Mark this date: – November 16, 2009 – Updated EducationUSA website launch
As we move into a more collaborative, interactive online world of information sharing and networking, the mission of EducationUSA to connect U.S. higher education institutions to our advising centers and their students has never been more significant. To that end, at the start of International Education Week 2009, we will be re-launching the EducationUSA.state.gov website. User-friendly interfaces for students, accredited U.S. institutions, and the EducationUSA community as well as comprehensive information on advising centers and host country educational systems will be available on the updated site. Contact Marty Bennett and Gina Anderson, EducationUSA Marketing Coordinators, for details.
EducationUSA at Upcoming Conferences, October-November 2009
NAFSA Regional Conferences offer you the opportunity to meet with EducationUSA advisers and staff in a smaller, more intimate setting than the annual NAFSA national conference. Please make a point to meet our outstanding advisers to learn more about their countries and how you can partner with them.
The following EducationUSA representatives will be participating at the following conferences:
NAFSA Region II Albuquerque, NM
Ms. Doreen John Malaysia Fulbright Commission, Kuala Lumpur
Mr. Martin Kanjadza Malawi U.S. Embassy, Lilongwe
Ms. Seemi Khosa Pakistan Fulbright Commission, Islamabad
Ms. Liisi Lembinen Estonia Tartu University, Tartu
Ms. Carolina Tamara Colombia Centro Cultural Colombo Americano, Barranquilla
Mr. Tim Wright Mexico REAC Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean
NAFSA Region III Dallas TX
Mr. Salim Said Al-Badi Oman AMIDEAST, Muscat
Ms. Lucena R. Felipe Philippines Mariano Marcos State U., Batac, Ilocos Norte
Mr. Bradley Gorski Russia Country Coordinator, American Councils
Ms. Martha Huaman Peru ICPNA, Lima
Ms. Gunay Masimova Azerbaijan Education Information Center, Baku
Ms. Seena Sunil India IAES/USIEF Satellite Center, Ahmedabad
NAFSA Region IV Rochester MN
Mr. Wes Teter Hungary REAC Western and Central Europe
NAFSA Region V Milwaukee WI
Ms. Diane Weisz Young Washington DC State Department, Program Officer for Africa
Ms. Bernice Affotey Ghana U.S. Embassy, Accra
Ms. Judith Dijks Suriname U.S. Embassy, Paramaribo
Ms. Ariunaa Enkhtur Mongolia EARC Ulaanbaatar
Ms. Amy McGoldrick Turkey REAC Turkey, the Balkans and Central Asia
Mr. Arif Mujaddedi Afghanistan U.S. Embassy, Kabul
Ms. Priyani Shah Nepal Fulbright Commission, Kathmandu
Mr. Marty Bennett Washington DC EducationUSA Marketing Coordinator
NAFSA Region VI Lexington KY
Ms. Nichole Johnson Washington DC REAC Coordinator
Mr. Hamza Dalhatu Nigeria EducationUSA adviser
Mr. Adama Dieng Senegal EducationUSA adviser
NAFSA Region VII Knoxville TN
Ms. Claudia Carrillo Chile ICN, Santiago
Ms. Beth Franklin Saudi Arabia U.S. Embassy, Riyadh
Ms. Lai-mei (Delai) Lee Taiwan AIEF, Taipei
Ms. Clara Priester South Africa REAC Southern/Eastern Africa
Mr. Daniel Ramos Mexico Inst. Cult. Mex. Norteamericano, Guadalajara
Ms. Elena Tatarkova Kyrgyzstan Soros Foundation, Bishkek
NAFSA Region VIII Washington DC
Mr. Marty Bennett Washington DC EducationUSA Marketing Coordinator
Ms. Nichole Johnson Washington DC REAC Coordinator
Ms. Dorothy Mora Washington DC State Department, Program Officer for Eurasia
NAFSA Region X & XI Springfield MA
Mr. Marty Bennett Washington DC EducationUSA Marketing Coordinator
Ms. Dorothy Mora Washington DC State Department, Program Officer for Eurasia
NAFSA Region XII San Diego, CA
Ms. Nichole Johnson Washington DC REAC Coordinator
Council of International Schools Forum, Munich Germany
Ms. Rekha Kalle India REAC India
Ms. Amy Beausoleil China Country Coordinator, Beijing, China
Mr. Marty Bennett Washington DC EducationUSA Marketing Coordinator
International Education Week, November 16-20, 2009
First held in 2000, International Education Week is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education promotes programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the United States. The International Education Week 2009 website (iew.state.gov) includes promotional materials, interactive quizzes, and opportunities to post and view planned events around the world. In addition, the IEW Facebook page and group have been updated (www.facebook.com/internationaleducationweek). New this year, IEW also has a presence on ExchangesConnect (connect.state.gov). You can find a links to all our pages on the IEW 2009 website. We encourage all individuals and institutions interested in international education and exchange activities, including EducationUSA centers, schools, colleges and universities, embassies, international organizations, businesses, associations, and community organizations to participate in celebrating IEW 2009. If you have any questions or comments regarding IEW, please send them to feedback@state.gov. Thank you for your support of International Education Week.
