[ALBSA-Info] American Councils Announces Free US Graduate Exchange Program for Young Professionals in Kosovo

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        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
        
        CONTACT:
        KAEF Staff
        American Councils
        381 38 222 570
        info at kaef-online.org
        www.kaef-online.org
        
        Kosovo American Education Fund Launches Second Year
        
        Pristina, Kosovo (September 5) ? American Councils for
International
        Education is pleased to announce the launch of the second year of
the
        Kosovo American Education Fund (KAEF) Graduate Fellowship
Program.
        Professionals in Kosovo interested in advanced studies at U.S.
        universities can obtain information and access the on-line
application at
        the program?s website ? www.kaef-online.org.
        
        The KAEF Graduate Fellowship Program awards fellowships through a
        competitive process to qualified Kosovars for master?s-level
study in the
        United States. The purpose of the program is to support long-term
        development in Kosovo by enhancing a cadre of well-educated and
trained
        individuals in areas that would support economic growth and
investment in
        Kosovo. Fields of study, and areas of specialization, must relate
to this
        goal and are normally related to Business Administration,
Economics, Law,
        or Public Administration (for a full list of eligible fields of
study,
        please visit the program website).
        
        The first KAEF graduate fellows arrived to the U.S. in August
2005 and
        have begun their studies in the fields of Business Administration
and
        Public Administration at Duke University, Indiana University,
Monterey
        Institute for International Studies, Rochester Institute of
Technology,
        The George Washington University, and the University of Delaware.
        
        Candidates meeting the eligibility requirements may apply for a
KAEF
        fellowship beginning on Monday, September 5, 2005. The
application
        deadline is Friday, November 4, 2005. American Councils
anticipates
        awarding approximately 8-10 KAEF Fellowships for studies starting
in fall
        2006, providing full tuition support, a living allowance, a book
        allowance, professional development funds, medical insurance, and
        round-trip airfare. All KAEF fellows will also be required to
take part in
        a professional internship in the summer following their first
year of
        study.
        
        Short-listed candidates will be required to sit for a test of
English
        ability (TOEFL) and graduate entrance exams (GRE or GMAT) and be
        interviewed by a panel of U.S. experts. Tests and interviews will
be
        scheduled in January and February 2006 with final decisions being
made in
        April and May 2006 by a panel of U.S. academics and admissions
officers
        from leading U.S. universities. Depending on need, pre-academic
English
        training will be provided and fellows will depart to the U.S. in
August
        2006 for an opening conference in Washington, DC, before the
start of
        their academic programs. Master?s programs in the U.S. vary in
length from
        one to two years and most programs will lead to a master's degree
or
        certificate.
        
        ABOUT
        American Councils is an international not-for-profit organization
leading
        the development and exchange of knowledge between the US and
Eastern
        Europe/Eurasia. Our mission is to foster independence and
democratic
        development by advancing education and research, cultivating
leadership,
        and empowering individuals and institutions through learning.
Founded in
        1974 as an association for area and language professionals,
American
        Councils has focused its expertise on the design and
implementation of
        academic exchange, professional training, distance learning,
curriculum
        and test development, delivery of technical assistance and
consulting
        services, research and evaluation, and institution building.
        
        CONTACT
        For more information about the program, please visit the KAEF
website ?
        www.kaef-online.org. Specific questions can be addressed to KAEF
staff at
        American Councils, info at kaef-online.org, Tringe Smajli NR 1/1,
        381-38-222-570.
        
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