During the last week of October, World Learning staff members Jessica Mead and Roya Zahed will be at the NAFSA Regional Conferences in Jackson, Mississippi and Albany, New York respectively. If you or another representative from your university will be attending one of these conferences and would like to meet with Jessica or Roya, please send an email to the …
On August 13th, 2012, I embarked on the adventure that has changed my life completely: I officially started the UGRAD program. I landed on U.S. soil as a proud UGRADer from Haiti and attended the University of Southern Indiana, which rapidly became my second home. I focused my studies mainly on entrepreneurship and communication. One of my goals from the …
Maniphet Phengsavatdy (Bic) is working as an intern in the External Affairs sector at the World Bank. She has been participating in many community service activities, namely the English Tutoring Class, where she volunteered as a coordinator and tutor; AEIF’s College Majors Guidebook & Web project, where she is volunteering in a data collection team; and Dare to Dream Project, …
We asked some of our alumni from the Western Hemisphere to give future generations of UGRAD students advice about living in the United States via our private Tumblr blog. Here’s what they had to say! Koral Nunez Javier: Dominican Republic, University of Evansville Give yourself a chance in this new country, in this new adventure, with new friends, and new …
Jovana Kurcubic, Global UGRAD in Serbia and Montenegro 2012-2013 Everything that my fellow alumni previously wrote for the Global Gazette – tips for travel, academic success, activities on campus, and dealing with all kinds of situations and opportunities you might encounter during your year (or less) of stay – is indisputably true. It showcases the many exciting aspects of the …
2009-2010 Malaysia On March 20, 2014, Tan Eng Hwa,a 2009-2010 UGRAD alum, was awarded the ‘Pingat Perkhidmatan Yang Jasa Kebaktian’ (PJK) (The Meritorious Service Medal) in conjunction with the Birthday of the Sultan of the State of Kedah. The award was given in recognition of Eng Hwa’s outstanding service in bringing prosperity to the state or for substantial acts of …
With the start of the new academic year we would like to re-introduce the World Learning Student Portal. The portal is an online website that houses all of the required program materials and forms that World Learning requires the UGRAD students to access or submit. The portal was successfully introduced to UGRAD students last year, and has been expanded this …
The beginning of the UGRAD experience can be an emotional time. Leaving the comforts and familiarity of home only to arrive in a different world with a different culture, ideas, and expectations can prove challenging. One NESA UGRAD from Bahrain, Deena Al Saweer, documented the excitement at the start of her UGRAD journey to Wayne State University and shared it …
The UGRAD programs managed by World Learning encompass several regions — East Asia and the Pacific (EAP), the Near East, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa (NESA), the Western Hemisphere (WHA), and Serbia & Montenegro (SAM). From these regions, there are approximately 220 students studying at 56 universities around the United States for the 2014-15 academic year! Click the map below for …
On behalf of World Learning, thank you to everyone who makes the Department of State’s Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD) possible. It is an unparalleled opportunity for undergraduate students to learn about another culture, explore academic interests, and gain new skills. We hope that the students benefit their host communities around the United States as much as this program benefits …