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The following projects previously received funding from the Educational Partnerships Program.

AFRICA

California State University–Sacramento
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Ivory Coast
FY 2001–2004: Higher Education Administration
The project partnership included five Ivorian universities and one teacher training college and aimed at developing an exchange program that promoted professional outreach for program participants, and strengthened the skills of Ivorian university administrators in order to build institutional effectiveness.

Clark University
University of Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegal
FY2003–2007: Environment
This partnership worked to develop a Masters of Arts degree (MA) in Participatory Environmental Management and Development at the Senegalese university and implement a new poverty alleviation strategy in selected communities in Senegal. The project strengthening Clark University’s MA program in participatory environmental development and management by developing new case histories focusing on Francophone Africa and non-traditional modes of education such as field training.

Cleveland State University
Bayero University, Nigeria
FY2003–2007: Sociology and Criminology
The project helped the sociology departments at both institutions to develop comparative perspectives on criminology and social issues. Faculty exchanges focused on promoting teaching, research and professional development. Participants co-authored a collection of readings on criminology and deviance.

Cleveland State University
University of Botswana
FY 2001–2004: Public Administration
This partnership focused on improving the knowledge of public officials in Botswana, and southern Africa generally, in public works, environmental management, and human resources; and preparing Cleveland State University MPA graduates to work in an increasingly global society.

Emporia State University,
Bayero University, Nigeria
FY 2000–2004: Library and Information Science
http://slim.emporia.edu/globenet/Nigeriaproject/
The partnership between Emporia State University and Bayero University built capacity at Bayero University to support the development of civil society in Nigeria through library development, and to globalize the programs at Emporia State University.

Gonzaga University
University of Pretoria, South Africa
FY 2001–2004: Public Administration
http://guweb2.gonzaga.edu/doctoral/pretoria
The project between Gonzaga University (GU) and the University of Pretoria (UP) integrated ethics into the Ph.D. program in public affairs at UP. The partnership also focused on increasing the global perspective of the University of Pretoria's public affairs program, and of GU's doctoral program in leadership studies.

Indiana University-East
University of Namibia, Northern Campus
FY 2002–2004: Educational Development and Administration
The proposed partnership between the Indiana University-East and University of Namibia (Northern Campus) enhanced the economically disadvantaged Northern Campus by expanding its technical degree-granting efforts. The project trained and supported managerial and administrative personnel to make financial, material and technological resource decisions. Indiana University and the University of Namibia collaborated in the training of the Northern Campus staff in credit transfer issues, grant and proposal writing, and student registration. For its part, Indiana University internationalized its regional campus in response to a growing international presence (people and businesses) in the area, as well as shared its experiences with campus development.

Kalamazoo College,
Africa University, Zimbabwe
FY 1999–2004: Economics, Business Administration and Management
The collaboration between Kalamazoo College and Africa University established economic and community development outreach activities at Africa University while simultaneously providing Kalamazoo faculty, administrators, and students the opportunity to develop transnational skills and competencies related to business and regional economic development.

Mississippi Consortium for International Development
University of Dschang, Cameroon
FY 2001–2004: Social Sciences
The Mississippi Consortium for International Development (MCID) and Cameroon's University of Dschang (UD) collaborated to establish an academic partnership designed to strengthen the social, political, and management sciences at UD.

New York University,
Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique
FY 1999–2004: Performance Management
The partnership between New York University (NYU) and Eduardo Mondlane University (EMU) enhanced the capacity of EMU to train participants in performance management and program evaluation in public service. NYU provided training for professionals through extensive use of tele-video, the Internet, and other distance learning techniques.

Northeastern Illinois University
Marangu Teachers' College, Tanzania
FY 2004-2007: Education
The project enabled Marangu Teachers' College to prepare head teachers for primary and secondary schools in the Kilimanjaro region in Tanzania through faculty and curriculum enhancement with support from the Ministry of Education. The project also provided computer literacy education and incorporated these skills into the classroom curricula. For Northeastern Illinois University, this project supported the enhancement of educational material on Africa as part of the required curriculum in the Chicago Public Schools to increase students' understanding of world cultures.

Northwestern University
University of Ghana-Legon
FY 1999–2003: Women and Children's Law, Human Rights, Library Science
This linkage between the Northwestern University School of Law and the University of Ghana Faculty of Law aimed at producing a curriculum on legal issues related to family, women, and children, including domestic violence, human rights. In addition, it enhanced the resources at the University of Ghana Law Library to support teaching and research. For Northwestern University, it enabled the law school to add an African perspective to its international law curriculum.

Ohio University
University of Western Cape, South Africa
FY 1999–2004: Civic Education
This project developed democratic education programs at Ohio University and the University of Western Cape. Faculty exchanges from each institution also assisted in promoting the democratic management and administration of schools.

Southern Illinois University–Edwardsville
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
FY 2001–2004: Area Studies, Minority Studies
This linkage between Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) and the University of Ibadan (UI) increased research of marginalized groups in the U.S. and Nigeria, developed a curriculum from this new research, and improved the African Studies and American Studies departments at both institutions.

Stanford University
University of Natal, South Africa
University of Botswana
FY 2001–2004: Educational Administration
This partnership built institutional capacity at the universities in Botswana and South Africa in carrying out policy research in education, and promoted policy study in Southern Africa at Stanford University.

Tennessee State University
Malawi Institute of Management
FY 2001–2005: Business
This partnership strengthened management training and education capabilities at both institutions and promoted an "entrepreneurial culture" in the small business sector. Activities included applied research, curriculum development, management training and consulting in management training and education.

University of California–Los Angeles
Kenyan Institute of Management
FY 2001–2005: Business
http://api.ucla.edu/avl-k/
This partnership proposed to study and address the digital divide issue in two major world cities: Los Angeles and Nairobi. The project addressed the development of appropriate technologies and enhanced civic empowerment through ensuring both access to technology and the creation of electronic material.

University of Connecticut
National School for Applied Economics, Senegal
FY 2001–2004: Social Sciences and Agricultural Economics
The University of Connecticut (UC) and National School for Applied Economics collaborated on research in the fields of agricultural and resource economics, anthropology, economic history, and political science. The collaboration also assisted in the development of a graduate program at the Senegalese institution, while also upgrading their electronic facilities and equipment.

University of Iowa
University of Ghana
FY 2001–2004: Library and Information Science, Social Sciences
The partnership between the University of Ghana (UG) and the University of Iowa (UI) promoted collaborative research, strengthened academic programs, enhanced curriculum, and fostered faculty exchanges. The project's fields of study were Geography, Political Science, Art/Art History, and Literature.

University of Kansas
University of Zambia
FY 2001–2004: Environmental Sciences
This project enhanced technological capabilities in environmental science teaching and research. Specific topics included the environmental impact of urbanization and urban mining, pollution studies, climate change, land use/land cover change, deforestation, community-based natural resource management in rural areas, and the future of the Zambian water supply.

University of Virginia
University of Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
FY 2002–2004: Environmental Sciences and Management
This partnership between the University of Virginia and the University of Eduardo Mondlane (Mozambique) focused on utilizing advances made in remote sensing technology and environmental assessment to develop human resources and academic infrastructure in the area of sustainable natural resource management. The partnership focused on developing: teaching and research capacity at the University of Eduardo Mondlane in the fields of remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS); a joint research program in environmental assessment and monitoring; an environmental monitoring program for Mozambique; and applications of environmental remote sensing and GIs to inform Mozambican national policies and enhance responses to national disasters and water management.

West Virginia University
University of Pretoria, South Africa
Catholic University of Mozambique
FY 2001–2004: Geography
http://www.up.ac.za/academic/centre-environmental-studies/Asard/A-SARD.htm
The affiliation with the University of Pretoria, Catholic University of Mozambique, and West Virginia University (WVU) fostered international and intra-regional institutional cooperation in the field of information technology (IT). The initiative also built human and technological capacity in higher education in the fields of land use planning and medical geography.

