
The Language Flagship
The Language Flagship is a multiyear program designed to guide talented undergraduate students enrolled full-time at a Flagship college or university in any major(s) toward graduating with professional-level proficiency in a language critical to U.S. national security
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Addressing the Challenges of Global Youth Unemployment: How Alcoa Foundation is Closing the Gap Between Manufacturing Jobs and Talent
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The Global Internships for Unemployed Youth program aims to increase the employability of youth in the manufacturing sector and to increase the pool of talent available to small- and medium-sized manufacturing companies.
Bringing U.S. and Myanmar Higher Education Together: Htoo Htoo Wah’s Reflections
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Htoo Htoo Wah is the head of the English Department at the Myanmar Institute of Theology, a leading Christian higher education institution in Myanmar. After spending four intense weeks as a visiting scholar at Northern Arizona University, he had a moment to reflect on his experience of U.S. higher education.
A Train Model: Building a Global Millennial Generation via Travel
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Following their 10-day voyage across the United States while aboard the Millennial Trains Project’s (MTP) second cross-country journey, five Fulbright non-U.S. Students met with IIE’s President, Allan Goodman, U.S. Department of State staff, and IIE staff for a lunchtime storytelling session.
Helping NGOs to Collaborate, Share, and Innovate in Trinidad and Tobago
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In 2010, the JB Fernandes Memorial Trust partnered with IIE to conduct a feasibility study on Trinidad & Tobago’s NGO sector and explore how the Trust could support the sector. Research findings concluded that, while many local nonprofit organizations are well-developed and thriving, the sector lacks appropriate national visibility and needs more training.
Avery Dennison Celebrates a Decade of the Spirit of Invention Scholarships in India
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A note from Alicia Procello, president of the Avery Dennison Foundation, on the occasion of Avery Dennison’s decade of the Spirit of Invention Scholarship in India.
IIE Launches Application Portal for Research Technical Assistance Center
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RTAC is a global network of academic researchers, providing rapid and on-demand research expertise for USAID to promote evidence-based policies and programs.
Education for a Better Future
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During a January visit to Ethiopia, Edith Cecil, IIE Senior Vice President, Government Programs; Susan Silveus, IIE Regional Director for the Middle East & Africa; and Ethiopia Abebe, Director, IIE Ethiopia had the honor of meeting with the President of Ethiopia, Her Excellency Sahle-Work Zewde, at the official palace in Addis Ababa to discuss IIE’s work advancing educational opportunities for girls in Ethiopia and Liberia.
From Venezuela to the University of Texas at Austin
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Santiago Castellanos Ojeda, a recent Emergency Student Fund grant recipient from Venezuela, shares how studying in the United States has shaped how he sees the world.