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[/ua] UGRAD The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD) in Eurasia and Central Asia is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State. The Global UGRAD program provides opportunities for full-time undergraduate students from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan to spend one academic year of non-degree study in a US university or community college. Participants are selected through an open, merit-based competition. Crimea UGRAD The Crimea Undergraduate Exchange Program (Crimea UGRAD) provides promising undergraduate students from the Autonomous Republic of Crimea opportunities for one academic year of non-degree study in a US university or community college. Muskie The Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program (Muskie) provides opportunities for Master’s level study in the United States. University Administration Support Program (UASP) The International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) coordinates a competition for the University Administration Support Program (UASP) supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. TEA The Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA) is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, and implemented by IREX, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit organization. TEA will provide secondary school teachers from Europe and Eurasia, East Asia and the Pacific, the Near East, South and Central Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Western Hemisphere with unique opportunities to develop expertise in their subject areas, enhance their teaching skills, and increase their knowledge about the United States . Educational Testing The IBT versions of the TOEFL, GRE, USMLE, PMI, ICMA and other tests are offered at the Educational Testing Center. Program Highlights Global Libraries Global Libraries: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has selected IREX to plan for a program to provide public access to computers and Internet in Ukraine’s public libraries. Internet Addressing a broad shortage of the free flow of information, the Internet Access and Training Program (IATP) is a versatile civil society-centered program that spurs community development by using access to the Internet as a tool for linking citizens to the outside world and by using information and communications technology (ICT) as a pillar to support local initiative. UMPP The Ukrainian Media Partnership Program (UMPP) creates and fosters long-term relationships between selected U.S. media outlets and Ukrainian media outlets. UMPP works with independent print, radio and TV media sectors in Ukraine. UMPP was launched in 2002 and funded by the Public Affairs Section, US Embassy in Ukraine. 22.07 ECA Alumni Explore the Institute of Lobbying in Ukraine On Saturday, July 9, 2011, 16 Muskie and UGRAD alumni participated in an ECA Alumni event entitled “Lobbying Institute: international experience and challenges in Ukraine”. The event was organized in cooperation with the Parliamentary Development Program (PDP) and lead by Dennis Bazilevych, PDP Executive Relations Manager/Director of the Professional Lobbying and Advocacy Institute. 11.07 U.S. Independence Trivia and Re-adjustment Seminar for UGRAD Alumni On July 1, 2011, UGRAD 2011-2012 finalists and newly returned UGRAD alumni gathered at IREX office to participate in annual US Independence Trivia and re-adjustment seminar. 05.07 ECA Alumni Master the Art of Negotiating On Saturday, June 18, 2011, 22 UGRAD and Muskie alumni participated in an ECA Alumni event on the Art of Negotiating. The event was conducted by Oleg Demchik, who is a professional trainer and the president of Kyiv Professional Negotiators Club. 20.06 The application for the Fellowships in University Administration Support Program (UASP) is now available IREX provides competitively awarded short-term fellowships for mid and senior-level university administrators to spend approximately eight weeks with counterparts at respected US public universities to work on specific university administration reform projects. The fellows will travel to the US in in fall 2011 . While in the US the fellows are required to prepare a case study on the reform issue addressed. The case studies are then published and distributed to universities participating in the program. 09.06 New Round of Muskie Max Program 2011 is Announced! The Muskie Mentor/Advisor Exchange (MAX) program supports continued professional relationships between Muskie alumni and their American host advisors, supervisors, professors, and mentors. DEADLINE: July 15, 2011 Oleksandr Biryukov This new alumni publication examines the Ukrainian legal system. More Valeriy Ryabukha (CI 2000) The second edition of the book “Education against Drugs” has been published recently. The safety manual was supplemented and improved due to the practical experience at Chernihiv schools. The project has been supported by the Chernihiv City Council,fund “UCAN” and NGO “AHALAR” has arranged it. More 20.06 The application for the Fellowships in University Administration Support Program (UASP) is now available. IREX provides competitively awarded short-term fellowships for mid and senior-level university administrators to spend approximately eight weeks with counterparts at respected US public universities to work on specific university administration reform projects. The fellows will travel to the US in fall 2011 . While in the US the fellows are required to prepare a case study on the reform issue addressed. The case studies are then published and distributed to universities participating in the program. 30.03 Project Smile Spring 2011. Deadline - May 6, 2011. IREX is pleased to announce Project Smile, an initiative that aims to improve the lives of Eurasian children, the elderly or people with disabilities through alumni-driven community-based activities. The program will not only benefit under-served people, but will provide alumni with further professional development opportunities. 09.06 New Round of Muskie Max Program is Announced! The Muskie Mentor/Advisor Exchange (MAX) program supports continued professional relationships between Muskie alumni and their American host advisors, supervisors, professors, and mentors. DEADLINE: July 15, 2011 Main Page Education Internet Media Alumni About IREX Copyright © 1999-2005 by IREX . 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