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Makerere University, Uganda
FY 2004-2008 - Nutrition education
The partnership between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Makerere University supported the development of bachelors and masters degree programs in nutrition while enhancing existing courses in food security and nutrition policy. The partnership also supported outreach to primary heath care organizations delivering community services while increasing understanding of nutrition issues in Africa at the University of Wisconsin-Madison through faculty and curriculum enhancement and distance learning.

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THE AMERICAS

Central Connecticut State University
Sam Sharpe Teachers' College, Jamaica
FY 2001–2005: Education and Educational development
This partnership enabled Central Connecticut State University and Sam Sharpe Teachers' College to work cooperatively on the development of a curriculum in teacher education for Jamaica. The project supported professional development workshops for in-service teachers and strengthened Central Connecticut State University's outreach program for K-12 teachers in the Hartford region. Partnership activities included the creation of curriculum teams assigned to work in strategic areas that include reading, mathematics and geography.

Columbia University Law School
University of Costa Rica
FY 1999–2003: Law
This partnership established a relationship with the University of Costa Rica Law School through joint comparative research and teaching. Cooperation strengthened the university library as well as the advancement of teaching and research at both schools.

Indiana University
Central American University of Nicaragua
FY 1999–2004: Law, Ethnic Studies and Land Policy
This project centered specifically on questions of minority rights in Central America. It expanded research among legal scholars of Indiana University to include Central America. The project generated comparative works and gained new perspectives in assessing land policy options for Central America.

Indiana University/Purdue University, Indianapolis
National University of La Plata, Argentina
FY 2001–2005: Law and Public Policy
http://indylaw.indiana.edu/programs/latinamericanlaw/fulbright.htm
Indiana University and the National University of La Plata developed joint summer programs to study the legal and political systems of the United States and Argentina and gained expertise on issues regarding MERCOSUR and NAFTA through outreach to the academic and policy communities. Partnership activities included a summer program at the National University of La Plata for Indiana University students. The project provided for eight semesters of tuition-free education for up to eight participants from National University of La Plata, Argentina.

Michigan State University–Detroit College of Law
University of Ottawa, Canada; Panamericana University, Guadalajara, Mexico
FY 2002–2005: Law
http://studyabroad.law.msu.edu/canada_content.html
This partnership developed a cross-border training program for faculty and law students as part of a Tri-national Legal Education Consortium. Partnership activities included semester-long classes, summer programs, short-term lectures and seminars taught by visiting faculty. Annual symposiums were rotated among the partner institutions.

Montana Tech of the University of Montana
National University of the Altiplano-Puno, Peru
FY 2000–2003: Environmental Studies
This project supported faculty and curriculum development, environmental impact research and remediation between the Universidad Nacional del Altiplano-Puno and Montana Tech of the University of Montana. Partnerships activities included semester visits and field work research for Montana Tech professors and for professors of the National University of El Altiplano. The partner institutions benefited from field work experience, generated new research projects and improved classroom teaching.

Montgomery College/Woodrow Wilson Center
Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO), Dominican Republic
FY 1998–2003: Civic Education/Political Sciences
The project developed between Dominican and U.S. academics to create a multi-lingual bibliography on civil-military matters in the Caribbean. Dominican professors spent time at partner institutions in the United States to conduct research and U.S. professors taught courses on law enforcement, history and the rule of law.

New York Law School
National Autonomous University of Nicaragua
FY 1998–2003: Law
The linkage supported the Mediation Project at UNAN, which offered conflict resolution training, seminars, workshops and lectures in civil law.

Pace University
Ecoles des Hautes Etudes Commerciales, Canada
Dalhousie University, Canada
Technologic Institute of Higher Education in Monterrey, Mexico
FY 1999–2003: Business, Finance
This partnership built upon the Pan American Business Education Program established by the three schools through faculty development and student exchanges. The project created three new courses about NAFTA which are offered in each school's spring term and deal with three topics: North American financial markets and institutions, the impact of NAFTA on marketing in North America, and corporate strategy and economic integration in North America. More than 130 students and 16 faculty members participated and lectured at the partner institutions.

The University of California–Davis
The University of The Republic, Uruguay
FY 2001–2004: Environmental Studies
This project strengthened the institutional collaboration between the College of Agriculture and Environmental Science of the University of California–Davis and the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of the Republic in Uruguay. The project internationalized scientific collaboration through the dissemination of research projects; and supported an effective regulatory environment for the prevention of contamination on rivers and streams through the exchanges of faculty and researchers.

University of Colorado at Denver
Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas (CIDE) and
Mexico U.S. Consortium of Public Administration Schools and Programs
FY 1999–2003: Public Administration
This partnership responded to several priority needs defined by the Mexico-U.S. consortium of Schools of Public Administration and Programs to enhance the quality of graduate programs of public administration in both nations. Three teams were created to develop nine comparative case studies focusing on decentralization decisions and public sectors decisions involving ethical considerations.

University of Connecticut
University of San Carlos, Guatemala
FY2002–2005: Civic Education, Political Science
This project advanced scholarly understanding of the Guatemalan democratic transition process. The project also supported curriculum innovation in the Faculty of Political Sciences of the University of San Carlos and strengthened course content material at the University of Connecticut Latin American Studies Program. The partnership focused on collaborative research projects related to the democratic transition in Guatemala; curriculum development and new courses addressing Guatemala's changing political realities; and improved the capacities of libraries through faculty and staff exchanges.

University of Delaware/Widener School of Law
Catholic University of Ecuador
FY 2000–2004: Law, Judicial Reform
This project provided an intensive training program in oral advocacy, specifically designed to meet the needs of Ecuadorean attorneys in criminal practice. More than five U.S. Professors participated in a law conference hosted by Catholic University and presented key components of live oral advocacy, witness examination, and evidence handling. More than 14 Ecuadorean participants trained other lawyers on skills needed to conduct trials under the new Ecuadorean Criminal Procedure Code that took effect on July 14, 2001.

University of Denver
University of West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
FY 2004-2007: Conflict Resolution
This project worked to develop a graduate program in conflict resolution and establish a Certificate program with modern mediation models through the exchanges of faculty and curriculum enhancement. The ultimate goal in the partnership was to build cohesiveness among the different ethnic groups and strengthen civil society in Trinidad and Tobago.

University of Kansas
National University of San Marcos, Peru
FY 2003-2006: Latin American Studies, Indigenous Studies, History
The project built on a long relationship established in 1963 and through collaboration among faculty members from the University of Kansas and National University of San Marcos. For the University of Kansas, the project helped institutionalize a graduate curriculum in Andean Studies and for the National University of San Marcos this project strengthened the curriculum of the Masters program in Amazonian Studies and to strengthen social science training across the curriculum in the humanities.

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EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

Arizona State University
Diponegro University, Indonesia
FY2004-2007: Media Studies and Television Journalism
The project supported the development of independent news media in Indonesia and improved the quality of political communication and public relations in that country, which has a larger Muslim population than any other country in the world. Faculty and students at both universities deepened their understanding of media structures in the United States and Indonesia. Indonesian faculty members learned about the American political process, media ethics, and the role of the media in American society in order to incorporate these topics in their courses, ensuring that future journalists in Indonesia will be able to approach their work with a deeper understanding of the United States.

Arizona State University, Tempe
Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia
FY 1999–2003: Agribusiness, Conflict Resolution
This project provided Bogor with assistance for curriculum development in conflict resolution, trade and finance, and agribusiness. Curricula were developed in key areas of law, border disputes, and agriculture. The U.S. institution enhanced its knowledge of Indonesia through studies of Indonesian culture, agriculture, agribusiness, and law.

California State University, Hayward
Thammasat University, Thailand
De la Salle University, the Philippines
FY 1998–2003: Environmental Studies, Business
The project trained faculty at the partner institutions in an environmental management system that is in conformance with ISO 14000, the new international environmental standard designed to reduce pollution at its source.

California State University, Long Beach
Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia
FY 2000–2004: Education
The project established a Faculty Development and Research Center at the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) to facilitate research design and execution, pedagogy, and publication. It developed the technological infrastructure of RUPP's library system and initiated a distance education program to provide for external examination and accredited studies. Cambodian and Southeast Asian Studies at California State were enhanced.