EducationUSA Weekly Update
Another free benefit of partnering with EducationUSA is Weekly Update. This weekly email newsletter goes to all advisers in our network (in 170 countries). If your institution has scholarships that are available for international students and/or if you have new academic programs that may be of particular interest to an overseas audience, you can send an email with those details (a short paragraph with weblinks and email addresses for further information) to educationusa@state.gov. If there is a short video that describes these new programs or scholarships, we can embed those in the Weekly Update as well. We distribute the Weekly Update to all 450+ EducationUSA Advisers, many of whom forward it to their student contacts each week.
Financial Aid Awarded to International Students
The REAC for West and Central Africa has published the fifth edition of the EducationUSA Undergraduate Financial Aid Table, listing 886 four-year colleges and universities that are known to have awarded $10,000 or more in need- or merit-based funding to international students, including 352 that award more than $20,000. Students in EducationUSA centers around the world use this table as a guide in their selection of schools. If your institution awards more than $10,000 to individuals from outside the United States, please send your information to Nancy Keteku for inclusion in the next edition of the table.
EducationUSA Searchable Database Now Available Online
For those who attended the NAFSA Country Fair, you likely received a flash drive containing a searchable database of over 150 countries in which EducationUSA is represented. These country profiles contain contact information for all of our advising centers (with adviser email addresses) as well as the services each center provides for accredited U.S. institutions, some important statistical data on each country including the grading scales for both secondary and university education, and best times for visits to the country. Please email Marty Bennett, EducationUSA Marketing Coordinator, for more information about the online version of this database.
AFRICA
Scholarship Awards in Africa
EducationUSA Advisors worked harder than ever this year to help their students compete for admission with funding where needed. We are exceedingly proud to announce that students who use EducationUSA centers in Sub-Saharan Africa were awarded $16.5 million from U.S. colleges and universities this year. About 70% of these awards went to undergraduates, with the remainder going to graduate students. To those who made these awards possible, we send our thanks in hundreds of African languages.
MBA Tours in Africa
MBA Admissions representatives join forces to identify the next generation of African business talent: In late August, admissions officers from five leading U.S. MBA programs held information sessions, visited universities, and put on workshops for prospective MBAs in Lagos, Nigeria; Accra, Ghana; and Johannesburg, South Africa. The leading business schools most eager to enroll African students were: Tuck School of Business (Dartmouth College); Darden School of Business (University of Virginia); Wharton School of Business (University of Pennsylvania); Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University); and Chicago-Booth School of Business (University of Chicago). Following this sterling example, Columbia University’s School of Business has announced an African tour in late October. Traveling together in small groups with coordination from EducationUSA Advising Centers and local alumni has proved a highly successful and cost-effective way of meeting high quality students in Africa.
Council of International Schools (CIS) Africa Tour Returns in Late Fall
The CIS annual Africa tour will travel to ten cities in eight African countries in late October-early November. Admissions representatives from eight U.S. and four Canadian undergraduate institutions will visit Accra, Ghana; Lagos, Nigeria; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya; Lusaka, Zambia; Harare, Zimbabwe; Johannesburg and Durban, South Africa. Other undergraduate admissions officers visiting Africa this fall include Vassar College, Tufts University, Harvard College, Yale College, University of Pennsylvania, and Bryant University. Again, coordination through EducationUSA Advising Centers is the secret of success for these visits.
Nigeria College Fairs in October
EducationUSA Advising Centers in Nigeria will hold their 12th annual College Fairs in early October – Lagos on October 6-7 and Abuja on October 8 - attracting thousands of Nigerian students and teachers to this very popular event.
