Ksenija Komljenovic is part of the Stankovic Percussion Ensemble (SPE), the only drumline in all of Serbia. When she spent the 2010-2011 school year in the United States at Illinois State University (ISU) through the FORECAST Exchange program, she was excited to learn more about American drumlines, which had been such an inspiration to her [...]
World Learning would like to congratulate the winners of this year’s Future Leaders Scholarship, Alanmichael Weidmer and Eryka Bradley. These two inspiring students will participate in a transformational and rewarding global immersion program with the Experiment in International Living in the summer of 2012. The Future Leaders Scholarship commemorates the legacy of educator, humanitarian, author, [...]
World Learning invites you to win an opportunity to present US Senator Patrick Leahy with the Distinguished Global Citizen Achievement Award. All World Learning program participants from the past 10 years (2002-2012) are invited to submit a one-minute video in English about global leadership. The winner will be flown to Washington, DC, to present the award [...]
A World Learning alumnus is among 10 young Arab leaders to win Jordan’s King Abdullah II Award for Youth Innovation and Achievement. Ahmad Aldahoud received $50,000 to continue his Loyalty Project, which expands social and economic opportunities for people with disabilities. Based in the northwestern Jordanian city of Al-Ramtha, the project mobilizes businesses and community [...]
Experiment alumnus Ned Tozun is committed to improving life for the world’s poorest people through social entrepreneurship. Forbes recently named Tozun one of its Impact 30, a list of people using “business to solve social issues.” Tozun and his business partner Sam Goldman were selected for their work with d.light design, the company they founded [...]
By Adam Weinberg, World Learning President and CEO More than half of the world’s population is under the age of 30. In 2011, World Learning worked with this rising generation in more than 140 countries, helping them understand the world and develop the skills and motivation to address the issues that will shape the future. [...]
Last month, we asked what you thought was the best World Learning story of 2011. The choices were: World Learning Alumna Wins Nobel Peace Prize Honoring Wangari Maathai’s Legacy of Leadership Experimenter Introduces Barack Obama Program Helps Mexican Youth Counter Violence US Program Cultivates New Generation of Iraqi Leaders The winning story was “World Learning [...]
Still looking for that perfect holiday present for the bookworm in your life? Need some reading material for the long trip over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house? You’re in luck! We’ve reviewed four books by authors with World Learning connections just in time for all of your holiday shopping and travel [...]
Today marks World AIDS Day and World Learning students, staff, and alumni are researching the topic, leading awareness campaigns, and designing HIV/AIDS education programs around the globe. Lillie Fleshler, like many SIT Study Abroad students, made HIV/AIDS the topic of her independent study project in Vietnam earlier this year. After discovering that stigma was a [...]
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