Connecticut College
Vietnam National University
FY 2001–2005: Political Science, Economics
The project strengthened the undergraduate teaching of political science and economics at Connecticut College and provided support for the establishment of an undergraduate political science program at Vietnam National University.

De Paul University
Beijing Foreign Studies University, China
FY2003–2006: Constitutional Law
The project established a graduate program on U.S. constitutional law at Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) and expanded BFSU programs leading to the bachelors of law degree. A new Chinese law course was developed at DePaul.

Eastern Iowa Community College District
Thailand Ministry of Education
FY2002–2005: Educational Development
Collaborating U.S. institutions also include Crowder College, Neosho, Missouri; University of Hawaii Community College; Oakton Community College,Des Plaines, Ill.; San Francisco Community College District; North Carolina Community College System; and Community Colleges for International Development, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In addition to the Ministry of Education, collaborating Thai Institutions are: Ranong Community College, Sa-Kaew Community College, Narathiwat Community College, Buriram Community College, Mukdahan Community College, Nong Bua Lamphu Community College, Mae Hong Son Community College, Uthai Thani Community College; Phichit Community College, and Tak Community College.

The project assisted in the establishment of a national community college system in Thailand and the development of learning modules with an international dimension for courses at participating U.S. community colleges. Opportunities were provided for key Thai educators to examine, experience, and deepen their understanding of the U.S. Community college model and to develop infrastructure to support and sustain Thai partner community colleges.

Franklin Pierce Law Center
Tsinghua University, China
FY 1999–2004: Intellectual Property Rights
The project trained Chinese instructors to be conversant in intellectual property rights (IPR) concepts. Course materials and a curriculum were developed at Tsinghua University that took into account the needs of prospective employers of the school's graduates. The curriculum included distance education offerings. Franklin Pierce Law Center's position to deliver legal education for a global economy was enhanced. The project established a Summer Study Abroad Program in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) education at the Chinese institution. The American Bar Association approved all Summer Study Abroad Program courses for student credit at all ABA accredited law schools in the United States.

Indiana State University
Liaoning University, China
FY2002–2005: Economics, Business
Year-long seminars were held at both institutions on the Chinese economy and the comparative study of transitions to a market economy. Topics included intermediate micro and macro theory, open economy macroeconomics, international economics, economic development, business, and international management. A new course on these subjects was offered to students of both universities via web-based technology.

Indiana University
National University of Padang, Indonesia
FY 2000–2005: Civic Education
The project increased the National University of Padang's capacity to train primary and secondary school teachers in new approaches to civic education and developed a manual on civic education pedagogy for Indonesian teacher-trainers. Indiana University benefited from exposure to civic education in the Indonesian teacher education context.

Michigan State University, East Lansing
Cantho University, Vietnam
FY 2001–2004: Education
The project enhanced the capacity of the faculty of Cantho's School of Education to use more activity-oriented teaching strategies in pre- and in-service teacher training programs. Michigan State's faculty gained an understanding of the complexities of change in a developing country.

New Mexico State University
University of San Carlos, the Philippines
FY 2001–2005: Anthropology
The project helped the University of San Carlos to broaden its courses in the field of anthropology and increase the number of Filipino professional anthropologists and archeologists. New Mexico State University added a course on colonialism to its anthropology curriculum. The foreign university's library resources in archeology and biological anthropology were improved.

Temple University
Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia
FY 2001–2004: Comparative Religious Studies
The project facilitated curriculum and faculty development, research, and enhancing Internet library capabilities for a new Master's Degree in Comparative Religion offered by Gadjah Mada University. Temple University gained a view of Islam as a religion and civilization in a large Muslim nation outside the Middle East.

University of Baltimore
Shandong University, China
FY 1999–2004: Rule of Law
The project promoted an understanding of the rule of law in China in theory and practice through faculty exchanges, research, teaching, and collaborative scholarship. A Sino-American legal education and research site was developed.

University of Georgia
West Visayas State University, the Philippines
Western Mindanao State University
FY2003–2005: Education
www.coe.uga.edu/stc/
The project strengthened the skills and conceptual knowledge of elementary science teachers educated by all three institutions to enable the teachers to more effectively engage learners. Community learning experiences were emphasized. Products included a handbook of teaching strategies, a case-based elementary science curriculum, and a new University of Georgia international science education course.

University of Georgia–Athens
Shanghai Administration Institute, China
Fudan University, China
FY 2000–2004: Public Administration
The project strengthened public administration education and training at all three institutions. New or improved public administration courses at Shanghai Administration Institute and Fudan University included human resource development, comparative public policy, and public administration reform in transition countries. Visiting Chinese faculty members developed four new or revised coursed while at the University of Georgia (UGA). Several new courses in comparative public administration are being developed at UGA.

University of Minnesota
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Sukothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
FY 2002–2007: Civic Education
The project's work in civic education and distance education enabled the three partner institutions to better serve the special needs of diverse and disadvantaged communities in Thailand and Minnesota. Over time, the project expected to help the Thai universities to offer training to potential leaders in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. Major activities of the proposed project were collaborative workshops, training seminars, case study development, and development of curricular materials.

University of Minnesota
Hong Kong Institute of Education, China
FY 1999–2003: Civic Education
www.ied.edu.hk/sfe/cce
The University of Minnesota cooperated with the Hong Kong Institute of Education on a project that enhanced cross-cultural, cross-national research on civic education. The project explored the personal, social, spatial, and temporal dimensions of citizen education with regard to students, teachers, classrooms, social values, and environmental concerns. Course modules and materials were developed, and distance-learning modules were employed to enhance civic education instruction in Hong Kong and Minnesota.

University of South Florida
University of Malaysia at Sarawak
FY2004-2007: Education and Public Health
The project assisted the University of Malaysia at Sarawak to improve its instructional programs in education and health policy, enabling the Malaysian university to address the needs of rural populations in Borneo more effectively. The University of South Florida worked to develop a program in Southeast Asian Area Studies and improving its ability to teach about Islam.

University of Utah
University of Science in Malaysia
FY 2002–2007: History, Political Science, Southeast Asian Studies, American Studies
This project enabled the two universities to cooperate in research and teaching about Islamic fundamentalism, Women's Studies, and ethnicity. The project expanded Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Utah.

Washington State University
University of Idaho Law School
Yunnan University, Kunming, China
FY2002–2005: American Studies, English as a Foreign Language
The project established an inter-disciplinary graduate program in American Studies at Yunnan University in China and enhanced the American Studies Program at Washington State University. Members of the English as a Foreign Language Department of Yunnan actively engaged in the project's curriculum development work. Project activities contributed to the establishment a Ph.D. program. Washington State broadened its American Studies Program and World Civilization classes to make them more suitable to foreign students it enrolls.

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EURASIA

Alabama A&M University
Tavrida National Vernadsky University, Ukraine
FY 2000–2004: Business
www.ccssu.crimea.ua/project/niscupp/eng/profile/index.htm
Alabama A&M University assisted Tavrida National University in Simferopol to train individuals for the country's emergence into the global market economy, as part of the effort to help the people of Ukraine achieve accelerated development and the growth of a competitive, market-oriented economic system.

Carnegie Mellon University
International Management Institute, Ukraine
FY 1999–2004: Business
Carnegie Mellon collaborated with the International Management Institute in Kiev, Ukraine in the field of business education. The partners modified a computer simulation program to reflect Eastern European business environment and developed collaborative distance learning simulations.

College of Lake County
Zaporizhzhe State Engineering Academy, Ukraine
FY 2001–2004: Education Administration
College of Lake County collaborated with faculty and administrators from Zaporizhzhye State Engineering Academy (ZSEA) on issues of university governance and faculty training.

DePaul University
Kazan State University, Russia
FY 2000–2004: Business
This partnership supported faculty exchanges to create and implement a new business school curriculum. It also targeted the improvement of financial management training.

East Carolina University/
Saratov State University, Russia
FY 1999-2003: Education Additional Information
This project exchanged faculty and staff in pursuit of educational reform efforts in special education, school administration, social work, and child advocacy. Additionally, the project is developed the library and academic computing resources at Saratov State University.

