Azerbaijan Chat
Remarks by Secretary of State Colin L. Powell at the 2004 J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding Ceremony – Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
And I cannot tell you how exciting it is to have eight or nine kids from Azerbaijan or Afghanistan or Indonesia sitting at a table and we just chat, "What did you like about living in America? What is the family you're living with like? Was it different than what you expected?" And what I've learned over and over, they learn not what you think you're teaching them, they are seeing things. They are getting experiences that will be life-changing to them and it has nothing to do just with the education they're receiving, but they are leaving with a lot more than you ever imagined they would leave with. ... [Read More]
For the Record Newsletter – European Programs Branch
In September, IATP hosted a Web chat with Georgian Olympic Champions Zurab Zviadauri and Giorgi Asanidze, which was covered by two Georgian television stations. Zviadauri won the men's 90-kilogram judo competition this year in Athens. Giorgi Asanidze, who is currently running for Parliament, won Georgia's second Olympic gold medal in the men's 85-kilogram weightlifting competition. Over 40 people from Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Poti, Zugdidi, Gori, Telavi, Khashuri, and Rustavi participated in the session at their local IATP access sites. During the chat, Georgian citizens asked the champions about their Olympic experiences as well as issues relevant to the upcoming elections. ... [Read More]
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The virtual meeting/chat will be hosted for undergraduate students of Karaganda, Kazakhstan and Wilmington, Delaware (Goldey-Beacom College.) During the chat session students will discuss education system in both countries, its differences, advantages and disadvantages, student life, issues students that students face, culture and many other aspects. The chat will be organized through Internet Access Training Program (IATP) at Access site, which is located in the Karaganda office. A series of lectures on secondary and higher education in the U.S. will be given by USG alumni in Karaganda secondary schools and universities throughout IEW. ... [Read More]
Office of Academic Exchange Programs: European Programs Branch – Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs – U.S. Department of State
- World AIDS Day: IATP Chat, "Impact of AIDS in the Life of the Infected," December 1st (Bishkek and 16 towns of Kyrgyzstan through IATP Access Sites) ... - Webchat, Tashkent & USA, November 25th (estimated) (Internet) ... [Read More]
For the Record Newsletter – European Programs Branch
"Water for Life: Transboundary Water Management in Central Asia," Tashkent, Uzbekistan Alumni of the Contemporary Issues program chat after a session at the Contemporary Issues Program 10th Anniversary Reunion in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, September 2004 ... [Read More]
Europe and Eurasia - US Department of State
06 July 2005 - U.S. Foreign Assistance To Be Discussed in Online Chat July 27 ... 05 July 2005 - U.S. Delegate to U.N. Human Rights Commission To Hold Internet Chat ... [Read More]
Europe and Eurasia - US Department of State
06 July 2005 - U.S. Foreign Assistance To Be Discussed in Online Chat July 27 ... 05 July 2005 - U.S. Delegate to U.N. Human Rights Commission To Hold Internet Chat ... [Read More]
Office of Academic Exchange Programs: European Programs Branch – Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs – U.S. Department of State
- World AIDS Day: IATP Chat, "Impact of AIDS in the Life of the Infected," December 1st (Bishkek and 16 towns of Kyrgyzstan through IATP Access Sites) ... [Read More]
Reports, International Education Week 2001
In celebration of International Education Week, the IATP center at Samara State University welcomed students from local schools on November 15 to participate in an online forum with schoolchildren located in Baku, Azerbaijan. The online event was held live and had 330 messages posted during 5 hours of discussion. Anastasia Ekkert, IATP Regional Coordinator for the Urals and FLEX alumna, facilitated the event during which participants responded to numerous questions including: what is the role of a principal, what are the most important subjects to study, what should the role of the Internet be in education. A record of the chat is available on Project Harmony's online forums: http://nt.projectharmony.ru/forum/forum.asp?IDParent=154 ... [Read More]
Central Asia-Caucasus - US Department of State
U.S. diplomat Kent Logsdon participates in a global Internet chat and discusses the future of U.S. policy in Uzbekistan following the violence in Andijan. ... SPECIAL FEATURE [Read More]
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