Miroslav Boljević (2010-2011) Host university: Grand Valley State University | Graphic Design – Photography Home university: Mediterranean University – Faculty of Visual Arts | Design of Visual Communications Website: http://leo.ac After a great cultural and academic exchange in the US, I had a chance to visit the East through a wonderful program from the Taiwanese government. After returning home, blending back into the society I lived …
What’s Next? Just before they departed for home, we interviewed six of our students studying at American University here in Washington, DC. We asked them a single question: what’s next? What are their dreams, aspirations and goals? Using the tools, knowledge, and experience from their study abroad experience, we wanted to know what their plans are for the future. Every …
By Luqman Arjasari Asa, Indonesia, Tennessee Tech University People say that the United States of America is “The Land of Opportunity.” For an international student like me, that phrase means that we can find numerous opportunities both in the university and outside of it to become more knowledgeable. From April 16th to 19th, I attended the four-day 2015 National Conference …
After the initial reunion parties and settling in at home, you may start to miss your life in the US. Staying in touch with your fellow UGRADs, US university friends, professors and other people you became close to in your host community can enrich your life both personally and professionally. Nonetheless, taking the time to stay in touch with the …
April 2015 Spring in Washington, DC brings flowers and renewed sunshine, but also the bittersweet departure of the UGRAD students. Over the next few weeks, the students will say goodbye to the friends they have made and try to cram their final experiences into time no bigger than the suitcase they initially brought to the United States. The re-entry workshops in …
After an amazing year at North Dakota State University, living and studying with people from different backgrounds, I got a full scholarship from the Institute for Shipboard Education and the University of Virginia (UVA) to sail around the world with the program Semester at Sea. Semester at Sea is a study abroad program organized by UVA to promote studying not just from …
Here’s a riddle: What’s ahead that takes you back, and requires time put in when time is what’s running out? The answer: UGRAD departures Even if it’s the last thing you want to think about, departures from the United States are inevitable. Rather than spending your last few days packing and scrambling to tie up loose ends, we want you …
The Advancing Leaders Fellowship program recognizes the ideas, talent, and vision of World Learning alumni by providing comprehensive training in social innovation, project management and leadership, and by supporting selected high-achieving fellows with grants and a network of mentors and peers so that they can implement an original social innovation project in their home communities. Beginning in April 2015, alumni …
World Learning hosted the Spring Re-entry workshop for 66 students from East Asia and the Pacific and the Western Hemisphere from March 25-28th. CyBelle Barthelmess, Director of Youth Programs for World Learning, facilitated interactive sessions on leadership, team building and reverse culture shock. Students explored Washington DC’s beautiful monuments on a night tour and visited the Smithsonian museums during a …
Radovan Cvorovic, Montenegro It is almost the end of the year – the end of an amazing chapter in my life – a chapter during which I could call myself a UGRAD (although, I will always be one)! It has been a life-changing experience for me and I couldn’t be more grateful for everything I was able to do, and …