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Education
Award #9192
Category:  Lecturing
Deadline:  August 1, 2008
Grant Activity: Collaborate with university administrators on quality assurance, accreditation, university governance, and strategic planning. Work with university administrators to reform procedures, develop curriculum, implement a credit system and prepare for program accreditation. Scholars will offer training and consult with students and host faculty on curriculum development and teaching methodologies. Students usually do not purchase books, so teaching methodologies must be creative in their approach.
Specialization(s): Higher education administration
Language: Azeri or Russian recommended, but not required.
Location: Affiliation to be determined.
Length of Grant: 4 months to 10 months
Starting Date: September 2009 or February 2010
Comments: Letters of invitation are recommended. However, the Embassy staff will arrange host institution affiliation for those applicants whose awards are not located at a specific institution. The Embassy staff will also assist grantees in finding apartments. For additional information please contact Jonathan Henick, public affairs officer, at henickj@state.gov or Dmitri Tarakhovsky, public diplomacy officer, at tarakhovskyd@state.gov or Afet Ibrahimova, educational assistant, at ibrahimovaa@state.gov.
Staff: Senior Program Officer Jean McPeek, 202.686.6246, jmcpeek@cies.iie.org or Program Associate Kevin Orchison, 202.686.7852, korchison@cies.iie.org

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