The FINANCIAL — The Institute of International Education-Ukraine (IIE Ukraine), administrator of the Fulbright programs in Ukraine, has been approved for membership in the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), the USUBC executive committee announced on September 20 on behalf of the entire USUBC membership of over 135 companies and organizations who have business operations, investments or other development programs in Ukraine.
The Institute of International Education-Ukraine is one of a network of 18 international offices around the world led by talented and dedicated international education experts. Each office utilizes strong networks of colleges, universities, and NGOs in the region to implement initiatives driven by key regional needs as well as the goals of sponsors; these offices are central to administering many prestigious global programs.
In addition, IIE administers 14 Regional Educational Advising Coordinators who provide training, resources and mentoring to support the U.S. Department of State's network of EducationUSA advisers around the world (including a coordinator in Kyiv responsible for Eurasia). Founded in 1919, IIE is is among the world's largest and most experienced international education and training organizations.
The Institute of International Education's Ukraine Office in Kyiv was established in 1998 to administer the Fulbright Program in Ukraine. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union and Ukraine's declaration of independence in 1991, an independent Fulbright program was created in Ukraine. The goal was and remains to increase the mutual understanding between people of the United States and Ukraine through scholarly and research exchanges.
Since its founding in 1992, the Fulbright Program in Ukraine has sent more than 700 Ukrainian scholars, students, and young professionals from Ukraine to the United States for study or research. At the same time more than 400 U.S. scholars and students have visited Ukraine to teach, consult with universities, and conduct research.
Presently the IIE Ukraine office works exclusively with a full range of Fulbright programs for Ukrainian and U.S. students and scholars, managing and administering the awards of approximately 100 grantees per year. In addition, the office, with a staff of nine, supports the Ukrainian Fulbright Association, an active organization of Fulbright Program alumni, which now total more than 700 Ukrainian and more than 400 U.S. students and scholars.
IIE Ukraine also supports access to a range of international educational and training programs and services, including TOIEC and TOEFL ITP testing. The office is ready to work with Ukrainian institutions of higher education, NGOs, and public and private firms to develop appropriate short- and long-term educational and training programs in Ukraine and abroad.
The Ukrainian Fulbright Association, together with the Fulbright Program in Ukraine and support of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, organizes annual conferences focused on important issues in Ukrainian society; publishes scholarly articles and monographs by its members, as well as occasional volumes of conference proceedings; awards small grants for travel to conferences, organization of seminars and workshops, and other activities; and provides a very important platform for social and intellectual intercourse among Ukrainian scholars and intellectuals.
Discussion about this post