East Carolina University
Urals Academy of Public Administration, Russia
FY 2001–2004: Public Administration
This partnership developed a public administration program at the Urals Academy. Additionally, the project provided distance education training in order to increase access to resources at the eight Academy branch campuses.

Eastern Iowa Community College District
Drohobych State Pedagogical University, Ukraine
FY 2000–2004: Business Education
The Eastern Iowa Community College District (EICCD) assisted Drohobych State Pedagogical University to develop the Internet as an educational tool and to develop learning modules in the field of business education, and develop pedagogy.

El Camino College
Dniepropetrovsk State University, Ukraine
FY 2000–2004: Education
El Camino College partnered with Dnipropetrovsk State University (DSU) in order to develop new curricula focusing on character education, critical thinking, and problem solving for the DSU childhood education program.

Fox Valley Technical College
Kurgan State University, Russia
Tyumen State University
FY 2001–2004: Business, International Trade
This project introduced free market management and total quality management principles into the business/economics curriculum at Kurgan State and Tyumen State Universities. The project used distance education technology for program planning, materials development and encouraging peer interaction between American and Russian students.

George Mason University
Tavrida National Vernadsky University, Ukraine
FY 2000–2003: Conflict Resolution
This partnership placed a new emphasis on conflict resolution across National Taurida Vernadsky University's curriculum. Program activities included the development of new courses, the modification of existing courses, and the establishment of a student-led university Dispute Center, that provided both conflict resolution services and training to the University community.

Georgia State University
Georgian Technical University, Georgia
FY 1998–2003: Business
This partnership assisted the Caucasus School of Business, a consortium established by the Georgian Technical University, Tbilisi State University, and Tbilisi State Institute of Economic Relations, to develop an undergraduate business education program through curriculum and faculty development.

Georgia State University
Caucasus School of Business
FY 2004-2007: Business
Georgia State University (GSU) continued its successful collaboration with the Caucasus School of Business (CSB) in Tbilisi, Georgia. This project assisted CSB establish a Ph.D. in Business.

Holyoke Community College
Poltava Cooperative Institute, Ukraine
FY 2000–2004: Business Management and Marketing
Holyoke Community College partnered with Poltava Cooperative Institute to expand curricula in economics and management and to develop English for business courses.

Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago Kent College of Law)
University of Internal Affairs, Ukraine
FY 1999–2003: Law
The Chicago Kent College of Law of the Illinois Institute of Technology assisted the University of Internal Affairs in Kharkiv to promote forensic sciences and to develop websites which provide access to local and foreign legal materials, including a human rights portal and a site devoted to legal aspects of electronic commerce.

Indiana University
Adilet Higher Law School, Kazakhstan
FY 1999–2004: Law
www.law.indiana.edu/front/special/2002kazakhstan.shtml
Indiana University assisted Adilet Higher Law School in Almaty with faculty and institutional development in the following four areas: 1) Rule of Law, 2) Global Free Market Economy, 3) Legal Information (law library management and information technology), and 4) Distance Education.

Indiana University
American University in Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan
FY 2003-2007
www.indiana.edu/~ird/cieda/kyrgyzstan.htm
Indiana University, in conjunction with other partners in the Indiana Consortium of International Programs, implemented a of faculty development and administrative training to support the American University in Central Asia (formerly known as the American University in Kyrgyzstan). The project supported Masters degree training for faculty from the American University, library development and other faculty and administrative exchanges

Indiana University
Baku State University, Azerbaijan
FY 1999–2004: American Studies
www.indiana.edu/~ird/cieda/bakustate.htm
The main goals of this project was the establishment of an American Studies Center at Baku State University and the establishment of Azerbaijan Studies at Indiana.

Indiana University
Western University, Azerbaijan
FY 1998–2003: Public Administration
Indiana University and Western University worked to establish a public administration program at Western. This project supported the transition to the rule of law in Azerbaijan.

Indiana University
Northwest Academy of Public Administration, Russia
FY 2001–2004: Public Administration
This project developed public administration curriculum, electronic library resources and distance learning capacity and materials for use by the North West Academy of Public Administration and its branch campuses. Faculty exchange visits focused on curricular and materials development.

Indiana University
Volga Region Academy for Civil Service, Russia
FY 2001–2004: Public Administration
This project supported curriculum development, electronic library resources and collaborative research in Public Administration at the Volga Region Academy for Civil Service and its branch campuses. Faculty exchange visits focused on curricular and materials development.

Iowa State University
Gogol State Pedagogical University, Ukraine
FY 2000–2003: Education
The first goal of this project was to strengthen teacher education facilities at Iowa State University and Gogol State Pedagogical University through faculty and curriculum development, teaching, lecturing, joint conferences, collaborative research, modernization, and outreach. The next goal was to improve the organizational culture in which teaching and learning occurs in both countries through encouraging the creation of "learning organizations." The project's long-term goal was to enhance teacher education reform in the Ukraine and in the United States and thus to contribute to the successful development of both countries.

Iowa State University
National Technical University - Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute, Ukraine
FY 2001–2004: Continuing Education
Iowa State University (ISU) cooperated with the National Technical University - Kharkiv Polytechnical Institute (KPI) to enhance the activities of the jointly-developed Economic Development Center (EDC) and to implement successful training models in science centers throughout Ukraine. The partnership strengthened KPI by providing workforce development training and human resource services to women scientists, introducing new courses and services at KPI, and implementing new programs for economic development.

Kent State University
Tver State University, Russia
Voronezh State University,
Volgograd State University
FY 1999–2003: Business
http://russeca.kent.edu/indexEng.html
This project supported the development of business curricula and the establishment of business outreach and training centers. An additional goal was the creation of a business education consortium among the Russian partners.

Miami University
Kiev State University of Trade and Economics, Ukraine
FY 2000–2004: Business
Kiev State University of Trade and Economics and Miami University collaborated on instructional workshops and curriculum development in the field of business administration, including Total Quality Management.

Middlesex Community College
Yerevan State University, Armenia
FY 1998–2003: Journalism
Middlesex Community College and Yerevan State University worked to provide customized professional training for Journalists from Yerevan State University in media, print journalism and journalism education in order to create foundations for media reform in Armenia.

Mississippi Consortium for International Development
European Humanities University, Belarus
FY 1999–2003: Public Administration (non-profit management)
The Mississippi Consortium for International Development (MCID) assisted the European Humanities University (EHU) in Belarus develop curricula in NGO management. EHU established both a certificate program and a Masters program in Nonprofit Administration as well as an NGO Development Center to conduct outreach.

Mississippi Consortium for International Development (Jackson State University)
Amur State University, Russia
FY 1998–2003: Business
This project focused on business management curriculum development, developing a management training center and small business development center at Amur State University.

Montana State University
Moldova State Pedagogical University, Moldova
FY 2000–2004: Education
The project strengthened the capacity of the Moldova Pedagogical State University (MPSU) to support the Moldova General Education project, a World Bank-funded educational renewal program. Montana State University (MSU) assisted MPSU develop in-service training programs for teachers and school administrators.

Northeastern University
State University of World Languages
FY 2000–2004: Journalism
The project created an undergraduate journalism program at the State University of World Languages.

Ohio University
Kyiv Mohyla Academy
FY 2004-2007: Journalism
Ohio University partnered with Kyiv Mohyla Academy to upgrade KMA's journalism curriculum to include five new documentary and multimedia courses grounded in modern technologies of digital audio and visual production. Workshops for current media professionals focused on advanced training and hands-on experience with state-of-the-art equipment.

Oklahoma State University
University of World Economy and Diplomacy, Uzbekistan
FY 1998–2004: Regional Economic Development
This university partnership aimed to strengthen expertise in tourism in Uzbekistan through curriculum development and faculty exchange between Oklahoma State University and the University of World Economy and Diplomacy in Tashkent and the Samarkand Foreign Languages Institute.

Oregon State University
Sakhalin State University, Russia
FY 2000–2004: Public Administration
http://www.orst.edu/dept/pol_sci/sakhalin/
This project focused on developing undergraduate and graduate programs in public policy and administration as well as community outreach and training for local government officials.

