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Announcements

ALO is pleased to announce the award of a Special Initiative in Egypt. Sponsored by USAID-Egypt, this two-year, $749,999 grant was awarded in December 2002 to Georgia State University (GSU) to support a sustainable partnership with the Alexandria Institute of Technology (AIT) to develop Egypt’s human resource capacity in business management, with a focus on international marketing. The partnership between GSU and AIT seeks to contribute to Egypt's workforce development by providing up-to-date, market-relevant skills to current and prospective marketing professionals through a fully functioning distance education facility. For more information on this partnership, contact ALO Program Associate Marilyn Crane.

ALO hosted a panel at the African Studies Association Annual Meeting on December 5, 2002, in Washington, DC. The panel, entitled, “Approaches to Development in Africa through Higher Education and Information Technologies: Successes and Challenges,” was moderated by ALO Executive Director Joan Claffey and featured ALO partners David Wiley, Michigan State University, Melissa Clarke, Howard University, Akanmu Adebayo, Kennesaw State University, and Owen Gaede, Florida State University. Before a standing-room only audience, the panelists examined the unique set of development challenges that they faced in their respective host country (Ghana and South Africa) and outlined how they sought to overcome these challenges using not only high-tech solutions but also, when necessary, more conventional “low-tech” approaches. For more information on the panel, contact ALO Program Associate Marilyn Crane.

Grants & Fellowships

The Global Development Alliance Secretariat of the U.S. Agency for International Development is seeking public-private alliance proposals in developing countries where USAID works involving critical development sectors. Concept papers must be submitted to USAID by April 1, 2003. For more information, click here for more information.

IREX is also receiving applications for the Starr Collaborative Research Grants Program. Grants of up to $20,000 to a cross-border team of graduate and/or postgraduate scholars for one year. This year applications will be accepted for research only on the topics of media and the Internet. The program supports research in and on Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The collaborative team must consist of at least one US citizen or permanent resident and at least two citizens and current residents of two different countries of the eligible regions at the time of application. Deadline May 1, 2003. Click here for more information.

Conferences & Seminars

Several ALO partners will make presentations at the NAFSA: Association of International Educators conference, "Reaching New Heights in International Education," May 25-30, 2003, Salt Lake City, UT. Click here for more information.

American Council on International Intercultural Education (ACIIE) will hold its spring meeting, "Redefining Community: Embracing a World View Through Global Education," April 2-4, 2003, Dallas, TX. Click here for more information.

American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) will host its conference, "Investing in Futures," April 5-8, 2003, Dallas, TX. Click here for more information.

The African Studies and Southeast Asian Studies Programs at Ohio University are hosting a conference titled, "Children and Islam: Faith and Social Change in Africa and Southeast Asia," April 10-12, 2003 in Athens, Ohio. Click here for more information.

The Peacebuilding and Development Summer Institute at American University will be held June 29-July 18, 2003. The Institute seeks to provide knowledge, practical experience and skills for those involved in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, humanitarian assistance, and development. Click here for more information.

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