13 participants. World Learning Global UGRAD alumni are team members in the following projects: Burma: Human Rights …
Duy Quy Tran, Vietnam, California State University, San Marcos This past April I had one of the best journeys of my life. My team was invited to the Netherlands to compete in the Final Round of The Global Student Challenge of Supply Chain Finance. During the mere eight days of my travel, I visited Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and, by an interesting …
On April 25, 2015 a fault line moved bringing with it an unimaginable tragedy that forever changed life as many in Nepal knew it. While we are thankful that no family member of our UGRAD students was seriously injured, our hearts certainly go out to those who were and to those who are struggling to rebuild their lives during these …