1. Meeting with International Visitors Is Just the Beginning for New York Couple

   Exchanges cultural and professional ideas through the International Visitor Leadership Program

2. NBA Legend Tracy Murray Goes Beyond the Game as Sports Envoy

   During Tracy Murray's most recent trip to Greece as a Sports Envoy, he conducted basketball clinics and engaged in dialogue with young people on “fair play” and social justice.

3. Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program

   The Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program sends select U.S. primary and secondary school teachers abroad for three to six months.

4. Preserving the Culture of Modernizing Villages Through Photography

   Fulbright Scholar Kathleen McLaughlin documents the modernization of Maramures, Romania through pictures.

5. Reading Connects Communities in the U.S. and Macedonia

   As a Fulbrighter Jennifer lived in Macedonia from September 2011 to July 2012-- helping to teach English and American culture in a number of classes at South East European University in Tetovo, as well as developing two of her own courses. In her spare time, Jennifer started an English club, in partnership with Read Across America, at the American Corner in Tetovo for young Macedonians.

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   Disability is Diversity: Dr. Christie L. Gilson Shares her Story

   "Just because you have a disability does not mean you can't do an exchange program," says Dr. Christie Gilson. Read more about how an exchange program is an opportunity for anyone.

7. A Lesson in Politics and Compassion

   It’s just amazing to learn how the government works here. I was a legislative page for two weeks in the state legislature and that was something I never imagined.

8. Ramma Explores Journalism in America

9. Dr. Liliya Hrynevych

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   Liliya

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   Short Biography

   

    

   Content created by Virtual Intern  Adelle Barkhuizen

   Dr. Liliya Hrynevych, a Ukrainian educator, politician, former Member of Parliament, and ex-Minister of Education and Science, has devoted her career to eliminating corruption in and developing the Ukrainian education system.

   Through her visit to the United States on the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), Dr. Hrynevych immersed herself in American culture and history leading her to re-evaluate how she approached her own work in Ukraine. She took particular note of the issues that arose because of educational policies and the importance of transparency and integrity in universities. During her exchange, Dr. Hrynevych recognized the value of ensuring that quality education is available to people across Ukraine.

   Since returning to Ukraine, Dr. Hrynevych advanced fundamental reforms in Ukrainian secondary and higher education and introduced standardized testing to decrease corruption in admissions to higher education institutions. Dr. Hrynevych also initiated the first reform of secondary education since Ukrainian independence, improving the quality of education across Ukraine in rural and urban schools. She has actively promoted academic integrity and been a crucial advocate for legislation to reduce corruption, plagiarism, and cheating in Ukrainian education and science. Additionally, Dr. Hrynevych was instrumental in adding media literacy as a core subject in the Ukrainian education curriculum.

   The impact of her work in education reform was documented in a sociological study showing a decrease in corruption at the entry-level of higher educational institutes and, in her own words, "the introduction of a transparent admission process in Ukraine is considered one of the most successful educational reforms and is supported by 70% of the population."

   Dr. Liliya Hrynevych is an education innovator who has made higher education more accessible to Ukrainian students and brought the Ukrainian education system more in line with western standards.

   Edited by Virtual Interns Regina Navarro-Gomez and Kristin Mitra

    

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   Russia

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   Hrynevych

   IVLP Alumni

10. USA Track & Field Legend Jackie Joyner-Kersee Made Great Strides in Jerusalem

    

    Under ECA’s Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports Initiative, three-time Olympic gold medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee promoted healthy lifestyles and shared lessons on leadership in Jerusalem for this first-ever State Department track and field envoy program.

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