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  • Amideast Egypt Study Tour wraps up final sessions at UIUC Feb. 14; participants leave for home Feb. 16

    by Analicia HaynesFeb 16, 2023 10:15 am

    New and pilot center directors from Egypt participated in their final break-out session during the Amideast Study Tour on Feb. 14 inside the Illini Union. 

  • Investments in knowledge bring better gain

    by Marta SchneiderFeb 8, 2023 5:30 pm

    AlmaU teachers Bodaubaeva Gulmira Akhanovna and Umirzakova Dinara Kaldybekovna share their thoughts on their experience at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

  • GET, DRES set to host 2nd Amideast Egypt Study Tour

    by Analicia HaynesFeb 3, 2023 1:15 pm

    Global Education and Training (GET), in partnership with Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES), will host a second Amideast Egypt University Disability Services Study Tour at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Feb. 5 through Feb. 16.  

  • Kirby visits GET, IEI

    by Analicia HaynesFeb 1, 2023 1:00 pm

    Kirby, a therapy K-9 with UIPD, stopped by for a visit with members of Global Education and Training and the Intensive English Institute on Tuesday, Jan. 24. 

  • LEAP intern shares journey, goals

    by Analicia HaynesJan 17, 2023 10:45 am

    Tsubasa Akatsuka is a “LEAPer.” He said that’s what they call LEAP Interns. 

    LEAP stands for the Long-Term Education Administrators program, which brings young Japanese administrators to the United States for career training. 

    The training all starts in Montana. However, that’s not where Tsubasa’s journey began. 

  • New KAUST cohort visits with Kirby, a UIPD therapy dog

    by Analicia HaynesOct 5, 2022 9:00 am

    UIPD Detective Tara Hurless and Kirby, a therapy K9, met with members of KAUST Cohort 14 and Anna Kasten, the KAUST program manager from Global Education and Training on Wednesday, Sept. 21.

    Hurless was giving a Campus Safety Orientation, and explained what she did, and why Kirby tagged along.

  • KAUST cohort share experiences, lessons learned

    by Analicia HaynesJun 21, 2022 2:45 pm

    On May 17, 11 students participating in this year’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Gifted Student Program, sat down for an interview. 

    It was a day before their recognition ceremony, and in a room inside the Everitt Lab they talked about what they learned, they talked about their future, and they talked about why they would never forget their year in Champaign.

  • Global Education and Training to host KAUST recognition ceremony

    by Analicia HaynesMay 18, 2022 4:30 pm

    Five years and counting! Another KAUST cohort is wrapping up their foundation year, and tonight we will celebrate their success at a recognition ceremony at the I Hotel and Conference Center. 

  • GET Program Spotlight: U.S.-Egypt Higher Education Initiative featuring Nermeen Mohamed Abdelmaged

    by Marta SchneiderJan 5, 2022 1:00 pm

    Global Education and Training welcomed two students to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for the U.S.-Egypt Higher Education Initiative during the Fall 2021 semester. In her own words, Nermeen Mohamed Abdelmaged  shares experiences from the program including living in Champaign-Urbana and developing future plans and goals.

  • Our Global Campus Podcast: Trading My Suit in Kazakhstan for Swag in Illinois

    by Marta SchneiderDec 17, 2021 5:00 pm

    Assel Aryn, the Vice-Rector of Almaty Management University in Kazakhstan, describes what it’s like to push pause on her career and embark on a study abroad experience later in life at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.