This September, we hosted four delegations as part of Citizen Diplomacy Programs at WorldBoston. Check below to see where the visitors are from and what the objectives of their visit are.
Disability Rights – Equal Access for All
A Regional Project for the Near East and North Africa
Examine federal, state, and local laws including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Explore public and private sector funding for services and quality of life enhancing programs for persons with disabilities.
Learn how various governmental and NGO entities, advocacy associations, media outlets, and grassroots organizations influence policy and raise awareness about disability issues.
Create professional networking opportunities that facilitate long-term dialogue among the visitors and their American counterparts.
Addressing 21st Century Global Challenges in the Indo-Pacific
A Single Country Project for Bangladesh
Engaging early-career scholars who are conducting research and writing about pressing geo-political issues in the region.
Bring together a diverse group of early-career international relations scholars, government officials and foreign policy influencers examining contemporary security, political, diplomatic, and socio-economic challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region, to meet U.S. counterparts.
University Collaboration Best Practices
A Single Country Project for Burkina Faso
Explore administration best practices at U.S. universities, colleges, and community colleges.
Understand how U.S. universities and colleges develop and maintain sustainable international partnerships.
Explore public-private partnerships between universities and the business community, with an emphasis on commercialization, technology transfer, and job creation.
Review university and college best practices for monetizing research.
Explore how universities and colleges support faculty collaboration and international research (through travel grants, course load reductions, etc.).
Leveraging U.S. STEM Expertise to Power Vietnam’s Economy
A Single Country Project for Vietnam
Expose Vietnamese officials and academics to strategies for connecting the STEM industry and academic institutions for curricula development and alignment, workforce development, and research transfer in the United States.
Promote the United States as a leader and partner to Vietnam in creating a technology- and innovation-driven economy.
Enhance mutual understanding of the government, higher education, and industry roles in creating a high-skilled workforce across critical STEM industries.
Demonstrate the value of public-private partnerships in STEM education.
Strengthen STEM education and in-demand jobs skills for current and future workers.
