1. Fulbright On Board Millennial Train: Saja's Story

   

   The Millennial Trains Project (MTP) leads crowd-funded transcontinental train journeys for diverse groups of young innovators to explore America's new frontiers.

2. Camilla Sharshekeeva

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   Content created by Virtual Intern  Helen Zeidman

   Camilla Sharshekeeva, a Kyrgyz education reformer, is a bridge for scholarship between Central Asia and the United States. Sharshekeeva started her career as an English professor at Kyrgyz State University with a passion for American education. In 1993, she was selected for the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) during an inflection point in education in the Kyrgyz Republic. By visiting American universities, Sharshekeeva gained the ideas, plans, and confidence needed to change the education system in her home country.

   One of her main reforms was to initiate courses taught in English to foster a global community in Central Asia. In 2001, she earned an appointment as Minister of Education and Culture due to her innovations and ability to blend key elements of American education with Kyrgyz universities. She continued her work by collaborating with officials from the Kyrgyz Republic and the United States and created the International University of Central Asia (IUCA) in 2008. Now, as Provost at IUCA, she manages both academic and non-academic programs.

   Camilla Sharshekeeva uses her passion for global collaboration to build communities and reform higher education..

   Edited by Virtual Interns Regina Navarro-Gomez and Kristin Mitra

    

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3. Megan Cox - Fulbright NEXUS Scholar

   Megan Cox is a Barbadian who received the Fulbright NEXUS scholarship to continue her study on the impacts of karst sinkholes and suck wells on the groundwater quality in Barbados.

4. National Security Language Initiative for Youth - Chinese Language

   

   The National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) provides scholarships for eligible high school students to learn less commonly taught languages, including Chinese.

5. YES Story: Rasha

   

   Rasha discusses breaking down barriers during her exchange in Washington.

6. June 2012 Quarterly Meeting

   

   The 255th meeting of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB) took place in New York City, New York, on June 11 and 12, 2012. This was the first time the Board met in New York, and the FSB extends a special thanks to Chairman Tom Healy for his instrumental work in preparing and hosting the meeting.

7. FLEX Celebrates 21st Year

   The Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX) celebrated the end of its 21st year with approximately 168 students of this year’s 800 scholarship recipients.

8. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Galt’s Remarks for the Preview of Upcoming Changes to Consular Safety and Security Information Webinar

   Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Jennifer Zimdahl Galt’s Remarks for the Preview of Upcoming Changes to Consular Safety and Security Information Webinar.

9. Fulbright on the Millennial Trains Project: Lala, South Africa

   

   The Millennial Trains Project (MTP) leads crowd-funded transcontinental train journeys for diverse groups of young innovators to explore America's new frontiers.

   Lala, a participant from South Africa details her experience on the train studying obesity.

10. YES Story: Hussein

    

    Hussein discussing his experience making friends in Michigan during his exchange.

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