As a direct result of her experience as a participant in the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program, a young Afghan woman has dedicated herself to educating and empowering women in her home country, Public Radio International reports.
The Japanese government will invest $15 million to support Japanese studies at nine U.S. universities, reports University World News, noting that the funding decision was reaffirmed during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent week-long official visit to the U.S.
Recent studies have shown that international experiences may improve cognitive abilities associated with creativity, reports The Atlantic. Psychologists and neuroscientists have recently begun to study the mental effects of studying in a foreign environment, exploring what “people may have already learned anecdotally.”
Al-Nasir Bellah Al-Nasiry is an Iraqi doctor with a violent past, who chose to advocate for peace instead of retaliating in war, reports The Christian Science Monitor.
According to a recent study conducted by i-graduate, international students are generally satisfied with their study abroad experiences, reports Voice of America.
Morgan State University is a historically black college (HBCU) in Baltimore that works to provide its American students with international exposure through engagement with international students, reports The Chronicle of Higher Education.