Educational Advising Enhancements in Africa
Eighteen EducationUSA Advising Centers have received a total of $93,000 in funding under the Assist African Advising program, to implement projects in their centers ranging from equipment upgrades to outreach campaigns to English language teaching programs, all designed to enhance African students’ ability to gain admission to colleges and universities in the United States.
EAST ASIA/PACIFIC
Australia
EducationUSA advisers in Australia will conduct graduate information sessions in Cairns and Townsville on October 6 and 7. The programs will be hosted by James Cook University.
An international student U.S. pre-departure orientation will be held in Brisbane on October 8. The program will be hosted by Griffith University and is being supported by Queensland Education and Training International (QETI). The EducationUSA center at the U.S. Consulate General in Sydney will also host a Pre Departure Orientation on October 22.
For information on these and other events in Australia, contact Helen Reidy.
Indonesia: EducationUSA Reconnect-Plus admissions delegation to Indonesia
Application deadline: OCTOBER 7, 2009
Take advantage of a new opportunity for U.S. institutions to participate in U.S. Department of State-funded delegation to Indonesia during November 30-December 13 to visit EducationUSA advising centers and Indonesian secondary schools and universities. Participants will deliver information sessions and workshops for students, families and educators across Indonesia to explain the U.S. higher education admission process, academic programs and exchange initiatives. For the program description and application form please e-mail educationUSA@collegeboard.org to join this effort to increase US-Indonesian student mobility (must have experience with EducationUSA advising, preferably as campus host).
Japan
The Fulbright Japan EducationUSA center will conduct several Public Sessions in November, 2009 on a variety of topics, including:
- Graduate Admission in the U.S. (Nov.4)
- How my study abroad experience shaped my career (Nov.17)
- Liberal Arts Undergraduate Education in the U.S. (Nov.18).
EIS also welcomes individuals (or groups) to give presentations on specific topics regarding higher education in the U.S. For more information, please visit them online at www.fulbright.jp/eng/study/usservice.html
Korea
Fulbright Korea would like to announce the Association of Boarding Schools Fair scheduled for Tuesday, October 27 from 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM at the COEX InterContinental Hotel. For more information on this and other events, visit them online at www.fulbright.or.kr/en/usec/studyfairs.php
Taiwan
The Fulbright Taiwan EducationUSA advising center will host a public information session on U.S. Graduate Admissions on November 19, 2009. The session will be presented by Kristin Williams, Ed.D, Assistant Vice President for Graduate and Special Enrollment Management at The George Washington University. For more information on this and other upcoming events, please contact Mrs. Judy Chow.
EUROPE/EURASIA
1st Annual Volunteer College Fair in Ankara, Turkey, Oct. 6, at the Turkish-American Association in AnkaraAny alumna/us of a U.S. university is invited to participate in this fair and to share information about his/her alma mater with local high school students. It is not too late to sign up. If you have an alumna/alumnus of your college in Ankara, please encourage him/her to sign up to represent your university at this event. Participation is free. To register for this event, please contact EducationUSA advisor, Aylin Dewan.
EducationUSA Triennial Workshop in Prague, Czech Republic from March 21-25, 2010
Dear Colleagues,
We invite you to participate in the Europe/Eurasia Regional EducationUSA Triennial Workshop “From Reykjavik to Vladivostok” sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State. The workshop will take place in Prague, Czech Republic from March 21-25th, 2010.
110 EducationUSA advisers representing over 40 countries in Europe and Eurasia will be attending this workshop. U.S. exhibitors will be able to promote their institutions during the student fair and sessions. A call for session proposals will be posted online and distributed in the coming weeks.
Contact EducationUSA Europe to receive more information and to join the mailing list: educationusa@iie.eu
Follow the EducationUSA EUR workshop on Facebook: www.facebook.com/educationUSA (Find the Triennial Workshop under events.)
Launch of the Croatian-American Foundation for Education and Training
The Institute for the Development of Education (IDE) in Croatia, a member of the EducationUSA network, is proud to announce the launch of the Croatian-American Foundation for Education and Training. The Foundation will provide masters-level graduate scholarships for highly qualified Croatian citizens who wish to study at U.S. universities. The Foundation is the product of a joint initiative between IDE as the founder and the U.S. Embassy in Zagreb and it will be governed in partnership with representatives of the Croatian government, the Croatian academic community and members of the American and Croatian business communities.
