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U.S. Embassy Pretoria Launches 2018 YALI Mandela Washington Fellowship

Media Advisory | September 12, 2017 The U.S. Embassy in Pretoria will open the four-week application period for the 2018 YALI Mandela Washington Fellowship on September 13, 2017 and invites all interested candidates in South Africa to apply for this professional development program. The Mandela Washington Fellowship is the flagship program of the Young African ...

By U.S. Mission South Africa | 12 September, 2017 | Categories: Culture, Economic Affairs, Education, Events, News, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges, U.S. & South Africa | Tags: education, Educational Exchanges, Mandela Washington Fellowship, USAID, Young African Leaders Initiative

U.S. Ambassador Patrick Gaspard Visits Limpopo

Media Advisory Embassy of the United States of America May 24, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Cynthia Harvey at USEmbassySAPress@state.gov U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Patrick Gaspard visited Limpopo May 23-24 to engage in a range of activities highlighting the growing ties between the people of Limpopo and the United States. Hlayisani Nkwashu, an ...

By U.S. Mission South Africa | 24 May, 2016 | Categories: Ambassador, News, Press Releases, U.S. & South Africa | Tags: Ambassador Patrick Gaspard, education, Limpopo

International students in the United States and study abroad by American students are at an all-time high

The 2014 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange,released this week, finds the number of international students at colleges and universities in the United States increased by eight percent to a record high of 886,052 students in the 2013/14 academic year, confirming once again that the United States remains the destination of choice for higher ...

By U.S. Mission South Africa | 21 November, 2014 | Categories: News | Tags: education, study abroad

US Embassy’s Mandela Washington Fellows Return to South Africa, Embark on Projects to Improve Education, Entrepreneurship, and Employment Opportunitie

PRETORIA – 46 Mandela Washington Fellows have returned to South Africa after spending six weeks in the United States studying at U.S. Universities, engaging with President Barack Obama in Washington, DC, and collaborating with 500 other young African leaders to address the challenges affecting their continent. The fellows, ages 25-35, return with seed money designed ...

By U.S. Mission South Africa | 2 October, 2014 | Categories: News | Tags: education, Mandela Washington Fellowship

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