- Uzbekistan Business Leaders (UBL) is a fully funded program for citizens of Uzbekistan ages 22-40, who are engaged in business leadership positions and are looking to gain exposure to work in the U.S. private sector. Selected finalists will participate in professionally relevant, tailored three-week fellowships at a wide variety of U.S. businesses and nonprofit organizations, university business departments, accelerators, and other related institutes and enterprises focused on… Read More
- American Councils for International Education provides university instructors from Uzbekistan with professional development through a four-month academic enrichment program in the United States.The Faculty Enrichment Program (FEP) is a visiting scholar program that was launched in Uzbekistan to enhance the pedagogical skills and professional disciplinary expertise of faculty members. While on the FEP, fellows will engage in curriculum development, explore alternative teaching methodologies… Read More
- UniCEN is a platform to cultivate ties and increase opportunities for collaboration between U.S. and Central Asian higher education institutions.The program supports strategic partnerships among university administrators, faculty, students, and other stakeholders in higher education across the U.S. and in Central Asia. UniCEN builds expertise in the areas of strategic planning, administration, student mobility, marketing, curriculum development, faculty support, and alumni… Read More
- The Master’s and Internship Program (MIP) was established in 2016 by the Albanian – American Development Foundation (AADF), to provide young Albanian professionals, future leaders, and managers a unique opportunity for master's degrees and professional internships in the fields of agriculture, business administration, heritage, eco-tourism and hospitality, education, information technology and computer science, public health, public policy, and public administration.Furthering the mission… Read More
- Study With Us (SWU) is a college and university preparatory program for promising individuals from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan seeking to pursue higher education study in the United States. The curriculum focuses on application essays, standardized test preparation, academic reading and writing, and other essential skills that help students to apply for college or university independently, as well as succeed while attending school in the United States.Students are also… Read More
- Sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Romania, this local project empowers 25 Romanians ages 16-18 (in 2017) and 15-17 (in 2018) to become active citizens, improve their English language abilities, and about U.S. democratic values.The goal of Camp Kennedy is to offer Romania's young citizens with tools to engage in lifelong civic activism and social responsibility. The camp includes study visits at the DNA department, Parliament, the Presidency, and government.Romania's Ministry of Youth and… Read More
- The Elie Wiesel study tour is for high school and university students (ages 18-25) from across Romania, with knowledge on the Holocaust and communism and a strong motivation to study more on these topics. The initiative is sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Romania and organized in partnership with the Embassy of Israel in Romania and the National Institute for Holocaust Studies.Camp participants then implement follow-on activities in their communities to practice what they learned in camp while… Read More
- Taiwan offers a welcoming and accessible environment that is rich in cultures, natural scenery, delicious cuisine, and ancient traditions. It is an ideal place for students of Mandarin to rapidly strengthen their language skills and cultural understanding.Combining 20 hours of weekly small group and one-on-one language instruction with regular cultural workshops, excursions, conversation partners, and weekends with local host families, participants can expect a truly immersive learning… Read More
- One of the longest-running and most respected overseas Russian language and cultural immersion programs, the Russian Language and Area Studies Program (RLASP) combines intensive classroom instruction with a wide range of extracurricular activities, including internships and community service, regional field studies, conversation partners, and discussion groups with local students.Locations now include Armenia, Estonia, Georgia, or Kazakhstan. Programming in Russia is currently suspended.RLASP… Read More
- The Southeast Asian Flagship Language Initiative- Indonesian (SEAFLI-Indonesian) offers Boren fellows the opportunity for intensive language study of Bahasa Indonesian. The program is appropriate for applicants with no language proficiency as well as those with intermediate and advanced proficiency in Indonesian.There is both a domestic and an overseas component to the program. Applicants must plan to enroll in the official domestic summer program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in… Read More