Rutgers University
Kazan State University
FY 2004-2007: Social Sciences, Ethnic studies, Gender Studies
Rutgers University worked with Kazan State University to create a Center for Democratic Education; support interdisciplinary curriculum development on the topics of federalism, nationalism and ethnicity, and gender; create a teaching laboratory to encourage development of student centered teaching approaches; and provide outreach and training to faculty outside of Kazan and to New Jersey high school teachers.

Rutgers University
Samara State University, Russia
FY 2001–2004: Law
This project utilized faculty and staff exchanges to develop interactive and innovative teaching methods and materials for legal education. The partnership assisted in the development of clinical legal education in Samara and the establishment of three legal clinics.

The Sage Colleges
Samara State University, Russia
Samara Pedagogical University,
Samara Pedagogical College
FY 2000–2004: Civic Education
This project extended civic education, both as an applied field of study and as a means of higher education reform in Samara and the greater Volga region. Project activities included the development of a certificate-based pre-service program of study and the implementation of an outreach plan.

St. Cloud State University
Balts Alecu Russo State University, Moldova
FY 2000–2004: Education
This linkage between the College of Education at St. Cloud State University (SCSU) and Balts Alecu Russo State University (BARSU) in Moldova focused on educational leadership and educational technology.

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Russian Academy of Public Service, Russia
FY 1999–2004: Public Administration, NGO Management
This project supported the Russian Academy of Public Service in Moscow, Samara, Novgorod, and Khabarovsk to develop a new NGO curriculum, including courses in governmental and non-governmental leadership and management.

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Samara Institute for Retraining Teachers and Staff, Russia
FY 2000–2004: Education
This project modernized and raised the standards of teacher training as well as addressed issues of women's leadership in education, health education, and substance abuse prevention in schools.

Southwest Virginia Community College
Ivanovo State Power University, Russia
FY 2000–2004: Business Management, Political Science
This project supported faculty and staff exchanges to develop curriculum in economics, business management and government management practices that support and regulate a free market economy. The project resulted in the development of new courses and distance learning capacity.

SUNY Oneonta
Siberian Aerospace Academy (Krasnoyarsk), Russia
FY 1999–2003: Business
This partnership supported the development of business and economic development curriculum at the Siberian Aerospace Academy and related institutions in Krasnoyarsk.

University of California, Berkeley
St. Petersburg State University, School of Management, Russia
FY 2001–2004: Business
This partnership built on previous activities between the two partners by offering further exchanges, faculty seminars, an entrepreneurs' forum, joint research and publication, and outreach to other North West Russian universities.

University of California, Riverside
Moldova State University, Moldova
FY 1999–2003: Environmental Education/Continuing Education
University of California - Riverside assisted Moldova State University develop continuing education curricula in the field of environmental science.

University of Central Florida
Udmurt State University, Russia
FY 2000–2003: International Political Economy
This project supported faculty exchanges for the purpose of developing a six-course certificate in International Political Economy promoting a better understanding of policy making in politics, economics, energy and environmental studies at domestic and international levels.

University of Florida
Nizhny Novgorod Linguistic University
FY 2001–2004: Business
This partnership strengthened Nizhny Novgorod's residential and distance learning programs in business through faculty development and the development of new teaching materials.

University of Georgia
Georgian International Training Center, Georgia
Georgia Institute for Public Affairs
Council Association of Georgia
FY 1999–2004: Public Administration
The University of Georgia assisted its partners in the development of public administration curricula and outreach programs.

University of Georgia
Georgian Institute of Public Affairs, Georgia
FY 2004-2007: Public Administration
The University of Georgia parntered with the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA) in Tbilisi, Georgia. The project had two complementary objectives: 1) to assist GIPA to develop and implement a strategy of transition from faculty funded by the U.S. government to a greater reliance on local faculty expertise; and 2) to assist GIPA in teaching Public Administration by providing qualified visiting instructors on an interim basis. Other project activitied include faculty development opportunities for GIPA faculty and support for writing, translating and publishing Georgian language educational materials in the field of public administration.

University of Georgia
Moscow State Law Academy, Orenburg Institute, Russia
FY 2000–2004: Public Administration
This project worked to upgrade the Orenburg Institute's public administration degree and create the capacity at Orenburg to provide training, technical assistance, and applied policy research to the Orenburg Oblast government.

University of Iowa
Armenian Ministry of Education, Education Reform Center, Armenia
Specialized Project in Civic Education
Starting in 1999, the University of Iowa administered a project to develop and pilot test a civic education curriculum for 7th grade students and teachers in Armenia. During this project the University of Iowa conducted a curriculum development workshop in the U.S., monitored the revision of the curricular materials developed by Armenian teachers at the workshop, and administered training workshops for in-service teachers based on these materials. Local partners included the Education Reform Center of the Ministry of Education. The civic education curriculum is currently available in an electronic format the website listed above.

University of Iowa
Taras Shevchenko National University, Ukraine
FY 1999–2003: Government, Law, and Education
The University of Iowa collaborated with Taras Shevchenko National University in Kiev to develop curricula in the fields of law and government.

University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Uzhgorod State Institute of Information Sciences, Economics, and Law, Ukraine
FY 1998–2003: Public Administration
The University of Massachusetts collaborated with Uzhgorod State Institute for Information Sciences, Economics, and Law in Ukraine in the establishment of training programs in the field of public administration.

University of Michigan
International University of Kyrgyzstan
FY 1999–2004: Education
The University of Michigan assisted the International University in Kyrgyzstan (IUK) in implementing a professional development program to train Kyrgyz educational administrators in financial and institutional planning for educational reform.

University of Minnesota
Azerbaijan International University, Azerbaijan
FY 2000–2004: Education
The University of Minnesota implemented a linkage project with Azerbaijan International University (AIU) focused on educational administration that developed an effective management and strategic planning system at AIU with the capacity to be replicated at other private and public institutions within Azerbaijan.

University of Minnesota
Odessa State Economics University
FY 2001–2004: Business, Educational Policy & Administration, Ukraine
University of Minnesota (UM) and Odessa State Economic University (OSEU) collaborated to collect information, design market-relevant curriculum, and team-teach courses to promote critical thinking and decision-making skills in students in order to help promote Ukraine's transition to a market-based economy.

University of Missouri
Moscow State University - School of Journalism, Russia
FY 2004-2007: Journalism
University of Missouri's School of Journalism worked with Moscow State University's School of Journalism to reach a long-term goal of curriculum development and reform. They pursued four broad objectives leading to that goal: the exchange of scholars; creating a common knowledge base (consisting of new library acquisitions and translations of texts); enhancing media production and educational technologies; and engaging in collaborative research.

University of Montana
Osh State University
FY 2004-2007: Law
The University of Montana partnered with the Law Faculty of Osh State University to assist OSU's Law Faculty to develop a mission statement; integrate theory and practice in a curriculum that places more emphasis on core competencies necessary to practice law in Kyrgyzstan; and improve assessment of student performance.

University of New Hampshire
Vologda State University, Russia
FY 1999–2004: Law
This partnership supported faculty exchanges to develop new law curriculum with emphasis on the rule of law in market economies and developing a legal clinical education program.

University of North Carolina (system)
Agrarian State University, Moldova
International Institute of Management, Moldova
FY 1999–2003: Public Administration, Continuing Education
The University of North Carolina System (primarily North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina - Greensboro) collaborated with two institutions of higher education in Moldova, the International Institute of Management and the Agrarian State University of Moldova, for the purpose of curriculum development.

University of Pittsburgh
Donetsk State University
FY 1999–2004: Law
http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/crees/grprogs.html
The University of Pittsburgh assisted the Faculty of Economics and Law of Donetsk State University in curriculum development in the areas of clinical legal education and commercial and international business law.

University of Portland
Chernivtsi National University
FY 2001–2004: Business
University of Portland (UP) assisted Chernivtsi National University (CNU) to design and implement a curriculum in business administration. The project also established a Center for Enterprise Studies with a Students in Free Enterprise program at CNU.

