11279-RS

Community College Administrators Seminar

Russia

Europe and Eurasia

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Award Details

Grant Activity

Participate in a group seminar that will focus on the role of community colleges in higher education and the local community. Through engagement with Russian educators at a variety of regional institutions, applicants will discuss issues concerning the U.S. system of higher education, focusing on the model and role of community colleges in this system and in local communities; share best practices in education administration, alternative pathways to higher education, and workforce training. The overall objective is to prepare U.S. and Russian institutions to internationalize their campuses, broaden the scope of their programs, and provide mobility opportunities.

The program includes a post-arrival country briefing and site visits to Russian institutions of higher education. Site visits will provide American participants with the opportunity to meet with senior administrators, government officials and community representatives. Americans will explain how the U.S. community college system develops educational programs that combine workforce training and civic education and prepares students for additional higher education. Americans will familiarize themselves with Russian institutions. The program will conclude with a debriefing session at the U.S. Embassy.

Grant Length

Two weeks

Grant Dates

April 3-17, 2021

Locations

For the April 2021 program, the Community College Administrators Seminar will include visits to universities and colleges in Moscow and other major Russian cities (to be determined).

Flex Option

Disciplines

Education

Award Requirements

Application Requirements

Invitation Requirement

A letter of invitation should not be sought

Language Proficiency Requirements

None, English is sufficient

Applicant Profile

Additional Qualification Information

Applicants must have a minimum of five years experience in community college administration. Open to community college administrators, including presidents, vice presidents, provosts, deans, and other individuals with institutional authority for program development and international outreach. Applicants should be able to discuss issues concerning the U.S. system of higher education, the role of community colleges in this system and in local communities. Individuals without prior professional connections to Russia and whose home institutions do not have an established partnership or affiliation with Russian institutions of higher learning are encouraged to apply.

Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate interest in encouraging faculty members to apply for Fulbright Scholar grants to the Russian Federation.

Additional Information

Additional Comments

Applicants are encouraged to carefully check their calendars in advance to make certain that there are no conflicting events in the U.S. which would prevent them from grant participation so that, if selected, they can commit to participate in the CCAS seminar for the entire duration, April 3-17 inclusive.

In addition to being a prestigious academic exchange program, the Fulbright Program is designed to expand and strengthen relationships between the people of the United States and citizens of other nations and to promote international understanding and cooperation.

Helpful Links

Fulbright Community College Administrator Seminar Overview

For more information, please visit our Europe and Eurasia regional webpage and view our schedule of upcoming webinars.

Email the International Education Administrator Team (IEA) with questions about applying.

Stipend & Benefits

Stipend

The Community College Administrators Seminar award includes the following benefits:

round trip travel allowance and ground transportation allowance
allowances for lodging and meals based on appropriate U.S. Department of State per diem rates

Country/Area Overview

Summary

Up to 20 teaching, teaching/research or research grants to Russia are available across multiple award offerings. Please note that dual U.S.-Russian citizens are not eligible for the Fulbright program with the Russian Federation.

For further information contact Marina Bezrukova, Program Officer, Fulbright Program Office in Moscow, MBezrukova@fulbright.ru.

Overview

The program is open to both academics and professionals. The academic year in Russia consists of two semesters, generally beginning the first week of September and the first week of February. Affiliations are available at a wide range of Russian academic institutions, and recent successful affiliations have been at institutions in Irkutsk, Izhevsk, Kaliningrad, Kazan, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Perm, Petrozavodsk, Pskov, Rostov-on-Don, Tomsk, Tula, Tyumen, Vladivostok, Vologda, Volgograd, Voronezh, Ulan Ude, Yekaterinburg and Yoshkar-Ola, among others.

The Fulbright Program Office in Moscow will consider placement requests based on prior academic contacts, if available, between scholars and proposed host institutions. However, final placements will be determined by the Fulbright Office and affiliations for teaching and teaching/research awards will be arranged with institutions outside Moscow and St. Petersburg. Only a limited number of research awards will be awarded for Moscow and St. Petersburg. Scholars should expect to remain primarily in a single host city/institution, and they should not expect split affiliations or significant travel to secondary cities for research or lecturing purposes. Scholars traveling with children have successfully enrolled their children at a variety of English and Russian language schools, depending upon their needs. Information on current activities can be found at www.fulbright.ru. All scholars are required to enter Russia on a U.S. passport with a Russian visa.

Application Deadline

Monday, November 2, 2020

Activity

Seminar

Degree Requirements

Ph.D. (or other terminal degree) not required

Candidate Profile

Higher Education Administrators

Number of Grants

Program Staff

Kimberly Williams

For U.S. Scholar Core Program

Phone:

202-326-7765

Email:

EuropeEurasia@iie.org

Sarah Causer

For CCAS Seminar

Phone:

202-686-6232

Email:

IEA@iie.org

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