IDE looks forward to establishing linkages with specific graduate programs at U.S. universities in the near future and welcomes any partnership proposals related to the Foundation. For further information about IDE and contact details, please visit the web page: www.iro.hr.
Ana BudinFoundation Director, Zagreb, CroatiaT: +385 1 4555 151 / +385 1 4817 aabudin@haz.iro.hr / www.haz.iro.hr
Are you coming to the CIS Forum in Munich? Stop-by in Prague
Are you going to participate at the Council of International Schools (CIS) Forum that takes place in Munich, Germany, through November 16 – 17, 2009? You may consider an extension of your stay in Central Europe, visiting Prague, the beautiful capital of the Czech Republic, and celebrating International Education Week with prospective Czech students in the Advising Center of the Czech Fulbright Commission. If you are interested in this recruitment opportunity, please contact the Educational Advisor Jakub Tesar (tesar@fulbright.cz +420 222 718 452) and discuss your options in Prague.
Futurália 2010 - Educational Fair in Lisbon, Portugal: Your first stop in Europe!
The Fulbright Commission in Portugal and EducationUSA invite you to participate in the new EducationUSA Pavilion at the 2010 edition of Futurália – Youth, Education and Employment, an Educational Fair that will take place in March 10-13th. Participants: high school and university students; young graduates; teachers; parents; and education and learning experts. Futurália is expected to host 35,000 people in a major educational fair in Portugal.
Mark it on your calendar!
More information:Fulbright Commission – Portugal Phone: 351 217 611 130 Email: studyusa@ccla.pt
Best regards,
Ricardo Sequeira, Fulbright Information Center, Lisbon
Fulbright Center in Amsterdam – Outreach tour in the Netherlands
This fall the Fulbright Center in Amsterdam organizes an outreach tour throughout The Netherlands. We will organize 9 events and visit 8 cities during the months of September, October and November. The seminars will highlight undergraduate education in the U.S. and promote our Campus Scholarship Program. This program offers excellent Dutch high school graduates the opportunity to study in the U.S. for a year or a full degree. If U.S. institutions are interested in having Dutch students on campus, please contact the educational advisers of the Fulbright Center, Fabienne van den Bor (fvandenbor@fulbright.nl) or Erik van den Berg (e.vandenberg@fulbright.nl), for more information about student outreach opportunities.
Fulbright Center in Amsterdam – Outreach tour in the Netherlands
This fall the Fulbright Center in Amsterdam organizes an outreach tour throughout The Netherlands. We will organize 9 events and visit 8 cities during the months of September, October and November. The seminars will highlight undergraduate education in the U.S. and promote our Campus Scholarship Program. This program offers excellent Dutch high school graduates the opportunity to study in the U.S. for a year or a full degree. If U.S. institutions are interested in having Dutch students on campus, please contact the educational advisers of the Fulbright Center, Fabienne van den Bor (fvandenbor@fulbright.nl) or Erik van den Berg (e.vandenberg@fulbright.nl), for more information about student outreach opportunities.
Opportunities Arising in Slovenia
The EducationUSA center in Ljubljana was established in March, 2008. Its presence enables HEIs in the USA to be informed and use opportunities for promotion of programs in Slovenia and the region. In next few months, various fairs will take place in Slovenia. First will be the 10th Student Arena from October 13-15th. 20,000 people attended the event last year, primarily high school and undergraduate students, and it aimed to promote various opportunities for young people in the areas of education and learning, career and employment, science, sport and leisure. It will be followed by the 7th “Kariera” career fair on November 25th and 26th, visited last year by 14,000 young career-oriented people interested in employment or postgraduate education (MBA and other). In the beginning of 2010, on January 29th and 30th, a fair called “Informativa'10”, the largest education event in Slovenia, will take place. Each of the three fairs is organized by different organizers, but all offer free admission to students. HEI can participate for a fee as exhibitor, through lectures or advertisements. There are great opportunities to present your programs to specific target groups in Slovenia so we invite you to participate.
The EducationUSA center in Ljubljana will be present at two, if not all three, events to promote education in the USA. If you need more information on how to get involved please visit the above stated web sites or get in touch with us at EducationUSA@sklad-kadri.si. You can also contact us if you will not be able to attend but would like to be promoted through the EducationUSA center.
