1. Sports Visitors to China Focus on Underserved Populations, Youth with Disabilities

   

   The University of Montana conducted a two-way exchange between participants from the U.S. and China to share best practices, as well as receive training in project management and development.

2. June 29, 2016: Uzbekistan #Dean525

   In Dean's first day in Uzbekistan, he met with the Uzbekistan Paralympic Association, inspiring and encouraging the young athletes.

3. Coping with Stress through Table Hockey

   

   Learn how table hockey is helping displaced children in Ukraine cope with stress and PTSD.

4. The Community College Initiative Program Commemorates First 10 Years

   The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is commemorating the Community College Initiative (CCI) program’s 10th anniversary (2007-2017) through the publication of Community College Initiative Program: The First Ten Years.

5. Ellada Mustafayeva

   First Name

   Ellada

   Participant Headshot

   

   Short Biography

   

    

   Content created by Virtual Intern  Chhim Sokkunthea

   Ellada Mustafayeva is a media project manager, trainer, and highly respected public relations professional working with both public and private sector clients in Azerbaijan. Mustafayeva graduated from Baku State University with a Master’s degree in International Journalism and was selected to participate in a 2017 International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on Sports Management and Sports as a Tool for Social Change in the United States. Mustafayeva says her IVLP was a life-changing experience, and she returned home bursting with new ideas and the confidence to take on the biggest challenge of her career – co-founding the first Master’s in Sports Journalism program in the Caucasus region.

   Since its inception, the program has made significant progress on its main three goals: to deliver world-class English-language journalism education, to meaningfully assist the development of Azerbaijan's sports sector, and to establish Baku as an international center of excellence for sports journalism. Graduates of the program have secured positions with media outlets, and the overall master’s program has won awards for innovation in education.

   Mustafayeva maintains contact with many of her fellow participants from the IVLP and looks forward to returning to the United States to renew connections. As a member of the U.S.-Educated Azerbaijani Alumni Association, Ellada Mustafayeva is using sports journalism as a platform to build effective networks and bring our countries closer together.

   Edited by Virtual Interns Regina Navarro-Gomez and Kristin Mitra

   Blog Post

   Ellada's IVLP was about Sports Management and Sports as a Tool for Social Change in the U.S. Her objectives were to gain exposures to federal laws to ensure representation from disadvantages populations, examine the best practices for public private partnerships in developing local sport leagues, fundraising strategies, and the role of sports media in events, explore the role of sports education programs in the sports industry, and observe programs that are aimed at women/people with disability representation.

   Through IVLP, she has gained skills that helped her with managing the first Sports Journalism master's program in Caucasus.

   Home Country

   Azerbaijan

   Last name

   Mustafayeva

   IVLP Alumni

6. Disability & International Exchange Programs Timeline

   

   The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is committed to including people with disabilities as exchange program participants and to advancing disability rights in the United States and abroad.

7. AWEsome American Spaces Programming Empowers Filipina Women

   [Manila, June 2022] When American Center Director Mylyn Garcia wakes up each day in Manila, her mission is clear: to connect Filipinos to American culture and create greater engagement with the United States through English training, educational exchange, and cultural programming. In 2020, the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines’ American Spaces opened a new frontier, promoting women’s empowerment with the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs – or AWE.

8. Reflections on the Impact of the International Visitor Leadership Program - Katka Lessing

   

   Katka Letzing, Lead Program Officer and Marketing Manager, Institute for International Education, West Coast Center, San Francisco, California tells a story of learning about individual courage while having fun and developing a new hobby on the San Francisco Bay.

9. Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Reflects

   

   The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB) reflects on their experience supervising the global Fulbright Program.

10. Belizean Coaches Train to Foster Social Change through Sport

    

    As part of ECA’s International Sports Programming Initiative, Northern Illinois University conducted a two-way exchange between participants from the U.S. and Belize geared towards program administrator training, coach training, and consulting youth sports programs in Belize.

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