“I Just Dreamed That I Will Be Like You”
The power and personal meaning of education is evident in the smiles on Zuhro and Zebo Murodova’s faces as they speak.
Sitting in a classroom inside a secondary school in Sarband, Tajikistan, Zuhro, a mother of three and a lifelong teacher, turns to her eldest daughter, Zebo, also now a teacher, and borrows a phrase from [...]
Fulbright Alumni Art Series – Art Supports Education
In recognition of the fundamental role of education, Fulbright artist alumni donate their artworks in support of the Fulbright Scholarship Program. Fulbright Alumni Art Series will be sold through the Benaki Museum shops from January 27 to February 28, 2011. Proceeds from the sale of the artworks will go towards the Fulbright Scholarship Program.
In 2002, the [...]
Our American Studies Resource Portal
Mosaiko.gr met with Zoe Detsi and Tatiani Rapatzikou, Portal Directors, and discussed their inspiration and plans for the American Studies Resource Portal.
What is the purpose of the American Studies Resource Portal? What content do you choose to post on your site and who is responsible for selecting and posting?
The purpose of the American Studies [...]
The Night of Music
December 21, 2010, will certainly be the longest night of the year, since the Night of Music will leave its mark with a unique music program is six different cities in Greece. The Theocharakis Foundation takes part with the following: “The game of music meets the work of Georgios Mavroides,” during which children with the [...]
U.S. Urges International Action to Eradicate Child Labor
The U.S. Department of Labor is highlighting the worldwide problem of exploitive child labor practices and offering strategies for addressing it.
Three reports on international child labor practices just released by the department’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs identify areas where governments need to take action as well as goods that have been produced by child [...]
International Human Rights Day
Established in 1950, Human Rights Day also serves as an opportunity for the international community to celebrate human rights and human rights defenders and to reflect on the principles set forth in the declaration. Human Rights Day 2010 on 10 December recognizes the work of human rights defenders worldwide who act to end discrimination.
Considered one [...]
Contest: “Your World, Your Future: Voices of a New Generation”
What is the most vital challenge to international peace and security facing your generation? If you’re under the age of 21, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations wants to hear your answer to that question.
Simply create a video no more than one minute in length (or write 250 words or less) and submit it [...]
U.S. Undergraduate Studies – Open House
December 3, 2010 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Cotsen Hall, Gennadius Library, 9 Anapiron Polemou Street, Athens
Presentations will take place in Greek and will cover:
- Selecting and applying to U.S. colleges/universities
- Special considerations for a successful application
- Scholarships
- Special Scholarships: Athletic and Music
All participants must register via e-mail at register@fulbright.gr and provide the only the following [...]
TEDx Athens
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 25 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. The annual TED Conference invites the world’s leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes. Their talks are then made available, free, at [...]
17th Foreigners’ Fellowships Program
The Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation operates an annual Programme of Research Grants and Educational Scholarships addressed to foreign (non-Greek) Members of Academies of Sciences, Scholars, Researchers, Elementary and Secondary School Teachers of Greek language, Artists and Postgraduate Students.
We look forward to your cooperation in bringing the foregoing to the attention of those interested, [...]
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