The Swedish SACO Fair: November 25th, 2009
The SACO fair in Malmö attracts about 6,000 students (mainly high school seniors). To make a bigger impact this year, EducationUSA @ Malmö Borgarskola is setting up a "Study in the USA- Island" where we will bring together as many U.S. institutions as possible. This will of course reduce the cost for you substantially. You will not have to pay any sign-up fee and the booth cost is reduced for you to approx. 500USD. If you are interested in participating (either yourself or alumni) contact us before October 23rd.
Andreas LejonEducationUSA Adviser and TeacherEducationUSA at Malmö Borgarskola andreas.lejon@pub.malmo.se +46-40-34 70 20
New EducationUSA advising centers in Ukraine and Georgia
We are very pleased to announce the opening of three new advising centers in Eurasia, serving regional populations of Ukraine and Georgia.
The Center for Promotion of International Education “Osvita”
Simferopol, Ukraine
Ms. Nelly Malii, Adviser, eacosvita@pop.cris.net
EducationUSA Advising Center, Crimean Engineering Pedagogical University
Simferopol, Ukraine
Nataliya Krasnobaya, Adviser, curly_nata@mail.ru
Center for International Education
2009 – 2010 Education Fairs in Eurasia
If you have recruiters or alumni in the region, we would love to involve them in Education Fairs, and advisers can even distribute materials on behalf of your school if no representative can attend. Please contact the local EducationUSA advisers indicated for each fair for more information on how to get involved.
October 4, 2009
Rostov-na-Donu, Russia
October 5-6, 2009
Kyiv, Ukraine
Contact: Ms. Victoria Mikhailenko, ieac@americancouncilskyiv.org.ua
October 7, 2009
Kyiv, Ukraine
Contact: Ms. Victoria Mikhailenko, ieac@americancouncilskyiv.org.ua
October 7, 2009
St. Petersburg, Russia
Contact: Mr. Bradley Gorski, russiacoordinator@gmail.com
October 9, 2009
Tbilisi, Georgia
Contact: Ms. Tea Kuchukhidze, Kuchukhidze@state.gov
October 10, 2009
Baku, Azerbaijan
Contact: Ms. Bahar Haji-Zada, bhaji-zada@beic.az
October 23, 2009
Yerevan, Armenia
Contact: Ms. Gayane Grigorian, gayane@americancouncils.am
November 12-14, 2009
Moscow, Russia
Contact: Mr. Bradley Gorski, russiacoordinator@gmail.com
Baku, Azerbaijan
Contact: Ms. Bahar Haji-Zada, bhaji-zada@beic.az
October 23, 2009
Yerevan, Armenia
Contact: Ms. Gayane Grigorian, gayane@americancouncils.am
November 12-14, 2009
Moscow, Russia
Contact: Mr. Bradley Gorski, russiacoordinator@gmail.com
Funding Opportunities for study in the U.S. for students from Eurasia
Governments and local foundations in Eurasia are increasingly recognizing the value of an international education, and several new scholarship programs have been introduced in the region for study in the US. If you have interested students and applicants from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Tatarstan (in the Russian Federation) and Ukraine, please encourage them to contact their local EducationUSA advising center for more information these funding opportunities.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani Government Scholarship Program - scholarships for graduate studies at a select number of U.S. institutions. Funded by the Government of Azerbaijan. www.edu.gov.az
State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic Scholarship Program (SOCAR) –scholarships providing full funding to master’s degree students from Azerbaijan interested in pursuing a career in the oil and gas industry. www.socar.az/12-snews-view-en.html
Georgia
Democracy and Reform Fund – scholarships to master’s students in the fields of business, law, engineering, social sciences, humanities and medicine. Scholarships can cover full expenses, but preference is given to those who receive partial scholarships from universities. Funded by the Government of Georgia.
