Applicants are asked to rank, in order of preference, the three host center sites you are interested in visiting, including a rationale for each site you have selected. The U.S. State Department will determine assignments based on the matching of expertise to be offered and needs expressed by the hosting center.
Applications of those who have not previously traveled on Department of State exchange programs will be ranked more competitively than those who have. All locations are tentative pending final approval from the State Department.
- Burma/Thailand
- Colombia
- Cyprus/Turkey
- El Salvador/Dominican Republic
- Ethiopia/Uganda
- Germany
- India
- Jordan/Syria
- Kyrgyzstan
- Ukraine
Burma/Thailand
Objectives for Thailand:
- To provide a full appreciation of Thai students’ academic capabilities, prevailing interests, and potential for success in U.S. higher education.
- To help the U.S. home institution to understand the growing competitive threat from UK, Australia, New Zealand.
- To develop a long-term working relationship with the home institution of the U.S. educator—for admission of Thai students, to promote U.S. students' travel-study or internship programs to Thailand, to explore faculty exchange opportunities.
Objectives for Burma:
- It is one of the Mission’s goals to help link Burmese people desiring an education, and committed to returning to Burma, to those institutions in the U.S. that can meet their academic needs.
- We would like the educator to discuss the myriad of options open to people who would like to study in the U.S. and offer advice on how to determine which U.S. institutions will fit their needs. This type of information is heavily sought after by Burmese who wish to study abroad, and it is difficult to provide it due to the regime’s hostility toward foreigners. This exchange will assist in strengthening the ties between advisers and their international clientele.
- This visit by a U.S. educational adviser will also help him/her to better understand the difficulties that Burmese students have to go through before they get accepted into a U.S. university.
Potential Dates
Best
Oct 27-Nov 10, 2006 (Thailand)
Oct 24-Oct 28, 2006 (Burma)
Alternate
Jan 5-Feb 21, 2007 (Thailand)
Jan 29–Feb 2, 2007 (Burma)
Preference will be given to applicants from large four-year institutions that grant Bachelors and Masters degrees.
Colombia
Objectives:
- Strengthen the center's knowledge of U.S. education.
- Share educational advising experiences, strategies, and techniques.
- Provide valuable information to potential students with two different approaches.
- Organize local events with schools and universities.
- Assist the U.S. educator in learning about the educational system of Colombia and the financial aid options students have in Colombia, so that he/she will be able to make better informed decisions regarding the admission of Colombian students and share information with U.S. colleagues.
Potential Dates
Best
September 2006 or February 2007
Preference will be given to applicants who have participated in the admission process of USAP (U.S. Achievers Program) Scholars presented by EducationUSA centers and that have implemented this program.
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Cyprus/Turkey
Objectives:
- To increase interest in U.S. higher education. Ever since Cyprus joined the European Union in May 2004, interest in the United States has steadily decreased. With their newly gained European citizenship, Cypriots no longer view the United States as their top destination for higher education and prefer the UK, which promises a quality English education for a fraction of the cost. The Cyprus Fulbright Commission has increased its outreach activities but we feel a U.S. educator will have a greater and more positive effect in our efforts to promote U.S. education.
- Staff members of both the Cyprus and Turkish Fulbright Commissions hope to learn more about the admissions process and trends in U.S. higher education in order to develop more effective presentations and outreach strategies for the future.
- To introduce Turkey and Cyprus, the respective education systems and quality of students to the U.S. educator.
- To educate about Cyprus and Turkey and their education systems for admissions and credentials evaluation purposes. This will also be a good opportunity for the U.S.-based educator to learn more about our students.
- To familiarize the U.S.-based educator with issues relating to overseas advising. Upon the completion of this program, we hope the U.S. educator will have an understanding of the services offered by an EducationUSA center, and the problems and issues faced by overseas advisers and international students.
- To familiarize the U.S.-based educator with the increasing number of Turkish Fulbright Scholarships.
- To familiarize the U.S.-based educator with conflict resolution efforts in Cyprus.
Potential Dates
Best
November 2006
Alternate
November-December 2006
Preference will be given to applicants who have extensive knowledge in international student admissions.
El Salvador/Dominican Republic
Objectives:
- To provide U.S. educators with:
- an appreciation of the role and work of EducationUSA advising and identify systems of collaboration between educational advising centers and U.S. institutions to promote U.S. higher education and increase student mobility;
- an understanding of the educational systems in both El Salvador and the Dominican Republic, awareness of the challenges and opportunities the students in these countries face in accessing U.S. higher education, and insight to successful strategies in recruiting students to U.S. campuses; and
- the tools, resources and contacts to establish collaborative agreements with institutions in these countries to increase student flows between the U.S. and these two countries.
- To strengthen cultural and academic ties through cooperation and collaboration.
