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U.S. Department of State awards 37 grants to U.S. colleges and universities to expand study abroad opportunities for American students
June 13, 2024
The U.S. Department of State announced that 37 grants totaling nearly $1.3 million were awarded to U.S. colleges and universities through the 2024 Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students (IDEAS) Program grant competition.
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World Learning expands youth virtual exchange into Latin America
June 6, 2024
World Learning is expanding The Experiment Digital, its innovative virtual exchange program, to youth in Latin America.
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Supporting Higher Education in Refugee Resettlement program announces Innovation Incentive Grant awardees
May 21, 2024
The Supporting Higher Education in Refugee Resettlement (SHERR) program announced the selection of eight Innovation Incentive Grant awardees. The grants are designed to stimulate innovative ideas in refugee resettlement. World Learning is the lead implementer of the SHERR program.
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Sen. Schatz to speak about the importance of study abroad in an interconnected world
May 15, 2024
Sen. Brian Schatz will speak Thursday about the importance of a global education and share how his study abroad experience with School for International Training (SIT) helped shape his life and professional journey. SIT is the academic arm of World Learning and holds the unique distinction as the only accredited institution of higher education in the United States that is part of an international NGO.
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World Learning receives grant to connect young people across regions through virtual exchange
May 14, 2024
A grant from the J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative will enable World Learning to prepare young people in the United States, Middle East, and North Africa for the future through a unique global learning experience.
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Professional Fellows Program announces spring 2024 Alumni Impact Award winners
May 13, 2024
With backgrounds in child rights and protection, disability empowerment, service to the most underprivileged in society, and community engagement, the AIA winners will return to the Professional Fellows Congress to share their experiences and achievements, as well as the tools and skills they applied to their work after their fellowship, with current Fellows.
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World Learning presents on curriculum design at USAID global education conference
April 17, 2024
World Learning’s Senior Youth Workforce Specialist Karla Yoder presented at the 2024 USAID Global Education Conference in Washington, DC. The conference convenes the USAID education workforce from around the globe to share knowledge, experience, and evidence with the goal of making education systems resilient, equitable, and inclusive.
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SIT celebrates 60 years of educating global citizens
March 21, 2024
School for International Training, World Learning's academic arm, is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a kick off event that spotlights the institution’s unique history and its dynamic future as a 21st-century global university.
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World Learning wins award to administer global leadership exchange program; foster professional collaboration
March 18, 2024
World Learning won an award worth approximately $24 million over the course of three years to administer the International Visitor Leadership Program. The funding, which began in January, will cover administrative and program costs through December 2026.
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World Learning earns official observer status at COP 28
February 9, 2024
World Learning was admitted as an official observer organization to the 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The status gave World Learning representatives access to official COP 28 delegation sessions, meetings, side events, and press conferences that were not open to the public and provides access to subsequent COP events.
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Refugee program launches working groups to increase engagement of U.S. colleges and universities to resettle refugees
January 22, 2024
The Supporting Higher Education in Refugee Resettlement program announces the launch of four Communities of Practice and Action with the aim of strengthening refugee resettlement efforts by higher education institutions.
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World Learning welcomes five new trustees
October 17, 2023
World Learning is pleased to announce the addition of five new board members to its board of trustees: Elana Aquinos, Brandolon Barnett, Spencer Boyer, Travis Feldler, and Sean Kirk.
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Fall 2023 Professional Fellows Program Alumni Impact Award winners announced
September 25, 2023
The U.S. Department of State in collaboration with World Learning announce the fall 2023 Professional Fellows Program Alumni Impact Award winners.
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Higher education participants sought for refugee resettlement needs assessment
June 13, 2023
Staff and faculty at U.S.-based colleges and universities are invited to participate in a needs assessment survey aimed at building the capacity of higher education institutions to support refugee resettlement.
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U.S. Department of State awards grants to 34 U.S. colleges and universities to expand study abroad opportunities for American students
June 8, 2023
Thirty-four U.S. colleges and universities were awarded nearly $1.2 million in grants through the 2023 IDEAS program grant competition with the goal to bolster international student mobility, including the increase of American students studying abroad.
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New program to mobilize higher education institutions to support refugee resettlement
May 2, 2023
World Learning and partners announce the launch of a three-year initiative funded by the U.S. Department of State that aims at bringing U.S. colleges and universities more deeply into the refugee resettlement process.
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World Learning will connect young people across regions with support from the J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative
April 27, 2023
Young people in the United States, Middle East, and North Africa will engage with international peers through learning focused on STEM without having to leave their hometowns.
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The 2022 Professional Fellows Congress Advances Good Governance, Economic Empowerment, and Civic Engagement
October 24, 2022
World Learning and the U.S. Department of State will host more than 150 business and community leaders (professional fellows) from 42 countries in Washington, DC, for the 2022 Professional Fellows Congress.
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World Learning and Boeing Partnership Increases Career Opportunities for Youth
October 21, 2022
Since 2016, Boeing has supported World Learning’s Algiers STEM Center so youth across Algeria are able to learn science, technology, engineering, and mathematics skills.
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World Learning Welcomes Three New Board Members
October 18, 2022
World Learning is pleased to announce the addition of three new board members to its board of trustees: Dr. Mahesh Daas, Nicole Isaac, and Virgil Miller.
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