1. Unpublished

   U.S.-Iceland Fulbright Commission and the National Science Foundation Collaborate to Support Arctic Research

   The U.S.-Iceland Fulbright Commission Executive Director Belinda Theriault and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Arctic Section Head Eric Salzman signed an agreement for their respective organizations to collaborate in supporting Arctic...

2. FLEX Student of the Month – May 2015

   Diana from Turkmenistan volunteered extensively in her host community, gave 15 presentations on Turkmen culture and history, excelled academically earning straight A's, acted in the school musical, and joined many clubs including the Math Club, Future Farmers of America, and Family, Career and Community Leaders of America.

3. UGRAD Alumna Initiates Family Festival at Azerbaijan Carpet Museum

   Global UGRAD alumna Asli Samadova curated the the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum's first two-day family festival that hosted over one thousand people who participated in activities ranging from Children’s Museum features to presentations of recent textile and art projects.

4. Creating Space for Chinese Culture in California

   Through his NSLI-Y experience in Suzhou, Ben immersed himself in the language and culture he had only been able to explore from a distance.

5. FLEX Student of the Month – April 2017

   We are pleased to announce Milica Jordanov, an ASSE-placed, Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) student from Serbia as the April 2017 FLEX Student of the Month. Milica has embraced all parts of the FLEX program with great enthusiasm since she arrived, both in school and in her community.

6. CBYX Student of the Month – April 2017

   Pablo Nobre dos Reis as the April 2017 CBYX Student of the Month. Pablo is a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) student from Germany, hosted in Nevada.

7. Future Leaders Exchange

   The Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program provides scholarships for high school students (ages 15-17) from Europe and Eurasia to spend an academic year in the United States, living with a family and attending an American high school.

8. May American Abroad Student of the Month

   Dane Liebermann, a Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Abroad Program (YES Abroad) participant, is the U.S. Department of State’s May 2019 American Abroad Student of the Month.

9. July 2019 CBYX German Participant of the Month

   We are happy to announce Ouail Mehloul, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) young professional participant, as the July 2019 CBYX German Participant of the Month.

10. Sister Cities’ Gainesville Chapter to Develop a Palestinian Sign Language Video Dictionary

    "Learning about another country through virtual exchange is much more exciting than reading about it in a book. I like the feeling of being present and the hands-on experience of virtual exchange".

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