| | | | In March, USEF-Nepal welcomed six new English Teaching Assistants (ETA) who will spend nine months in public school classrooms assisting local English teachers while also serving as cultural ambassadors for the United States. The ETAs are currently engaged in a one-month intensive orientation program, including training in Nepali language, prior to starting their assignments at public schools in Kathmandu, Kavre, and Kailali. Shortly after their arrival in Nepal, the ETAs had an opportunity to discuss their new assignments with U.S. Ambassador Dean Thompson, who serves as Honorary Chair of the USEF-Nepal Board, along with Board Chair Garrett Wilkerson and Treasurer Sarah Knight. |
| | | USEF-Nepal Board Treasurer Sarah Knight, Ambassador Dean Thompson, USEF-Nepal Executive Director Nick Langton, and Board Chair Garrett Wilkerson meet with ETAs Alex Perez, Julia Henke, Jacqueline (Missy) Bengtson, Haylee Maude, Sarah McGonagle, and Pemba Sherpa. Know more about our 2023 ETA cohort. |
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| | | | | | | On March 14th, Student Researcher Rachael Lau organized the Kathmandu Geohazard Early Warning Research Symposium in collaboration with Duke University and her affiliate institutions, the National Society for Earthquake Technology (NSET) and the Institute of Engineering (IoE), Pulchowk Campus. The event was also facilitated by the Ktmgeolab team comprised of IOE engineering students whom Rachael is currently mentoring. The team, alongside students from Duke, presented topics ranging from understanding Nepal’s seismicity to low-cost earthquake sensor calibration. |
| | | Rachael Lau at the Research Symposium |
| Rachael founded the Ktmgeolab, which blends engineering and social science to make geohazard analysis accessible and exciting. The group has been leading Earthquake Education sessions for public school students and teachers in Kathmandu Valley since February. These interactive sessions describe the mechanisms of an earthquake and what to do (and what not to do) when an earthquake occurs. The team also provided supplementary materials and online resources for participants to reference and share. |
| | | School training with earthquake education resources in the back |
| | | USEF-Nepal conducted a variety of virtual and in person programs this month:
Student Researcher Eliana Cowan presented on ‘Maternal Mental Health in the Western Region of Jumla’ at the USEF-Nepal auditorium.
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| | | Eliana Cowan presenting at the Fulbright Forum |
| Teaching and Research Scholar Mohan Dangi presented on ‘Global Tools and Techniques To Manage Local Solid Waste Problems’ at iHub Kathmandu. |
| | | Mohan Dangi presenting at the Fulbright Forum |
| Research Scholar Erika Hoffman-Dilloway presented on ‘Drawing Conclusions: Comics in Social Science Research’ at the USEF-Nepal auditorium. |
| | | Erika Hoffman's closing thanks to all reserach stakeholders |
| USEF-Nepal also collaborated with the Center for Natural and Applied Science (CENAS) for a virtual information session on Fulbright programs for women in STEM fields. Approximately 100 persons attended the session to learn about the various programs available for Nepalese students and scholars.
USEF-Nepal conducted a combined Fulbright Master’s Program Information Session and Application Writing Workshop at iHub Kathmandu with Fulbright Master's alumna Shweta Dhoubhadel providing her insights and advice for writing a successful application to Fulbright.
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| | | Master's Information Session at iHub |
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| | | Advising Center Highlights |
| | | In celebration of women's month, on March 22nd USEF-Nepal collaborated with EducationUSA Centers in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan in organizing a virtual webinar entitled “Rise, Speak Out: Amplifying the Voices of Women.” The panelists for the webinar included Ms. Ahnaf Mahiat Harappa from Bangladesh, who is currently studying at Sweet Briar College; Ms. Shiksha Pandey from Nepal, an alum of Bryn Mawr College; and Ms. Sana Hasan from Pakistan, an alum of Mount Holyoke College. Panelists shared their personal experiences of studying at all-women’s colleges and how it prepared them for graduate education and a professional career. Additionally, the panelists discussed themes of equity, women-centric barriers, and solutions through educational opportunities in the U.S. Ms. Ruby Bhattacharya, Associate Director of Admissions at Barnard College, also participated in the webinar and discussed the value of liberal arts education in the U.S. |
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| | | | | | | Congratulations to Humphrey Fellow and Nepal Investigative Multimedia Journalism Network’s (NIMJN) Founder Rajneesh Bhandari for winning the Themis Award 2022 in the Speak-up category.
Rajneesh has worked tirelessly to expose corruption in Nepal and has written numerous articles for the BBC, Guardian, Al Jazeera, and more.
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