Teach and Study in the United States! The U.S. Embassy in Tunisia is pleased to announce the availability of Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) scholarships for young educators to teach Arabic and study in the United States in academic year 2020-2021. The FLTA program is a nine-month, non-degree experience for early career teachers. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 22 May, 2019 | Topics:
News, Scholarships and Exchanges
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program Apply Now! The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is a prestigious yearlong exchange in the United States for young and mid-career professionals with a proven track record of leadership, a commitment to public service, and potential for professional advancement. Humphrey Fellows pursue a self-directed, individualized, non-degree graduate-level study program. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 2 May, 2019 | Topics:
News, Scholarships and Exchanges
“Tunup” team, winners of Open Start up Tunisia (OST) of the third edition of the Fostering Entrepreneurship in Tunisian Higher Education project participated in Columbia’s Venture Competition in New York City 3-12 April 2019. The team composed of cross-disciplinary students, as well as their two coaches, pitched their idea of transforming the waste from harissa ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 23 April, 2019 | Topics:
Education, News, Scholarships and Exchanges
The Fulbright Specialist Program offers non-U.S. institutions the opportunity to host American academics or professionals to build expertise in a specific area. The program strengthens ties between the host institution and the Fulbright Specialist’s home institution in the United States. Eligibility Requirements for Host Institutions Institutions that may be eligible to request a Fulbright Specialist ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 9 October, 2018 | Topics:
Scholarships and Exchanges
Thank you Bedis for the warm welcome and introduction; My thanks as well to the GOT officials who are here, Majdouline Cherni Minister of Youth and Sports, and Saida Ounissi, Secretary of State in charge of Vocational Training and Entrepreneurship And to the facilitators, mentors, university partners and Georgetown for coordinating this event; Good afternoon ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 13 March, 2017 | Topics:
Foreign Assistance, Scholarships and Exchanges
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The Deputy Chief of Mission Benjamin Moeling and PAO Stacy Barrios joined the Minister of Higher Education and representatives from Columbia University, BIAT bank, Africinvest and 17 Tunisian universities for the closing ceremony of the OpenStartUp Tunisia entrepreneurship mentoring program and competition. Sponsored by a university linkage grant from the Embassy, the program was designed ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 19 January, 2017 | Topics:
Deputy Chief of Mission, Education, Foreign Assistance, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S.
U.S. Embassy Cultural Affairs Officer Greg McElwain met and spoke with over a hundred students and teachers during his visit to schools in Gabes and Tozeur. He shared information about the U.S. Department of State’s academic and professional exchange programs. The information sessions, which took place at the Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Gabes (ENIG), the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 19 October, 2016 | Topics:
Scholarships and Exchanges
Ambassador Rubinstein met with representatives from Running Start, the Project on Middle East Democracy and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, NGOs that hosted Tunisian community leaders in the Professional Fellows Program (PFP). Tunisians chosen for the program take part in a month-long fellowship in a service group, grassroots organization, advocacy group, federal ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 29 September, 2016 | Topics:
Scholarships and Exchanges
An American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) delegation, which is on a two-week tour of Tunisia and Morocco to deepen their knowledge of international relations, visited the Embassy. Chargé d’affaires Kathleen Hanson and Political Section Chief Auden Mckernan briefed them on recent political developments and fielded questions from the group on a wide range ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 23 May, 2016 | Topics:
Scholarships and Exchanges
Nine Tunisian graduate journalist students from the Tunisian public Institute of Press and Information Sciences (IPSI) were sponsored by U.S. Embassy in Tunis to participate into a two- week training in U.S. on March, 2016. They were trained in professional newsrooms and had the opportunity to share, with their partner International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 19 May, 2016 | Topics:
Alumni, Scholarships and Exchanges
The U.S. Embassy kicked off International Education Week IEW2015 with a celebration of 75 years of State Department exchange programs.Ambassador Rubinstein spoke to an audience of leaders from the education field, including Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and IVLP alumnus Chiheb Bouden; Director General of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Higher Education ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 16 November, 2015 | Topics:
Alumni, Education, Scholarships and Exchanges
More than 70 Masters’ students and Ph.D. researchers attended the first ever doctoral study day on “Writing Research Proposals in Culture Studies, Linguistics and Business Management” at the Information Resource Center (IRC). The event was organized in collaboration with the Tunisian Association of Young Researchers (TAYR) and the Tunisian American Young Professionals (TAYP). Three eminent ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 28 October, 2015 | Topics:
Scholarships and Exchanges
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Taoufik Jelassi and U.S. Ambassador Jake Walles signed an Agreement on Science and Technology Cooperation today to strengthen bilateral scientific, technological and educational cooperation. To support further exchange in the domain of science and technology pursuant to the new agreement, Ambassador Walles also announced two new programs. The ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 15 August, 2014 | Topics:
Scholarships and Exchanges
