1. YES ABROAD: Thailand with Brandon

   

   Join Brandon, as he reflects on his year abroad in Thailand, as part of the YES Abroad program.

2. Chocolate Tour Sweetens Entrepreneurs' Perspectives

   

   Hear from Tajik entrepreneur, Makhina Osimi, about her experience with IVLP.

3. English for Business and Entrepreneurship MOOC

   

   Introducing the English for Business and Entrepreneurship MOOC (pronounced: MOOK) by American English!

4. Critical Language Scholarship Promo 2018

   

   The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program for American students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities.

5. NSLI-Y Program Impact 2019

   

   The National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) is a U.S. Department of State program that allows hundreds of American high school students to spend a summer or school year abroad studying a foreign language, living with a host family, experiencing the local culture, and gaining skills to help them succeed in the global economy.

6. Dr. Vandana Gopikumar, Mental Health Innovator

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   Vandana

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   Content created by Virtual Intern Eden Davenport

   Dr. Vandana Gopikumar is co-founder of The Banyan, a Chennai-based organization in India that addresses mental health illness and homelessness. She has enabled thousands of individuals to reintegrate into society and established long-term hospice centers for ongoing treatment.

   During her IVLP, Dr. Gopikumar first saw the cross-disciplinary model to address care, treatment, and rehabilitation, which she adopted in India. She has traveled back to the United States to engage contacts with ongoing research to improve her method’s impact on patients.

   Gopikumar is working to reform the mental health care system and lobbies to influence policy on a national scale to improve overall mental health approaches in India.

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   Home Country

   India

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   Gopikumar

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7. Slava Ukraini

   At a time when it is unsafe for Ukrainian youth to return home due to the Russian government's unprovoked war, U.S. summer Camps Kenwood & Evergreen have helped provide a degree of normalcy for Ukrainian exchange students in the United States.

8. Fulbright Alumnus Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics

   The Nobel committee honored Austrian Fulbright alumnus Dr. Anton Zeilingerfor his work in quantum mechanics.

9. Professional Fellows Programs

   

   We're building a network of professional leaders around the world.

10. Expand Your World

    

    Expand your world! Learn about short-term hosting opportunities.

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