University of Scranton
Tbilisi State Medical University, Georgia
Tbilisi State Pedagogical University
FY 2000–2004: Special Education
http://academic.scranton.edu/organization/georgia/
This partnership brought together dedicated academicians and professionals in the fields of Special Education, Rehabilitation, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Health Education and Management in an effort to improve services offered by trained professionals in Special Education and Rehabilitation.

University of St. Thomas
Novosibirsk State University, Russia
FY 2000–2003: Business
The University of St. Thomas (UST) and Novosibirsk State University (NSU) developed business education curriculum at NSU. The goals of the project were to develop faculty, curriculum, administrative structures, and course materials for undergraduate and graduate business programs in the Division of Economics at NSU.

University of Texas, Arlington/
Kharkiv State Academy of Municipal Economy, Ukraine
FY 2000–2004: Public Administration
http://www.uta.edu/ukraine_partnership/
Kharkiv State Academy of Municipal Economy (KSAME) and the School of Urban and Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Arlington collaborated to build KSAME's educational and outreach capacity. Among the outreach activities is the creation of a resource center at KSAME equipped to offer technical assistance directly to local and regional governments, universities, and NGOs.

University of Washington
Irkutsk State University, Russia
Siberian Academy of Public Administration
FY 2000–2004: Business, Microfinance
http://depts.washington.edu/mfinance/eng/index.html
This partnership supported exchanges for the purpose of curriculum development, joint research, and to promote outreach and training in micro-finance.

University of Washington
Tashkent Islamic University
Al-Bukhari Islamic Institute
Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences
Al-Beruni Institute of Oriental Studies of the Academy of Science
Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies
FY 2003-2007
The University of Washington established a partnership with five institutions in Uzbekistan and assisted educators at these institutions to gain accurate and balanced information about religions, including Islam, and Uzbekistani cultural history framed within a contemporary understanding of human rights and the role of cultural and religious pluralism in a democratic society. The specific focus of this effort was (a) to train Uzbek academic professionals and their advanced students in the concepts underlying the comparative study of religion, (b) to assist them in developing and implementing a comparative religion curriculum, and (c) to initiate projects to broaden the range of teaching materials which will be of value both to Uzbek institutions of higher education and to U.S. programs whose focus is comparative religion and more particularly Islamic studies.

University of Wyoming
Saratov State University, Russia
FY 2001–2004: Sociology
This project worked to open a new department of Sociology and develop a survey research center in Saratov, introducing the use of cutting edge statistical software.

Vanderbilt University
East-Kazakhstan State University, Kazakhstan
Eurasian University,
Kainar University
FY 2001–2004: Education
Vanderbilt University collaborated with East-Kazakhstan State University, Eurasian University, and Kainar University on a linkage program in the fields of educational policy, higher education management, and educational leadership.

University of Maryland
Tashkent State Agrarian University
FY 2000–2004: Economics, Continuing Education
The project developed effective organizational frameworks for educational institutions to be more responsive to the demands of a market economy and provided up-to-date methods and technologies that have practical application in the agricultural field.

Washington State University
Pereyaslav State Pedagogical Institute, Ukraine
FY 1999–2003: Education
Washington State University partnered with Pereyaslav State Pedagogical Institute and other Ukrainian partners for the purpose of developing an interdisciplinary American Studies curriculum for teacher training.

Wayne State University
Mari State University, Russia
FY 1999–2003: Law
This partnership supported faculty, curriculum, and materials development in law and additionally published an online bilingual law journal.

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EUROPE

American Federation of Teachers
Russian Association for Civic Education
FY 1997-1999: Civic Education
The American Federation of Teachers administered an eighteen-month project to train Russian secondary-level teachers in the use of civics materials related to elections and to assist local Russian educators in the development of a broad range of educational materials, methods, and resources. The project organized training workshops in Nizhnyi Novgorod for educators and city administrators from eight regions and a summer institute for in-service teachers on lesson plan development and implementation. The project also developed an online database of civic education resources. Local partners included the Russian Association for Civic Education. This project contributed to the development of the school linkage program now coordinated by AFT

Arizona State University
University of Pristina, Kosovo
FY 2001–2004: Business and Public Administration
Arizona State University supported the development of modern curriculum in business and public administration at the University of Pristina through faculty development. Activities supporting this project included mentoring, teaching, consultation, research, internship training, English language training and professional outreach to public and private sectors in Kosovo.

Arizona State University
University of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
FY 2004-2007 - Comparative Religious Studies
The collaboration between Arizona State University and the University of Sarajevo supported the development of a comparative religious studies curriculum through faculty and staff exchanges. The project included a semester in-residence at Arizona State University to enable University of Sarajevo scholars to develop new courses and syllabi. Key administrators and scholars from Sarajevo visited Arizona State to observe the functioning of a department of comparative religion. The project also helped internationalize the religious studies curriculum at Arizona State University.

California Polytechnic State University
Institute of Technology and Higher Education – Morelos and Cuernavaca Campuses, Mexico
FY 1998–2003: Business
The partnership enhanced cultural awareness of international business and skills among students through faculty exchanges. Eleven professors taught courses ranging from five weeks to a semester on topics that included strategies of negotiations, investment, management information systems, and economics. A distance-learning component was a feature in the partnership. Teams of students from the partner institutions discuss cased live via television with one another as part their course requirements.

El Camino College
University of Silesia-Cieszyn Branch, Poland
FY 2003-2006: Education
El Camino assisted the University of Silesia to enhance training for K-12 teachers at the Cieszyn Branch. The educational objectives included decentralized, student-centered classrooms emphasizing problem-solving skills over content-based learning. El Camino also internationalized its own teaching curriculum. Courses at the foreign partner were modified to include new content and methodologies, and new courses were developed: cross-cultural communication, multiculturalism, and conflict resolution.

Florida Institute of Technology
Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
FY 2001–2004: Environmental Economics Additional Information
http://research.fit.edu/esp/
This partnership developed joint research projects addressing environmental issues in Hungary and strengthened the environmental studies curriculum at Florida Institute of Technology.

George Mason University
University of Montenegro
FY 2004-2007: University Administration
The partnership between George Mason University and the University of Montenegro helped integrate the University of Montenegro with ongoing European initiatives to strengthen academic standards and university administration. The project aimed to pilot test a selected curriculum with a distance education component and enabled George Mason University to develop a case study of higher education reform in transition countries.

Lewis and Clark College
University of Latvia
FY 2002–2006: Law
Lewis and Clark College developed a legal clinical education program at the University of Latvia. The partnership strengthened the legal curriculum and helped facilitate out of court resolution of cases through legal negotiations. The project also conducted seminars for judges and members of parliament and explored alternative dispute resolution opportunities to reduce court delays and improve access to justice. Activities included legal clinics workshops, a judicial review journal, and a Citizen justice conference focusing on access to justice in collaboration with the judiciary, lawyers, and non-governmental organizations in both U.S. And Latvia.

Monmouth University
Higher School of Social Work and Social Pedagogic "Attistiba", Latvia
FY 2002–2004: Public Policy and Management
http://bluehawk.monmouth.edu/~swork/Latvia_MU_Web/home/index.shtml
Monmouth University strengthened an existing relationship to support a curriculum of International Social Work Education in the partner institutions. Project activities included faculty exchanges, internship placement for graduate students, collaborative research and service to NGOs in Latvia and increasing the quality of social work education and delivery to diverse populations in Latvia and the United States.

Ohio State University, Mershon Center
Polish Ministry of Education
Center for Citizenship Education, Warsaw
FY 1996-1998: Civic Education
From 1996 until 1998, the Education for Democratic Citizenship in Poland Project was funded through a series of grants issued to the Mershon Center at the Ohio State University for cooperation with the Polish Ministry of Education and the Center for Citizenship Education in Warsaw. The first grant enabled Ohio State to identify and bring to Ohio a group of Polish educators who developed, in consultation with relevant U.S. experts, an eighth grade curriculum that was tested, adapted, and utilized in schools throughout Poland. A second grant enabled another group of curriculum developers to build on the eighth grade curriculum by creating materials for grades nine through twelve. The work attempted to make U.S. experiences and expertise available to foreign civics curriculum developers while enabling them to respond to the stimulation of U.S. expertise in ways that made sense in their own society. The project also disseminated civic education curricular material in primary and secondary schools, provided training for in-service teachers and promoted educational policy-making in local government agencies.

