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JANUARY 25 2006 EXCHANGES SUPPLEMENT
by Stacy Glassgold

WEEKLY EXCHANGES SUPPLEMENT
The following articles are related to educational and cultural exchange programs. Specific topics in this supplement include USG-funded exchange programs (e.g., Fulbright scholarships, Ron Brown Fellowship, International Visitors) as well as issues relating to student visas, study abroad, and NGOs involved in exchanges. The articles are aggregated weekly by STACY MICHELLE GLASSGOLD, THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY.

C.1) USG–FUNDED EXCHANGE PROGRAMS (SCROLL DOWN TO SECTION C.2 FOR OTHER TOPICS)

1. FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR TO VISIT, BEKAH SCOTT (NETXNEWS, JANUARY 22ND 2006): UVSC students will have a unique opportunity next month to learn from an honored international scholar as the campus plays host to Fulbright Visiting Specialist, Dr. Nabyl Eddahar. While visiting UVSC, Dr. Eddahar will present a six-week mini-course on Islamic civilization, economics, politics and culture. The aim of this course is not only to promote a greater understanding of Islamic cultures, but also to create a positive and enriching forum for discussion within higher education. http://www.netxnews.net/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/01/22/43d2f308537c3

2. OPTOMETRY PROFESSOR NAMES FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR, JAVI NADAL (CURRENT-UM-ST. LOUIS, JANUARY 23RD 2006): Timothy Wingert, associate professor of optometry at UM-St. Louis, has been named a J. William Fulbright Scholar and will spend the spring 2006 semester at Poznan University of Medical Science in Poland. Not only will Wingert research at Poznan University, but he will also teach courses and deliver a series of lectures with the help of a translator and handouts. http://www.thecurrentonline.com/news/2006/01/23/News/Optometry.Professor.Named.Fulbright.Scholar-1493787.shtml

3. BRAZILIAN FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR ENJOYS TIME AS FAIRFIELD U PROFESSOR. LINDA CONNER LAMBECK (CONNECTICUT POST, JANUARY 23RD 2006): Visiting Fulbright Scholar Marcos A. Pedlowski feels at home this year at Fairfield University. The 45-year-old Brazilian professor, an authority on rapid environmental changes in the Brazilian Amazon basin, is teaching classes, giving lectures and offering students at Fairfield a global perspective they might not otherwise consider.
http://www.connpost.com/news/ci_3428994

4. PROFESSOR GETS FULBRIGHT GRANT FOR QUAKE STUDY (LA DAILY NEWS, JANUARY 21ST 2006): Gerald Simila, a geological sciences professor at California State University, Northridge, earned a Fulbright scholar grant to lecture and conduct research on earthquakes in Costa Rica. He received a similar grant in 1995. He will leave March 1 and will spend three months at the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory in Heredia, installing equipment and seismic software for earthquake detection and analysis. He’ll also work to analyze the fault lines and other earthquake hazards.
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3424831

C.2) OTHER NEWS ON EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE ISSUES

5. RENEWING AMERICA’S WELCOME, STUDENT VISAS CALLED “TOP PRIORITY”: SECRETARY RICE ALSO ANNOUNCES VIDEOCONFERENCING PILOT FOR VISA INTERVIEWS, ANTHONY KUJAWA (WASHINGTON FILE, JANUARY 18TH 2006): The United States is working to renew its welcome to foreign visitors and is giving “top priority” to getting visas into the hands of prospective students, according to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Speaking at the State Department January 17, Rice announced with Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff a joint vision for secure borders and open doors in the information age, a three-part plan to welcome visitors to the United States without compromising security. http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2006&m=January&x=20060118182341aawajuk0.1215435&t=livefeeds/wf-latest.html

6. OFFICIALS APPLAUD VISA POLICY REVISION, DANIEL KATZ (YALE DAILY NEWS, JANUARY 20TH 2006): University officials and education experts said Thursday that they welcome new federal measures introduced earlier this week regarding student visas and that they expect the changes to help foreign students and scholars at Yale. Under the new policy, student visas will be issued up to 120 days before students are slated to begin, and students will be allowed to enter the country up to 45 days prior to the start of classes, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced Tuesday in a joint press conference with U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. Currently, student visas are issued up to 90 days before the start of classes and students may enter the country up to 30 days before school starts.
http://www.yaledailynews.com/article.asp?AID=31353

7. NEARLY 50 MOROCCANS JOIN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES, QUMNIA GUEDDA (MOROCCAN TIMES, JANUARY 19TH 2006): The Moroccan-American Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange (MACECE) said that 49 Moroccan students have joined American universities within the PLUS (Partnership for Learning Undergraduates Studies) Programme since it started. The programme was created and financed by the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
http://www.moroccotimes.com/paper/article.asp?idr=11&id=12259

8. RP, SOUTH KOREA INK PACT TO BOOST TOURISM TIES (THE MINDANAO DAILY MIRROR, JANUARY 19TH 2006): The governments of the Philippines and South Korea inked Tuesday an agreement to boost tourism cooperation and strengthen friendly relations between the countries. The MOU cited the promotion of travel and tourism between the two countries for the purpose of study, cultural exchange, recreation, business as well as congresses and conventions. http://bond.lanesystems.com/sitegen/article.asp?wid=125&cid=452&aid=35010

9. “YEAR OF ITALY IN CHINA” LAUNCHED IN BEIJING (XINHUANET, JANUARY 20TH 2006): “The Year of Italy in China”, a cultural gala co-organized by China and Italy, opened here Thursday in a concert featuring the great composers of Italian Opera. Chinese Cultural Minister Sun Jiazheng said the proposal of the Year of Italy in China was jointly raised and approved by the two sides during Italian President Ciampi’s visit to China in 2004. With the joint efforts of the two sides during the past year, the cultural event came with abundant programs covering wide range of subject, like film, drama, dance, music, exhibition, environmental protection, education and research, science and technology, etc. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/20/content_4075081.htm

10. INDIA, CHINA TO LAUNCH ACTIVITIES, MARKING FRIENDSHIP YEAR (XINHUANET, JANUARY 24TH 2006): India and China will jointly as well as separately undertake various proposals in trade, economy, defense, technology and tourism to mark the India-China Friendship Year in 2006, according to the Indian Foreign Ministry. The two countries will sign a cultural exchange program for 2006-2008 and host film festivals in each other’s country and encourage joint production of films. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/24/content_4094317.htm

11. GW STUDY ABROAD GAINS MORE PRESTIGE AND RECOGNITION, EMILY METZ (DAILY COLONIAL, JANUARY 23RD 2006): GW placed tenth among research institutions for the number of students that study abroad in a survey by the Institute for International Education’s 2005 Open Doors International Report on Educational Exchange. The report indicated that about 41.9 percent of the university’s junior class participated in Study Abroad Programs in the 2003-2004 school year; the equivalent to about 919 of GW students studying in over 48 countries worldwide. http://www.dailycolonial.com/go.dc?p=3&s=1934

12. SOUTHEAST ASIAN DANCERS ILLUMINATE NEW COURSE, ANGILEE SHAH (UCLA INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE, JANUARY 17TH 2006): UCLA students have a rare chance this quarter to take a course in Southeast Asian dance theory co-taught by three prominent dancers from Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia. The dancers are here as fellows in the UCLA Choreographers/Arts Management (CAM) program, a cultural exchange that brings three artists here and will send three U.S.-based fellows abroad next winter. CAM is run by the Center for Intercultural Performance (CIP) in the Department of World Arts and Culture. http://www.international.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=37278