Russian Federation
Tatarstan Higher Education Fellowship Program – one-year fellowships for up to 50 undergraduate and graduate students to study at a U.S. university in the fields of agriculture, architecture (undergraduate only), arts & culture, business administration, chemistry, computer science/IT, economics, education, engineering, environmental management, journalism, physics, public health, social work, sociology, and urban planning. Funded by the Government of Tatarstan, a region within the Russian Federation, and administered by American Councils for International Education. http://www.americancouncils.org/program/3e/THEF/
Ukraine
WorldWideStudies – grants to cover university tuition and fees, study materials and health insurance (up to $50,000) for masters programs in the fields of agriculture, environmental studies/ecology, law (LLM) and public administration. Funded by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation. worldwidestudies.org/en
Belarus, Russian Federation and Ukraine
Opportunity – provides support to talented international students of limited financial means who cannot afford the expenses of applying to accredited U.S. higher education institutions for degree-granting programs (undergraduate and graduate). May cover up-front expenses including, but not limited to: standardized testing fees; application fees and international postage; translations and certifications of academic transcripts; visa and SEVIS fees; transportation to the U.S. for enrollment; settling-in allowance for initial costs of living in the US. Information and applications available from EducationUSA advising centers. Funded by the U.S. Department of State. educationUSA.state.gov
MIDDLE EAST and NORTH AFRICA
Tours in the region
· The Linden tour will travel to six Middle Eastern countries from October 13-25th. The group will visit Dubai, UAE; Muscat, Oman; Doha, Qatar; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Kuwait City, Kuwait; Amman, Jordan. www.lindentours.com
· The USEG tour will travel to nine cities in seven Middle Eastern countries from October 27th through November 11th. U.S. university representatives will visit Beirut, Lebanon; Amman, Jordan; Aqaba, Jordan; Manama, Bahrain; Dammam, Saudi Arabia; Doha, Qatar; Kuwait City, Kuwait; Abu Dhabi, UAE; and Dubai, UAE.
· EducationUSA Advising Centers in Cairo and Alexandria hold their annual College Fair in mid October, attracting hundreds of Egyptian students and teachers to this very popular event.
Competitive College Club students headed to the United States this fall
EducationUSA Advisors worked harder than ever this year to help their students compete for admission with funding where needed. Nine Competitive College Club students and 6 Opportunity Grant students are in the U.S. Thank you to all of the universities who believed in our students!
The Competitive College Club works with exceptionally bright students- both students who do and do not need financial assistance. CCC is open to students in grades 9-12 who are in the top 10 percent of their class. Students come to bi-monthly meetings, participate in community service projects and go through an intensive advising process with EducationUSA trained advisors. The club is free and also open to athletes and musicians looking to study in the US. Any schools with competitive scholarship programs who would like to do a video conference with the CCC students are invited to contact the REAC, Kristen Cammarata reackmc@gmail.com
Information on Iraqi Scholarships
Message from the Higher Committee for Education Development in Iraq (HCED)
Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to inform you that the Iraq Education Initiative is well on its way to becoming a reality. We have opened our new offices in Baghdad, staff has begun work, and applications are flooding in. We already have well over 3,000 applications in hand. Our website is up and running at: www.hcediraq.org
The first 150 scholarships will be allocated automatically to the top 100 high school graduates across Iraq and to the top 50 technical college graduates. We hope to award an additional 400-500 scholarships this year for both graduate and undergraduate study in the United States and in the UK.
While we are off to a slower start than we had hoped, we will work hard to ensure that as many students as possible begin their programs this fall. Quite a few universities have indicated to us great flexibility with regard to arrival dates, since nearly all students will enroll in intensive English courses at first.
For those interested in becoming members of the American Universities Iraq Consortium, the Academy for Educational Development (AED) is coordinating registration on their website at www.cap.aed.org
We are looking for university partners who:
• provide ESL either on or near their campuses (or have an arrangement that will pipeline students into their academic programs),
• can issue DS-2019s from the start so that students travel on J visas only,
• ideally, offer provisional admissions and accept international students without the SAT requirement.
In addition, consortium members will:
- Assign an admissions liaison to serve as point contact for the HCED and coordinate the admissions process for all academic degree programs at the institution.
- Accelerate the admissions process for Iraqi students, including providing provisional admissions to Iraqi students who meet pre-determined admissions requirements.
We will place the first cohort of students with as many of the founding members of the consortium as possible, but actual placements will depend on majors, places and degree levels available and the needs of the program this year.
We anticipate a much larger program next year and will welcome participation from as many accredited programs and higher education institutions as possible.
Please stay tuned for further developments.
