What are some of the exchange programs that the US offers to students in Nepal?
Students can apply to the United States Educational Foundation (USEF) in Nepal for the Fulbright Scholarship. One of the other exchange programs we directly manage is Study of the U.S. Institute (SUSI) where students can choose either New Media in Journalism or Public Policy and Government Leadership. The students live with host families in the US for five weeks. We send five students each for the two courses while there is no allocated number of students that we can send for the Fulbright Scholarship.
How important is it for students to participate in such exchange programs?
It’s incredibly important. We have a two-way exchange and we believe that when students become a part of the cultural exchange program they not only learn new things but better relationship between the countries also develops. The US has many international students who come from different ethnic backgrounds with different political and religious views. So a student on a cultural exchange trip will get to learn many new things. There’s so much to learn from the new perspectives from all the new people that they meet. The exposure that they otherwise might not have will be beneficial to the students.
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