Educating Indigenous Latin American Youth- (En Español)
November 16, 2009
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) recently awarded Georgetown a five-year cooperative agreement to administer the SEED program in the Caribbean and Central America. Silva told America.gov that the scholarships “build human capacity in rural communities.”
Salvadorans Benefit from Over $1 Million in Scholarships
July 30, 2009
The U.S. Embassy, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Georgetown University’s Center for Intercultural Education and Development (CIED) awarded this morning 46 scholarships to Salvadorans to pursue technical studies in the United States, with an investment of over $1,082,000.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Roundtable with Indigenous Students
March 25, 2009
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Mexico City, Mexico partaking in a roundtable discussion with students at the National Palace of Fine Arts. This was Mrs. Clintons first trip to Latin America as Secretary of State and she emphasized the need for positive relations with Mexico to continue in order to grow. Mrs. Clinton highlighted the SEED program at Georgetown University as being a huge influence on intercultural relations and a boon to communities abroad that do not normally have these kinds of opportunities locally.
USAID Awards Georgetown $50 Million for New Education and Economic Development Program
February 03, 2009
Georgetown University's Center for Intercultural Education and Development (CIED) recently received a $50 million award, a five-year cooperative agreement, with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to administer a technical training program, Scholarships for Education and Economic Development (SEED).
CASS Participation in First Youth Conference and Networking Event
December 15, 2008
Eighteen (18) graduates of the two-year CASS program in El Salvador, along with Mr. José Bonilla, CASS Country Coordinator, and Ms. Marisel de García, CASS Assistant, participated in the exciting Espacio Centroamérica Caribe 2008 event for youth sponsored and organized by the Televisa Group of Mexico with the cooperation of the Telecorporación Salvadoreña (TCS).
Georgetown University MEPI Student Leader Invited to Speak Before Congress
October 29, 2008
On October 15, 2008, the Congressional Human Rights Commission and the Congressional Task Force on International Religious Freedom invited four leaders from Bahrain, including Ms. Maryam Al Khawaja (2006 Georgetown MEPI Alumna) to present at a briefing on the "Impact of Political Reform on Religious Freedom in Bahrain."
Recent Publication
October 17, 2008
The Center for Intercultural Education and Development is pleased to announce the publication of The Theories and Practices of Organization and Excellence: New Perspectives edited by Visiting Professor Philippe Hermel and Kevin J. Foley.
English Language Fellow joins US Ambassador to Poland and Mayor of Bialystock in opening Young Learners Resource Center
September 05, 2008
On June 2, 2008, in Bialystock, Poland, one of CIED's own English Language Fellows, Margaret Cholodecki, joined US Ambassador to Poland, Victor Ashe, and Mayor of Bialystock, Tadeusz Truskolaski, at the opening ceremonies for a Young Learners Resource Center (YLRC).
MEPI Undergraduate Student Leaders Program at Georgetown
August 21, 2008
For a fourth summer, Georgetown University CIED hosted a delegation of students participating in the U.S. Department of State's Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Undergraduate Student Leaders Program. These students, from eighteen different countries throughout the Middle East and North Africa, spent six weeks at one of six host institutions learning about leadership, civil society, and civic activism.
CASS Alumni Give Back in Haiti
July 14, 2008
Georgetown University Center for Intercultural Education and Development (CIED) launched a technical training course as part of the CASS Program to strengthen youth serving organizations. This training, which began in July 2007, was carried out with CIEDs partner the University of South Florida School of Social Work - Jim Walter Partnership Center.
Center for Intercultural Education and Development Signs Memorandum of Understanding with the University Sergio Arboleda
June 18, 2008
On June 12, 2008 at the InterAmerican Development Bank, the Center for Intercultural Education and Development (CIED) and the Universidad Sergio Arboleda signed a memorandum of understanding to launch a historic partnership to provide higher education scholarships.
Poland's President Honors ECESP
May 20, 2008
Lech Kaczynski, President of the Republic of Poland, presented Dr. Maria O. Pryshlak, Director of the East Central European Scholarship Program (ECESP) and Prof. Andrzej S. Kaminski, Academic Advisor to ECESP, with the Cavalier Cross of the Order of Poland Restored on March 3rd.