Best regards,
Zuhair Humadi, PhD
Executive Director
Higher Committee for Education Development in Iraq (HCED)
SOUTH and CENTRAL ASIA
Afghanistan: Kabul EducationUSA Advising Center (KEAC) Forms First Competitive College Club
Recently, the EducationUSA advising center in Kabul formed a student group which principally focuses on admission applications and standardized tests. The advising center invited about 60 students to join the club, but the club ended up with 18 committed students. The goal ultimately is to provide assistance to those who are interested in pursuing their college education in the United States. This initiative gives a remarkable opportunity to prepare the students for higher education in the United States. To encourage students and offer them even more of an incentive to pursue their academic goals, the U.S. Embassy in Kabul paid for the TOEFL test fees for the club participants. The EducationUSA advisor in Kabul meets with the club members on a regular basis to monitor their progress and challenges.
India: EducationUSA invites participation in International Education Week celebrations
EducationUSA, Kolkata, India will be organizing “Study America Fest” during International Education Week from November 16-18, 2009. The fest will comprise group sessions on U.S. admissions and applications procedures, individual counseling by EducationUSA staff, and student visa sessions by Consular staff. U.S. universities and colleges are invited to participate in this event. If you are visiting India and would be willing to conduct a special session on applications or any other related topic, please contact Sudarshan Saha. You may also send us posters, promotional materials, literature and other takeaways which will be freely distributed. Around 300-400 students participate in this event each year. "America Quiz" will also be conducted by the Public Affairs Office and American Library as part of the celebrations.
Kazakhstan
2009 International Education Fair, Aktobe, Kazakhstan, Oct. 28-29, 2009
Kazakhstan is a rapidly developing economy, with a population of 15 million people, located south of Russia and north-west of China. Over 16 years of independence, Kazakhstan has secured a leading position in terms of economic growth among all 15 former Soviet republics. Educating the next generation of Kazakhstani youth has been one of the key priorities of the Kazakh government since the country became independent in 1991. The “Bolashak” Presidential Scholarship Program (approx. 1,000 scholarship holders every year) and the policy of trilingualism (promotion of Kazakh, Russian and English) are making Kazakhstan a favorable place to market your educational services and attract brilliant students with solid high school and university background.Who are we? The AKEAC (Aktobe Educational Advising Center) is a member of the worldwide network of U.S. State Department-affiliated EducationUSA advising centers. AKEAC personnel are highly qualified professionals in the sphere of overseas education and are NAFSA: Association of International Educators members. We help people find a way for professional and academic improvement and provide a variety of services and products related to education overseas and English language studies. Our target group is Kazakhstanis of various ages from Aktobe Region and Western Kazakhstan. We use our knowledge and experience in administering educational services and in educational advising and provide up-to-date information and expertise. For more information, please visit www.akeac.org
Who attends?
• High school students aged 15-17
• College and university students aged 18-21
• Teachers, practitioners, scholars, and researchers
Why attend?
• Explore a new market
• Directly recruit new students
• Establish long-term business partnership
If you are on the Bolashak list, you will meet potential Bolashak recipients who may choose your institution (learn more about Bolashak at www.edu-cip.kz). For more information, please contact info@akeac.org.
10th Annual International Education Fair, October 24, 12pm-5pm, Almaty, Kazakhstan
The fair will be held at the Hyatt hotel and hosted by the Educational Advising Center BILIM-Central Asia. The fair offers great opportunities for colleges and universities, international educational agencies, foreign embassies, and other participating organizations to recruit talented students from Kazakhstan. It is not too late to register. For more information, please contact Gulnaz Issakhanova. More information is also available on Bilim's website: www.bilim.kz.
Kyrgyzstan: Request for US University Videos
The EducationUSA center in Naryn, Kyrgyzstan (the Naryn Educational Advising Center) requests DVDs from U.S. universities. Visitors to the Naryn EducationUSA center enjoy watching videos of U.S. campuses at the center. The videos are also useful during outreach events and the annual education fair. The videos should be sent in either DVD or CD format. If you have a video of your campus that you would like to send to Naryn, please contact Nazira Kaseeva by email at naryn.edu.center@gmail.com for the center mailing address.
Pakistan: USEFP Education Fair October 2009
The United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) will hold a college fair on its premises in Islamabad on October 17, 2009. This is part of our ongoing effort to give U.S. universities a ‘face’ in Pakistan even though admission officials rarely visit this country. USEFP has requested universities and colleges to request one or more of their alumni in Pakistan to come to the USEFP and represent their alma maters. This event is meant to attract Pakistani students to meet the ‘face’ of U.S. universities and to enable them to speak face-to-face with a fellow Pakistani who has had personal experience with the institution and life in the United States. Other major college fairs are held in Pakistan each year which include dozens of universities from all over the world, yet not a single one from the U.S. It’s no wonder why Pakistani student numbers have dropped so drastically. USEFP held this education fair last year, and it was very well received. U.S. alumni in Pakistan need only commit about four hours to represent their institutions on October 17th! There is no charge for participation.
