In The News Minute article “Giving wings to dreams: How the US consulate in Hyderabad is helping disadvantaged students,” three Indian CCI alumni who studied in Arizona, Wisconsin, and Texas during the 2016-17 program year shared about their experience studying abroad during their CCI Program year. They commented on all […]
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Three CCI alumni who studied Information Technology at Fox Valley Technical College during the 2016-17 program year have started a program to bring computer skills training to underserved people in South Africa and Brazil. Nkululeko Victor Masombuka and Juliet Malambe of South Africa, and Daniel da Silva Farias of Brazil, […]
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On Friday, May 12, 2017, twelve CCI students from eight countries celebrated the culmination of a year of hard work engaging in internships, volunteer work, and college coursework at Bunker Hill Community College. They came to Boston from countries such as Colombia, Turkey, India, Pakistan, Egypt, Indonesia, South Africa and […]
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Each host campus of the Community College Initiative Program has a different way of approaching social hosts. At Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA), the Social Host Program is an opportunity for local U.S. citizens to act as cultural ambassadors to CCI participants by sharing aspects of their everyday lives. Throughout […]
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In his home country of Pakistan, Community College Initiative (CCI) Program alumnus Muhammad Shahzad Khan recently planted trees with the help of his fire and rescue department as part of the CCI Seeds campaign to celebrate 10 years of the CCI Program. Muhammad, who was recently promoted to the position […]
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Of the eight academic fields of study currently offered by the Community College Initiative (CCI) Program, media is the third most popular field for the 2016-17 program year. This year, half of the participants enrolled in media studies are women, and for four CCI women studying media at Scottsdale Community […]
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While participating the Community College Initiative (CCI) Program, participants learn how to build technical skills in applied fields and enhance their leadership capabilities, but they also have to learn how to advocate for themselves and their skills when they return to their home countries after their exchange year. For Fajar Kristianto, […]
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At age 19, Aldonna Purba was already an employee at one of the largest water suppliers in the capital of Indonesia. As a microbiology laboratory analyst at Jakarta Water Supply Concessionaire, Aldonna gained an interest for water treatment and wanted to learn more about the field. When she learned about […]
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As soon as South African student Tumelo Mosweu learned that part of the Community College Initiative Program included participating in an internship, he started searching for companies to work with. In fact, his search began before he even set foot in the United States. Before coming to Boston for his […]
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For the 2016-2017 program year, Community College Initiative Program participants have been hard at work building hands-on professional experience through internships in local U.S. businesses and organizations. Many participants select their internships based on their fields of study or future careers, and for Naik Alam, a business student at Northern […]
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