ECESP Trains Macedonian Health Executives
May 10, 2008
On March 17-20, 2008, ECESP provided training in "Patient Safety and Quality Monitoring" to twenty health care executives from Macedonia, who deal with quality issues at the level of policy and hospital administration.
NESA Undergraduate Exchange Program Participants Convene in Washington, DC
April 29, 2008
Under the auspices of the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, forty seven students from 15 countries and 11 host institutions convened in Washington, D.C. for the first Near East and South Asia Undergraduate Exchange Program Re-entry Workshop. This workshop was designed to help students reflect on their experience in the United States and develop coping skills to deal with reverse culture shock.
CASS Scholars in Washington, D.C. for IDB Young Hemispheric Leaders International Conference
April 27, 2008
Eleven outstanding Cycle 2006 two-year CASS scholars participated in the prominent Vanguardia Latina (VL) 2008 Conference held at the headquarters of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in Washington D.C., from April 29 to May 2, 2008. This international event, which brought together over 150 Latin and Latin American students from various countries, provided a forum to link academic, private and governmental sectors of the continent with selected outstanding university students.
CASS Alumni Scholarship Announcement
April 26, 2008
CIED is pleased to announce that the Universidad de Celaya in Guanajuato, Mexico has agreed to generously offer a full scholarship for a Cooperative Association of States for Scholarships (CASS) Mexico alumnus to complete an undergraduate degree. The agreement was signed by the Director of CIED, Chantal Santelices and the President of the Universidad Celaya, Dr. Carlos Fernandez Collado. The scholarship will cover all expenses for a five year undergraduate degree and has a value of approximately $26,000 dollars. To view a copy of the scholarship agreement please click here.
CASS Mexico scholars featured in April 2008 edition of the U.S. Department of State monthly magazine
April 05, 2008
The Center for Intercultural Education and Development (CIED) is proud to announce that CASS Mexico scholars, Juan Salvador Diaz, Francisco Flores and Evelia Hernandez are featured in April 2008 edition of the U.S. Department of State monthly magazine. To read the article please click on the following link.
ELFP Conducts Site Visits to Middle East and Central America
March 19, 2008
In January two groups of English language instructors convened worlds apart, one in Cairo, Egypt, the other in San Jose, Costa Rica, for professional development conferences and to report on their progress as English Language Fellows.
MEPI Undergraduate Student Leaders Meet for Alumni Conference in Morocco
March 04, 2008
Over 100 alumni of the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Undergraduate Student Leader's Program were reunited in Marrakesh, Morocco, February 4-8, 2007 for a conference focused on engagement in civil society. They were joined by representatives of the U.S. Department of State as well as representatives from the five American institutions where the students were hosted over the summer (Benedictine University, IL; University of Delaware, DE; Dickinson College, PA; Georgetown University, DC and Montana State University, MT).
CASS Professional Programs Introduces New Field of Study--Youth Leadership
January 23, 2008
In June 2007, eighteen participants from Haiti arrived in the U.S. to take part in a six-month Youth Strengthening Organization course offered at the University of South Florida. The Jim Walter Partnership Center and the School of Social Work at USF under the leadership of Dr. William Rowe were essential to the successful implementation of this new program.
CIED Executive Programs Update
December 10, 2007
In the fall of 2007, Georgetown University's Center for Intercultural Education and Development (CIED) developed and conducted 10 short-term, non-credit educational programs for international groups from 11 countries including China, Canary Islands, France, Mexico, Spain and Portugal.
ECESP Conducts Training for Macedonian Ministry of Health
December 06, 2007
From November 26 to November 30, 2007, The East Central European Scholarship Program (ECESP) at Georgetown University provided a one week training program in Skopie, Macedonia titled "Hospital in Transition." The training was conducted in cooperation with the Macedonian Ministry of Health and was provided as part of a Health Management and Leadership Training Program organized by Macedonia School of Public Health.
CIED Selected to Administer New U.S. Department of State Scholarship Program
November 29, 2007
The Near East and South Asia Undergraduate Exchange Program (NESA Undergraduate Program) is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is currently administered by Georgetown University's Center for Intercultural Education and Development (CIED).
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