Showing posts with label 000 STRONG INITIATIVE. Show all posts
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Monday, May 7, 2012

100,000 STRONG STATE DEPARTMENT INITIATIVE


FROM:  U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT
100,000 Strong Initiative
Fact Sheet Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC
May 4, 2012
On May 4, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong hailed the importance of people-to-people engagement during the third annual U.S.-China Consultation on People-to-People Exchange (CPE). The CPE aims to enhance and strengthen ties between the citizens of the United States and China in the areas of education, culture, sports, science and technology, and women’s issues.
At today’s closing plenary of the CPE, Secretary Clinton announced new private sector pledges in support of the 100,000 Strong Initiative, which seeks to increase the number and diversify the composition of Americans studying in China. To date, the Initiative has received pledges of over $15 million and the Chinese government has offered 20,000 scholarships for Americans studying in China in support of the Initiative. New announcements today include:

Creation of the 100,000 Strong Foundation: Secretary Clinton announced that the Ford Foundation will independently provide $1 million in seed funding to stand up a private non-profit that will promote and perpetuate the goals of the 100,000 Strong Initiative. The new organization will launch a national public relations campaign to encourage Americans to study abroad in China as well as solicit new resources to create opportunities for students from underserved communities to study in China.

Funding Stream from New Web Platform: GlamourPin, a web-based commerce platform for Chinese consumers, will independently support the growth of the 100,000 Strong Foundation by providing a royalty of one percent of all sales to enhance educational exchange between American and Chinese youth.

Over $1 Million in New Corporate Funding for China Exchange Programs: American corporations continue to support the 100,000 Strong Initiative through grants to schools and study abroad programs. New corporate donors include Bank of China ($315,000), Microsoft ($100,000) and Motorola Mobility Foundation ($400,000). These funds will go to support increased study abroad opportunities for underserved high school students through Americans Promoting Study Abroad (APSA), the Chicago Public School System, OneWorldNow!, and the DC Center for Global Education and Leadership. Wanxiang America has independently supported the Initiative. Deloitte and Hilton Worldwide have also committed $100,000 each to support study abroad in China.

Launch of Scholarship Campaign for HBCU Students: Secretary Clinton has issued a call to action to presidents of public and private Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to double the number of their students who study abroad in China. Under the 100,000 Strong Initiative, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund is working to create a scholarship for students at public and private HBCUs that would provide financial aid for their study abroad in China. Currently, African-Americans are underrepresented in study abroad programs globally and in China.

Scholarships for Seattle Youth to Travel to Chongqing: The Chongqing Municipal Education Commission will provide 40 scholarships under the “Seattle Strong” campaign, a local affiliation with the 100,000 Strong Initiative, OneWorldNow! (OWN!) and the City of Seattle. The scholarships will help underserved Seattle Public School youth engage in an intensive Mandarin language immersion program in Seattle followed by three weeks of study in Chongqing.

Expanding Ties to Jiangsu Province: The 100,000 Strong Initiative and the Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government are committed to increasing two-way educational exchange between American high school students and their counterparts from Jiangsu Province. This effort, like the Seattle-Chongqing partnership, is designed to support people-to-people ties on the sub-national level.

New Partnership Between Institute of International Education and Hanban: The Institute of International Education and Hanban agreed to work together on a new scholarship to provide more opportunities for Americans to study in China. They will support 60-70 American students who are pursuing M.A. or PhD degrees in the United States to spend two or three semesters in a host university in China for advanced language training, coursework, and research related to the study of modern and contemporary China.

The United States and China are cooperating closely to achieve the goals of the 100,000 Strong Initiative: to increase dramatically the number, and diversify the composition, of American students studying in China as a means to enhance people-to-people ties between our two nations.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

U.S. GOVERNMENT WANTS TO HAVE 100,000 U.S. STUDENTS STUDYING IN LATIN AMERICA


The following excerpt is from a U.S. Department of State e-mail:


"100,000 Strong in the Americas


Fact Sheet
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
February 21, 2012

   

"…the United States will work with partners in this region, including the private sector, to in­crease the number of U.S. students studying in Latin America to 100,000, and the number of Latin American students studying in the United States to 100,000."
—President Barack Obama
La Moneda, Santiago, Chile, March 21, 2011
In March 2011, President Barack Obama launched "100,000 Strong in the Americas," an initiative to increase international study in the Western Hemi­sphere. The purpose of 100,000 Strong is to foster region-wide prosperity through greater international exchange of students, who are our future lead­ers and innovators. Increasing understanding in the Western Hemisphere and building closer people-to-people ties will help the State Department work to­gether with the people of the Western Hemisphere to address common chal­lenges including citizen security, economic opportunity, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability.
Partnerships
The Department of State is working to im­plement 100,000 Strong in the Americas through partner­ships – with foreign governments, with universities and colleges, and with the private sector. EducationUSA (educationusa.state.gov), a network of more than 100 U.S.-Government-supported advising centers throughout the Hemisphere, is a centerpiece of our partnership and outreach efforts.
Universities and Colleges
We are working with institu­tions in the United States and throughout the Hemisphere to encourage expanded exchanges and closer partner­ships between U.S. and Latin American universities and colleges.
Private Sector
The U.S. Government, in partnership with governments in the region, strongly supports exchanges through Fulbright, Gilman, and other scholarship pro­grams. Reaching beyond these programs, we seek con­tributions from the private sector to support scholarships. Any such funding will go directly to the organization ad­ministering the program the donor wishes to support.
Foreign Governments
Most governments in the region provide scholarships to enable top students to study abroad. Brazil’s "Science without Borders" scholarship program plans to send 75,000 Brazilians to study abroad over the next four years, with up to half coming to the United States. The United States has worked closely with Brazil to coordinate the U.S. portion of this program. We seek opportunities to cooperate with other governments on student advising, assistance with placement, and co­ordination to ensure timely access to educational and visa services.
Diversity
We are promoting a more diverse profile of stu­dents who participate in educational exchanges and their destinations. The Department of State is reaching out to diverse institutions throughout the United States includ­ing Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Native American Tribal colleges, and community colleges. We are working with Latin American and Caribbean governments, universities, and the private sector to provide international study opportunities for stu­dents from disadvantaged backgrounds


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