- To facilitate the establishing of joint programs with U.S. universities to offer their communities with programs which meet the needs of increasing social and commercial ties with the United States.
- To increase the number of Dominican and Salvadoran students interested in studying in the United States.
- To establish communication and identify mechanisms of collaboration between U.S. institutions with EducationUSA Advising Centers, Ministries of Education, and secondary and tertiary institutions.
Potential Dates
Best
October 29–November 4, 2006
Preference will be given to applicants who have extensive knowledge in international student admissions.
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Ethiopia/Uganda
Objectives:
- African advisers will:
- learn how to support students through the entire admissions cycle
- better understand the admissions and financial aid process
- be able to help students to strengthen their applications
- increase admissions and funding for African students
- learn how to work effectively with U.S. admissions officers
Potential Dates
Best
January 21-30, 2007
Alternate
January 16-27, 2007
Preference will be given to applicants who are specialists in undergraduate admissions with financial
aid or graduate admissions with funding.
Germany
Objectives:
- To host the U.S. educator during the International Education Week of 2006 to celebrate international education and promote the benefits of worldwide exchange, involving five EducationUSA advising centers in Germany (Heidelberg, Tübingen, Munich, Hamburg, and Kiel).
- To counter this negative trend and to reach out to young Germans, teachers, and staff of international offices in Germany, we would like to feature a U.S. educator in a variety of settings of EducationUSA advising.
- To arrange for visits to selected secondary schools (e.g., the International School of Hamburg) and several universities in the country, which would include general information sessions about studying in the United States at the respective institutions. Moreover, we would arrange for interviews (to be published online) and a Web chat with the U.S. educator.
- To offer workshops on German-American academic exchanges for staff of international offices at German universities and a panel discussion on the merits of international education with German and American experts. The host center plans to arrange for press coverage of the public events.
Potential Dates
Best
November 13-17, 2006
Alternate
October 12-October 17
Preference will be given to applicants from an international office of a larger public or private four-year institution, which enrolls a high number of international students.
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India
Objectives:
- To Provide the international educator with:
- Firsthand view of an advising center
- Information about the role and work of advisers
- Education-related country briefing on India
- In-depth view of Eastern India, a region that is on the fast track to economic and educational progress
- Strengthen ties between the center and the international educator and his/her home institution
- Receive firsthand and updated information about the education system in the United States
Potential Dates
Best
November 12-18, 2006
Alternate
November 19-25, 2006
December 17-23, 2006
Preference will be given to applicants from a mid-sized U.S. institution, public or private, preferably research intensive university, who have worked with Indian students.
Jordan/Syria
Objectives:
- Build strong relations between the EducationUSA advising centers and universities in the United States
- Improve U.S. universities’ understanding of the role and work of EducationUSA advisers
- Improve U.S. educators' understanding of the Jordanian and Syrian cultures and the educational systems
- Visitors will gain experience that will better equip them to serve the needs of international students at their campuses
- Expand the interest of U.S. students in study abroad programs in Jordan and Syria
- Build a stronger network of contacts between individuals who are working in the field of international education in the United States and EducationUSA advisers
- Help EducationUSA advisers to better understand the admission process at U.S. universities, which will enable us to better prepare students for study in the United States
- Promote and prepare better understanding and familiarity of all available financial aid available at U.S. universities
- Encourage educational fair representatives in the United States to come to Jordan and Syria
Potential Dates
Best
End of October 2006
Alternate
Mid-November 2006
Preference will be given to applicants from the mid-West or Rocky Mountain regions.
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Kyrgyzstan
Objectives:
- Kyrgyz educational advisers will receive valuable information on the United States by participating in a one-day meeting/advising seminar where advising issues, specific academic programs, cooperation with U.S. colleagues, etc. will be discussed.
- Educational advisers will receive more information about U.S. community colleges as well as admissions process to these schools and transferring process to U.S. universities.
- Participation of the U.S. educator as well as Kyrgyz advisers in the Osh EducationUSA Fair. The advising center plans to conduct EducationUSA fair in Osh at the same time, so the U.S. educator will participate in the event by making presentations during the sessions.
Potential Dates
Best
October 9-15, 2006
Alternate
November 13-18, 2006
Preference will be given to applicants from a two-year institution.
Ukraine
Objectives:
- To make a detailed introduction of U.S. business school programs and resources to Ukrainian community
- To arrange in-depth training “Business School From A-Z” for CIS educational advisers working for EducationUSA centers
- To arrange an advanced training for advisers and volunteers from Ukraine’s regional cities
- To offer the U.S. educator unique insights into the educational and cultural situations in Ukraine
Potential Dates
Best
October 23-27, 2006
Alternate
December 2006-February 2007
Preference will be given to applicants with a background in business administration programs at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
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