1. Experiences with Host Families

   

   Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program (YES) participants talk about their host families.

2. Fulbright in a Connected World (New York, NY)

   

   The 2012 second meeting of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board took place in New York, NY. Members visited ground zero, celebrated the Fulbright-mtvU program, promoted Fulbrighter's sharing their experiences in social media and heard from Fulbrighter Simon Dinnerstein about his experience in Germany in 1970.

3. Permanent Increase in Funding for U.S.-France Fulbright Program

   The United States and France are marking the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-France Fulbright Program this year with a permanent increase in funding for the program, underscoring the diplomatic importance of this international academic exchange between the two countries.

4. A Bridge Between: Creating Opportunities for Women Entrepreneurs

   Creating Opportunities for Women Entrepreneurs

5. Slow and Steady Wins the Race

   Turtle Petals is revolutionizing sustainable plastics in Portugal.

6. AWE Alumni in Vietnam is Transforming Banana Trees into Textiles

   An AWE Alumna entrepreneur in Hanoi, Vietnam's capital city, uses her country's famous banana trees as sustainable material for textile production.

7. Fulbright Alumni Celebrate 20 Years of Choral Success

   Fulbright alumni David Ramirez and Josue Ramirez Palmer celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Choral Institute with an unforgettable concert at the National Theater that united musicians from Costa Rica and the United States.

8. Presidential Victory for Fulbright Alumna from Croatia

   An alumna of Fulbright, Ms. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic was recently elected as the first woman President of Croatia.

9. Hundreds of International Educators Attend the Annual EducationUSA Forum

   The annual EducationUSA Forum attracts representatives of accredited U.S. colleges and universities seeking to recruit and support international students and internationalize the American higher education sector.

10. Camilla Sharshekeeva

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    Camilla

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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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    Kyrgyzstan

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    Sharshekeeva

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