Appendix II 

Agency Specific Information

Social Science and Civics

USIA

 programs for reforming social sciences curricula provide semester or

Education Programs

academic year fellowships at major U.S. research or teaching institutions

for Russian junior faculty teachers of the social sciences or law.

Teacher Exchange

This program supports one  and two way exchange programs for

Program

educators at the secondary and post secondary levels with a focus on

English, social sciences, and curriculum reform. The program includes a

project for teaching assistants that brings young Russian teachers and

recent graduates of pedagogical institutes in the fields of social sciences

and English to 2  and 4 year colleges and universities in the United States.

Technical Assistance for

The 

USIA

 Information Office at the American Embassy in Moscow and the

Public Policy

USIA

 Television Service, Foreign Broadcast Support Office provided

opportunities for Russian television documentary and news

producers/journalists to make TV documentaries on topics within the

context of rule of law for broadcast on prime time national television in

Russia and the 

FSU

.

Undergraduate Student

Fellowships for undergraduate study in the United States are granted in

Exchange Program

the fields of agriculture, computer science, business, economics, public

policy/government, and education. Undergraduate candidates are

recruited in the 

FSU

 through a cooperative effort administered by the

American Council of Teachers of Russian and the American Collegiate

Consortium.

University Linkages and

The University Affiliations Program's objective is to support institutional

the NIS University

linkages between U.S. and foreign colleges and universities with a

Partnership Program

demonstrated commitment to internationalizing their academic programs

in a variety of fields, including social sciences, humanities, arts, law, and

business. This program targets partnerships that support development of

curricula and teaching methodologies and that seek to modernize

administrative structures at higher education institutions in the 

FSU

.

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