Rutgers University
University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
FY 1998–2003: Journalism
This project supported faculty and curriculum development and assisted in the modernization of the journalism and mass media curriculum at the University of Sarajevo. Activities focused in the following areas that included media technologies, media ethics, specialized reporting of government and public affairs, human rights, media impact on government policy and public opinion, distance education, and library development. This partnership opened up collaboration with other BH universities in Tuzla and in Banja Luka.

Smith College
University of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
FY 2004-2007: American Studies
The partnership between Smith College and the University of Sarajevo aimed to develop an undergraduate curriculum program in American Studies at the University of Sarajevo. Exchange activities supported faculty and curriculum improvement, enhancement of library and educational resources and community outreach, while internationalizing the graduate program in American Studies at Smith College.

St. Louis Community College
St. Kliment Ohridski University, Macedonia
FY 2000–2004: Business
The partnership between St. Louis Community College and the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality of the St. Kliment Ohridski (USKO) University strengthened the curricula in hospitality management, dietetics, tourism, and business administration at USKO.

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
University of Shkodra, Albania
FY 2001–2004: Business
This partnership supported the development of business education at the University of Shkodra in Albania. The three-year project supported case study development targeting specific business needs in the Albanian North. Faculty and Administrators from the two universities engaged in activities that included, lecturing, mentoring, and outreach in order to support Albania's transition to a market economy.

State University of New York
Higher Education Council of Turkey with
Harran University, Gaziantep University, Kahramanmaras University
Cukorova University, Yuzuncu Yil University and Ankara University
FY 2003-2006: English as a Foreign Language, Agricultural Science, Veterinary Medicine, Information Management and Environmental Science and Forestry.
This project supported partnership activities between the State University of New York system with eleven participating campuses of the SUNY system and the Higher Education Council of Turkey with the participation of six Turkish universities to support faculty and curriculum development and research. The project also supported faculty advisors and lecturers from SUNY and from Turkey to support doctoral students whose dissertation research will be conducted in Turkey after two years of study at SUNY.

State University of New York, Albany
Babes-Bolyai University, Romania
FY 2000–2004: Public Administration
This partnership developed three areas of specialized graduate instruction within a Master's degree program: public budgeting and finance; community and regional development; and program implementation and evaluation.

State University of New York-Cortland
University of Nis, Serbia and Montenegro
FY 2002–2005: Political Sciences
This partnership supported the development of a political science curriculum at the University of Nis. The collaboration between the University of Nis and SUNY Cortland supported the establishment of distance learning courses, development of a summer school program and collaborative research projects. Project activities included participation at the American Political Science Association's annual meetings.

The University of Akron, Institute for Global Business
Emmanuel University of Oradea/University of Bucharest, Romania
FY 2001–2004: Business, Entrepreneurship
The university of Akron assisted Emmanuel University and the University of Bucharest in the creation of business entrepreneurial centers and offered executive seminars for outreach to the business community.

University of Delaware
The Slovak Agricultural University, Slovak Republic
FY 1999–2003: Business
This project strengthened the collaboration among faculty, staff and administrators through teaching, research and course development in the fields of business and resource management. Partnership activities included seminars on faculty governance, budget decentralization in university budgets, capital campaign funding and review of the curriculum of the undergraduate and Master's programs.

University of Georgia & Clark Atlanta University
University of Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
FY 2004- 2007: Journalism
The collaboration between the University of Georgia & Clark Atlanta University and the University of Belgrade established new courses in media management, broadcast production, and media law and ethics through faculty exchanges. The three institutions collaborating in this project also increased understanding of issues of media and communication management in emerging economies and democracies.

University of Iowa
Czech Republic Secondary Schools
FY 1995: Civic Education
With a grant issued in FY 1995, the University of Iowa supported the development of new course materials for civic education in secondary schools in the Czech Republic and provided training for teachers in the implementation and use of the new curricular materials.

University of Michigan
The University of Warsaw, Poland
FY 2000–2004: Sociology, Political Science
This partnership strengthened Michigan's Institute of Social Research and the Warsaw University's Institute of Social Studies and promoted long-term interdisciplinary research in post-communist countries. The project enabled graduate students to work in the area and encourage their interest in the addressing this issue. Among the topics studied included the following: 1. Changes in attitudes of Poles towards the role of women; 2. Religious beliefs and behavior in post-communist Poland; 3. Social and psychological consequences of unemployment in Poland; 4. Rural-urban differences in satisfaction with the transition.

University of Missouri, Columbia
National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
The University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
FY 1999–2003: Conflict Resolution
This partnership created a network of shared techniques and case studies in the field of conflict resolution and supported cross-cultural communications. Several research projects were conducted, including: The Impact of the European Commission's Initiatives to Eradicate Religious Discrimination in the Workplace on Employer's Policies; Effective Conflict Resolution Policies in the Workplace; Cross-Community Negotiations and Intermediation; and Negotiating Conflicts Where the Ethnic/group Identities of Parties Are Strongly Aroused.

The University of Pittsburgh
Drexel University
Portland State University
Tirana University, Albania
University of Pristina, Kosovo
University of Montenegro, Montenegro
University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Belgrade University, Serbia
FY 2002-2006: Political Science, Civic Education, Law, Business Administration, Economics, Public Administration
The University of Pittsburgh administered a partnership in collaboration with Portland State University and Drexel University to support faculty and curriculum development in Albania, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo. This multi-sectoral project helped to develop new curriculum, instructional material, pedagogical techniques in civic education at the primary and secondary schools in Kosovo; train professors in the faculty of law at the University of Pristina; develop new courses in political science at the University of Tirana in collaboration with Drexel University; support best practices in business administration at the University of Montenegro with the Katz School of Business of the University of Pittsburgh, while Portland State University developed an Executive Management Certificate Program with the University of Novi Sad. Finally, the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs of the University of Pittsburgh supported a program in public administration at the University of Belgrade

University of Pittsburgh
Comenius University, Faculty of Economics Sciences, Slovakia
FY 2002–2005: Social Sciences
The University of Pittsburgh assisted with the development of the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences curriculum, while also strengthening the University of Pittsburgh's educational capacity in Slovak Studies. The project focused on faculty exchanges in the fields of applied economics, international relations and European studies, and psychology. Visiting faculty taught courses, delivered public lectures, conducted collaborative research and discussed the development of the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences curriculum.

University of Tennessee
Bourgas Free University, Bulgaria
FY 2002–2005: Civic Education, Comparative Education
The University of Tennessee in partnership with Bourgas Free University supported the development of an elementary and secondary-level curriculum model entitled My Place, Your Place, Our Place. This curriculum model incorporated in the classrooms the teaching of local culture, civic education and globalization. Participants in this project involved K-12 school principals, teachers and students. Curriculum teams tested the model in three schools in Bourgas (Bourgas High School of Economics and Commerce, Michail Lakatnick Primary School and Bratya Miladinovi Elementary School) and five schools in Tennessee (Wartburg Central High School, William Blount High School, Breaden High School, Cosby High School and Norris Elementary School).

The University of Texas-Arlington
University of Kragujevac, Serbia and Montenegro
FY 2003–2005: Public Administration
The project between the University of Texas and the University of Kragujevac developed a Certificate Program in Public Management within the Faculty of Law. Program activities included an intensive training-of-trainers program, curriculum materials and workshop development for implementation in 2003 and 2004. The partnership strengthened the Masters and doctoral programs in public administration of the University of Texas-Arlington.

Valdosta State University
Palacky University, Czech Republic
FY 1999–2003: Public Administration
This partnership supported research projects and faculty and curriculum development in the field of public administration and policy. Each Czech faculty participant prepared one course in public administration, to be added to the offerings in the Masters program in public administration at Palacky University.