WESTERN HEMISPHERE
Western Hemisphere EducationUSA Adviser Training Program – This week in el D.F.
The Western Hemisphere EducationUSA Adviser Training Program is taking place this week, September 28th through October 2nd in Mexico City. This U.S. State Department-sponsored program is bringing together over 100 advisers from the network of EducationUSA advising centers in Latin America and the Caribbean as well as representatives of over 50 U.S. higher education institutions.
Fall 2009 Caribbean College Fairs
The College Fair organizers in the Caribbean are pleased to remind you of the dates for the fall 2009 Caribbean College Fairs, which begins in Aruba on October 16th and ends in the Bahamas on November 20th. To register your institution to participate in one or all of these fairs, please contact the fair organizer in each country. You can find contact information and specific dates by visiting www.educationusa.state.gov Find Your Advising Center > Recruiting Fair Schedule
We are pleased to offer this newsletter as a way to keep accredited higher education institutions informed about what is happening in our network. To register for the Higher Education Institution listserv (email group) please send an email to educationUSA@state.gov along with your name and position, and the name of your college or university.
10th Annual International Education Fair, October 24, 12pm-5pm, Almaty, Kazakhstan
The fair will be held at the Hyatt hotel and hosted by the Educational Advising Center BILIM-Central Asia. The fair offers great opportunities for colleges and universities, international educational agencies, foreign embassies, and other participating organizations to recruit talented students from Kazakhstan. It is not too late to register. For more information, please contact Gulnaz Issakhanova. More information is also available on Bilim's website: www.bilim.kz.
Kyrgyzstan: Request for US University Videos
The EducationUSA center in Naryn, Kyrgyzstan (the Naryn Educational Advising Center) requests DVDs from U.S. universities. Visitors to the Naryn EducationUSA center enjoy watching videos of U.S. campuses at the center. The videos are also useful during outreach events and the annual education fair. The videos should be sent in either DVD or CD format. If you have a video of your campus that you would like to send to Naryn, please contact Nazira Kaseeva by email at naryn.edu.center@gmail.com for the center mailing address.
Pakistan: USEFP Education Fair October 2009
The United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) will hold a college fair on its premises in Islamabad on October 17, 2009. This is part of our ongoing effort to give U.S. universities a ‘face’ in Pakistan even though admission officials rarely visit this country. USEFP has requested universities and colleges to request one or more of their alumni in Pakistan to come to the USEFP and represent their alma maters. This event is meant to attract Pakistani students to meet the ‘face’ of U.S. universities and to enable them to speak face-to-face with a fellow Pakistani who has had personal experience with the institution and life in the United States. Other major college fairs are held in Pakistan each year which include dozens of universities from all over the world, yet not a single one from the U.S. It’s no wonder why Pakistani student numbers have dropped so drastically. USEFP held this education fair last year, and it was very well received. U.S. alumni in Pakistan need only commit about four hours to represent their institutions on October 17th! There is no charge for participation.
WESTERN HEMISPHERE
Western Hemisphere EducationUSA Adviser Training Program – This week in el D.F.
The Western Hemisphere EducationUSA Adviser Training Program is taking place this week, September 28th through October 2nd in Mexico City. This U.S. State Department-sponsored program is bringing together over 100 advisers from the network of EducationUSA advising centers in Latin America and the Caribbean as well as representatives of over 50 U.S. higher education institutions.
Fall 2009 Caribbean College Fairs
The College Fair organizers in the Caribbean are pleased to remind you of the dates for the fall 2009 Caribbean College Fairs, which begins in Aruba on October 16th and ends in the Bahamas on November 20th. To register your institution to participate in one or all of these fairs, please contact the fair organizer in each country. You can find contact information and specific dates by visiting www.educationusa.state.gov Find Your Advising Center > Recruiting Fair Schedule
We are pleased to offer this newsletter as a way to keep accredited higher education institutions informed about what is happening in our network. To register for the Higher Education Institution listserv (email group) please send an email to educationUSA@state.gov along with your name and position, and the name of your college or university.
