It’s International Education Week! Here’s Your Guide to Applying for a U.S. Student Visa in Guyana The United States is once again the TOP host destination for International Students. This year’s theme for International Education Week is “Open for Opportunity,” which underscores that following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States is …
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 17 November, 2022 | Topics: Consular Affairs, Education, News | Tags: Education, Exchanges
The Fulbright Foreign Student Program enables Guyanese graduate students and young professionals to complete a Master’s or PhD at a higher education institution in the United States.
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 15 February, 2022 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases | Tags: Education, Exchanges
In 2021, the U.S. Department of State’s flagship international exchange program, the Fulbright Program, celebrates its 75th anniversary and its history of positive impact on individuals, institutions and communities in Guyana, the United States and around the world. Its legacy is represented by hundreds of thousands of distinguished and diverse alumni, who are contributing to a more peaceful, equitable, prosperous, …
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 30 September, 2021 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases | Tags: Culture, Education, Exchanges, Fulbright
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, the Humphrey Fellowship Program is part of the U.S. continued commitment to the prosperity of Guyana and the region. The program provides a basis for establishing lasting ties between citizens of the United States and their professional counterparts in other countries, fostering an exchange of knowledge and mutual …
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 13 April, 2021 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases | Tags: Education, Exchanges
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, the YAP exchange program is part of the U.S. continued commitment to the prosperity of Guyana and the region. During their exchange, high school students and adult educators from the Caribbean region and the United States will explore themes such as civic education, leadership, cross-cultural connections, community service, …
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 5 March, 2021 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases | Tags: Exchanges, Youth
The U.S. Embassy is proud to announce the 2018 cohort from Guyana for the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows Program. The program takes place in September and October and will bring 250 young leaders from 36 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to the United States. This year we are …
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 10 August, 2018 | Topics: Education, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Exchanges, YLAI, Youth
Dr. Kelly Mekdeci Members of the Board of Directors Faculty Parents Extended Family Special invitees and most importantly, GIA Graduates I am very pleased to be here this evening as we celebrate this important achievement in your lives. Congratulations. Let’s give the graduates, and their parents and teachers another well-deserved round of applause. It wasn’t …
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 16 June, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, Speeches | Tags: Education
Good Morning, I’m honored to be here on behalf of the U.S. Embassy and the Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) to conclude a project which was started a year ago. My government holds dear the right of citizen’s access to justice, and respect for the rule of law. …
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 19 January, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, Government Offices, Speeches, U.S. & Guyana | Tags: Criminal Justice, Democracy and Governance, Education, Government of Guyana
GEORGETOWN – President Obama’s 2016 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellows Program will bring together 250 young leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean, including four from Guyana, to the United States for an exchange program that will involve internships and skills-building workshops. President Obama launched YLAI to build linkages between young leaders across the hemisphere and to expand opportunities …
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 31 August, 2016 | Topics: Business, Education, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Scholarships and Exchanges, U.S. & Guyana, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Barack Obama, Education, Entrepreneurship, Exchanges, YLAI, Youth
GEORGETOWN – Guyanese writer and Cultural Policy Advisor at the Ministry of Education, Ruel Johnson, has been selected to participate in the International Writing Program (IWP) Fall Residency sponsored by the United States Department of State. Amanda Cauldwell, Public Affairs Officer, congratulated Mr. Johnson for his selection into the prestigious program. Mr. Johnson, a cultural …
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 24 August, 2016 | Topics: Art & Culture, Education, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Scholarships and Exchanges, U.S. & Guyana | Tags: Diplomatic Relations, Education, Exchanges
Funded by a grant from ExxonMobil through President Obama’s 100,000 Strong in the Americas Program, science students from the University of Guyana and Texas Tech University in100,000 Strong in the Americas Lubbock, Texas were afforded a unique opportunity to learn about enhancing capacities to support the oil and gas sector. In mid-July, UG students traveled …
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 16 August, 2016 | Topics: Education, Embassy, Environment, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges, Science & Tech, U.S. & Guyana | Tags: Barack Obama, Education, Exchanges, Oil Exploration