U.S. Education Fair 2012
October 28, 2012
12:00 - 3:00

    
Participating Colleges and Universities
Hawai'i Pacific University
John Cabot University
Michigan State University College of Law
Northern Virginia Community College
Pace University
Savannah College of Art and Design
Stephen F. Austin State University
Troy University
University of Buffalo, The State University of New York
University of California at Irvine
University of Northern Iowa
Vanderbilt
West Virginia University
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Tips for attending the U.S. Education Fair
U.S. Government Exchange Programs for Azeris
Local Funding Opportunities for Students from Azerbaijan

EducationUSA is a global network of more than 400 advising centers supported by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. EducationUSA advising centers actively promote U.S. higher education around the world by offering accurate, comprehensive and current information about educational institutions in the United States and guidance to qualified individuals on how best to access those opportunities. Millions of prospective students learn about U.S. study opportunities through EducationUSA centers each year. Centers are staffed by professional advisers who adhere to ethical standards established by the U.S. Department of State, and many of whom have first-hand experience studying in the United States themselves, and/or have received State Department-approved training about U.S. higher education and the advising process.www.educationusa.info/Azerbaijan
Public Affairs of the U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan carries out educational and cultural exchange programs, promotes free and independent media, and provides information on the development of democracy and civil society and on American society. PAS works to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the United States and Azerbaijan, through events and programs that articulate U.S. foreign policy and promote greater mutual understanding.
The Public Affairs office works to foster mutual understanding between the United States and Azerbaijan through international educational and training exchange programs. These programs in turn promote personal, professional, and institutional ties between private citizens and organizations in the United States and abroad. In addition to bringing U.S. scholars and researchers to Azerbaijan, the U.S. Department of State sends Azerbaijani students, educators and professional to the United States every year on a variety of programs. azerbaijan.usembassy.gov
Baku Education Information Center (BEIC) is an independent education and information center created and supported in Azerbaijan by the U.S. State Department, committed to providing information about education opportunities in the U.S. The Advising Center at the U.S. Embassy was the first agency providing information on American education in Azerbaijan. On May 1, 1997, the U.S. Embassy together with OSI established the Baku Education Information Center. From 1997 until April 2000 it was a part of OSI. On April 1, 2000, BEIC became an independent non-governmental organization affiliated with the U.S. Department of State. The staff is composed of experienced, trained advisers who are ready to help you through the process of applying to study in a college or university in the U.S. www.educationusa.info/Baku
Sumgayit Education Information Center was established on May 1, 2009. This Center is supported by the U.S. Department of State and promotes U.S. higher education by providing information and advising services. Activities are provided in the Center in order to properly inform the population about study opportunities in the U.S., such as lectures on U.S. education topics; group and individual advising; information on financial aid, resume writing, proposal writing and interviewing; test preparation; advising online; and English Conversation Clubs. www.educationusa.info/Sumgait
Ganja Education Information Center (GEIC) is an information and advising center in the EducationUSA network. It was established in 1999 with support from Open Society Institute, and currently GEIC acts as an educational department of "Intelligent Citizen" Enlightenment Center Public Union (www.kamilv.az). GEIC services include disseminating information and promoting different scholarship programs for study in the U.S.; pre-departure orientations and lectures on education in the U.S. and other countries; individual and group consultations; Resource Center with test preparation materials, catalogues of educational institutions in the U.S.; fiction and reader books; lectures with guest speakers from abroad, alumni, and program administrators; English conversation clubs for language improvement; and information sessions about study in the U.S. The main target group of all our projects is youth. www.educationusa.info/Ganja
A leader in international education, academic exchange, and overseas language immersion, American Councils creates opportunities that prepare individuals and institutions for success in an increasingly interconnected world. American Councils has been operating in Azerbaijan since 1993. www.americancouncils.az
U.S.-Educated Azerbaijani Alumni Association
The U.S.-Educated Azerbaijani Alumni Association (AAA) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that unites alumni of the State Department educational exchange programs in Azerbaijan, as well as those who have individually have gone to study in U.S. Universities. There are over 2,000 alumni in Azerbaijan.
The AAA was established in October 2003 by a group of U.S.-educated Azerbaijani alumni with the aim of uniting all alumni of Azerbaijan under one umbrella and using their knowledge and skills to help develop Azerbaijan. The organization is run by the board of 12 alumni, representing various State Department and USAID-funded exchange programs including FLEX, UGRAD, MUSKIE, FULLBRIGHT, PIE, TEA, Community Connections, Contemporary Issues, Humphrey, and RSEP. The AAA was officially registered at the Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan in September 2004. Dozens of projects have been implemented, including public lectures, policy discussions, radio talk shows, publications of supplements on policy issues in Ayna and Echo newspapers, translations of books from English into Azeri, art exhibitions, movie nights, charity events and social networking events, regional seminars about studying in the U.S., regional community projects, and publication of weekly newsletters for alumni. www.aaa.org.az
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