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NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

Columbia University
The National School of Administration in Algeria
FY 2001–2004: Public Administration
The partnership between Columbia University and the National School of Administration in Algeria focused on curriculum development in the field of public management. Activities included intensive seminars, distance learning, and faculty and student exchanges.

Georgia State University,
Yarmouk University, Jordan
FY 1999–2004: Media Studies and Journalism
The project enabled Georgia State University and Yarmouk University to conduct research in mass media, develop an inter-cultural mass media curriculum, and coordinate outreach initiatives to other academic and media entities in Jordan and the U.S. This media studies and journalism project included collaboration in research, teaching, distance education, curriculum, community outreach and fund-raising for ongoing activities.

Lock Haven University
University of Sfax for the South, Tunisia
FY 2001–2004: English and Business Management
Lock Haven University cooperated with the University of Sfax for the South in an institutional exchange that placed junior faculty and staff from Sfax at the Pennsylvania institution for periods of six weeks. Activities included language training, intensive seminars with site visits, distance learning, and curriculum development.

Ohio State University
Damascus University, Syria
FY 2003-2007: multidisciplinary
The partnership between Ohio State University and Damascus University promoted faculty collaboration between both institutions in a variety of fields and assisted in implementing an American style system of higher education at Damascus. The project enabled faculty members from both institutions to establish linkages with colleagues to pursue research, teaching, and collaboration.

Oregon State University
Institut Superieur d'Informatique et de Multimedia-Gabes, Tunisia
FY 2003-2006; New Technologies in Teaching and Research
Oregon State University collaborated with three sister institutions in Tunisia to conduct a project focusing on the use of new technologies of information and communication in instruction, research, and cultural exchange. From this partnership, Oregon State University gained original materials and expertise in language and culture, focusing on Arabic, Islam, and Mediterranean history. Oregon State University provided technical assistance in the form of faculty training to help Tunisia improve the use of online and offline multimedia technology in higher education in remote areas.

State University of New York–Potsdam
Institut Superieur de Gestion de Tunis, Tunisia
FY 2002–2006: Business Education
The goal of this project was to internationalize and modernize the teaching of business through collaborative development of curriculum, teaching methodology, business research, and applied educational technology.

Tennessee State University
University of Tunis - El Manar, Tunisia
FY 2004-2007: Business
Tennessee State University worked with the University of Tunis, El Manar to prepare students for careers in business and technology through collaboration with the business community using enterprise incubators. This project called for exchanges involving the development of enterprise incubators, curriculum development and collaborative case study research.

Texas A and M University,
National Institute of Agronomy, Tunisia
FY 2001–2004: Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University collaborated with the National Institute of Agronomy in Tunisia to enhance the Tunisian agribusiness and agricultural economics curriculum. The universities sought to improve training of future agriculture leaders and agribusiness specialists; introduced new courses and augmented the scientific and technical skills of the National Institute of Agronomy in Tunisia; designed meaningful outreach activities to introduce advances in agricultural research; and strengthened links between the Tunisian institution and Texas A&M in teaching, research and outreach.

University of Arkansas
University of Tunis I
FY 2003-2008: Public Administration
The University of Arkansas collaborated with the University of Tunis I to enhance the professional and technical competence of those engaged in the day-to-day management of public affairs. Specialized training was being offered in relevant policy areas, and public administrators were prepared to identify and address the needs of various constituencies.

University of Colorado,
Polytechnic School of Tunisia
FY 2001–2006: Environment
civil.colorado.edu/~krarti/cu-ept-home.html
This project between the Polytechnic School of Tunisia and the University of Colorado addressed the challenges of water resource management and air pollution control through training and educational curriculum development. The institutions created an environmental and energy engineering information and service center to produce educational materials, provide short courses to students, and conduct audits/surveys to identify ways in which Tunisian industries and facilities can reduce energy use.

University of Delaware
University of Algiers, Algeria
FY 2002–2005: Business English
The University of Delaware partnered with the University of Algiers to build Business English language capacity at the University of Algiers through the training of Algerian teachers in instructional skills curriculum and materials development. Through this collaboration, the University of Delaware increased their faculty and students' awareness of Islam and its role in society and business.

University of Georgia
L'Institut Supérieur de Comptabilité et d'Administration Des Entreprises, Tunisia
FY 2002–2006: Higher Education
The objective of this project is the improvement of Tunisian post-secondary education through the development of faculty instructional and leadership capabilities and the leadership and management capacity of administrators, especially focusing on distance learning capacity development. Faculty and administrators participated in intensive two-week exchanges in which they were trained on various aspects of instructional effectiveness and leadership and management skills.

University of Michigan
University of Algiers
FY 2002–2006: Social Sciences, Humanities and Pedagogy
This partnership strengthened programs in American Studies at the University of Algiers and in Arabic/Islamic/North African Studies at the University of Michigan in the social sciences and humanities. The two institutions also collaborated on curriculum development and programs of research.

University of Missouri – Rolla
Université Abou-Bekr Belkaïd de Tlemcen, Algeria
FY 2002–2005: Engineering Management
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The University of Missouri - Rolla partnered with the Université Abou-Bekr Belkaïd de Tlemcen to support the development of programs of instruction and faculty training in Algeria in the field of engineering management. Specifically, the project provided educational and technical assistance in developing new graduate programs in engineering management and modern teaching methodologies including the Internet and distance learning.

University of Virginia,
American University of Beirut, Lebanon
FY 2000–2005: Area Studies
This project promoted understanding of civil society and democratic institutions in Lebanon, and enhanced the University of Virginia's ability to offer courses in Arab and Middle Eastern language, culture, and history. Through faculty exchanges, the University of Virginia (UVA) sent specialists to lecture in American studies at the American University of Beirut (AUB), and AUB sent Arabic or Middle Eastern specialists to UVA.

Utah State University
An-Najah National University, West Bank
FY 2002–2005: Water Engineering
The partnership between Utah State University and An-Najah National University supported water resources planning and management in the West Bank, while also enhancing the knowledge of U.S. researchers on water and environmental issues in the West Bank.

Villanova University,
Lebanese American University, Lebanon
FY 1999–2003: Rule of Law and Civic Education, Curricular Development
This project between Villanova University and the Lebanese American University sought to augment social justice, civic responsibility, and community education through collaborative research, cooperative teaching and community planning and development. The project organized off-campus workshops and training activities focusing on project themes with teachers, community leaders, and neighborhood cooperatives.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Polytechnic School of Tunisia
FY 2002–2005: Computational Mechanics
This project will assist the Polytechnic School of Tunisia in establishing a graduate program in computational mechanics through graduate level curriculum development in computational mechanics, the establishment of a departmental information or service center to educate local industry and government organizations on innovations in computing technology, and the development of a series of seminars and educational materials on the needs and impact of graduate education.

SOUTH ASIA

Claremont Graduate University
University of Kerala, India
FY2002–2005: Political Science
The project helped to further understanding and accuracy by faculty and students of both universities in their investigations of political phenomena. Project activities increased the ability of the University of Kerala project participants to utilize quantitative methods in gathering and processing political data and better enabled Claremont Graduate School's participants to use qualitative descriptions of political phenomena in their research work. Participants were from the departments of political science of the two institutions and the Centre for Women's Studies and the Department of Futures Science at the University of Kerala.

George Washington University
BRAC University, Bangladesh
FY2004-2007: Education and Economic Development
George Washington University assisted in the modernization of the administration of BRAC University in Bangladesh, a private institution that was established in 2001 to transform Bangladeshi society economically and socially by providing greater access to education, especially for women and the poor. BRAC University also worked on developing a master’s degree program in education and development in consultation with faculty from George Washington University, which will use the project to improve its programs of instruction about South Asia.

Indiana University
Afghan Education University, Afghanistan
FY2003–2007: Education
This partnership strengthened the capacity of Afghan Education University to provide instruction to primary and secondary school teachers of the English language in Afghanistan and facilitated Indiana University faculty members’ understanding of the language, culture, and education in Afghanistan. More than 200 Afghani English teachers at the elementary, middle, and high school levels were trained. A significant number were from regions outside of Kabul.

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