KATHMANDU: The US Embassy in Nepal has announced a call for applications for Study of the US Institutes (SUSI) for Scholars and Secondary School Educators, which sends professionals from around the world to the United States for academic training and hands-on professional development.
These programmes are only open to professionals working in academic fields and in secondary schools.
2022 SUSI for Scholars SUSI for Scholars are intensive, post-graduate level academic programmes with integrated study tours whose purpose is to provide foreign university faculty and other scholars the opportunity to deepen their understanding of US society, culture, values and institutions. The ultimate goal of these Institutes is to strengthen curricula and to enhance the quality of teaching about the United States in academic institutions abroad, according to the US Embassy. SUSI for Scholars will take place at various colleges, universities, and academic institutions throughout the United States over the course of six weeks beginning in or after June 2022, including a four-week academic residency component and up to two weeks of an integrated study tour to another region of the United States. Subject institutes are offered in the following content areas (descriptions of each available through the link provided below):
2022 SUSI for Secondary School Educators (Teachers) The SUSI for Secondary School Educators (Teachers) are intensive post-graduate level academic programmes whose purpose is to provide foreign secondary school educators and administrators the opportunity to deepen their understanding of US society, culture, values, and institutions. The ultimate goal of the Institutes is to strengthen curricula and to enhance the quality of teaching about the United States in secondary schools and other academic institutions abroad. The Secondary School Educators (Teachers) programme will provide three multinational groups of 20 experienced secondary teachers with a deeper understanding of US society, education, and culture, past and present. The focus of the Institute will be on providing content and materials for participants to develop high school level curricula about the United States. The main focus of the Institutes for teachers is on content and materials about the United States rather than teaching methods and pedagogy. Through a combination of traditional, multi-disciplinary, and interdisciplinary approaches, the programmes will explore the history and evolution of US institutions and values, broadly defined. The programmes will also serve to illuminate contemporary political, social, and economic debates in American society. The four-week academic residency will consist of a balanced series of lectures, panels, seminar discussions, readings, workshops, site visits, meetings with practitioners in the field, and cultural activities followed by a one week study tour to showcase the rich cultural, geographic, and ethnic diversity of the United States. The University of Montana in Missoula, MT will oversee and administer the three SUSIs for Secondary Educators and will conduct one Institute for teachers which will explore American studies through the lens of democracy and citizenship. The Institute for Training and Development (ITD) in Amherst, Massachusetts will conduct the second Institute for teachers which will explore the ways in which individual rights and social obligations have evolved through American history. California State University at Chico will conduct the Institute for Administrators and will focus on sociocultural understanding, equitable learning communities, and diversity and inclusion in US education and society. Candidate Description and Qualifications: Candidates should be mid-career (between the ages 30-50), highly motivated and experienced secondary school teachers and administrators. Secondary educators can include secondary school teachers, teacher trainers, curriculum developers, textbook writers, and ministry of education officials, or other related professionals working directly on secondary education. Ideal candidates are individuals who are seeking to introduce or enhance aspects of US studies into their curricula or to offer specialised seminars/workshops for education professionals in US studies or related fields. Candidates must demonstrate strong English language fluency; participants will be expected to handle substantial reading assignments in English and to fully and actively participate in all seminar and panel discussions. Applications must be submitted by email no later than Friday, December 10, 2021, to [email protected] Application can be downloaded here (Word format 52KB) READ ALSO:
2022 SUSI for Scholars SUSI for Scholars are intensive, post-graduate level academic programmes with integrated study tours whose purpose is to provide foreign university faculty and other scholars the opportunity to deepen their understanding of US society, culture, values and institutions. The ultimate goal of these Institutes is to strengthen curricula and to enhance the quality of teaching about the United States in academic institutions abroad, according to the US Embassy. SUSI for Scholars will take place at various colleges, universities, and academic institutions throughout the United States over the course of six weeks beginning in or after June 2022, including a four-week academic residency component and up to two weeks of an integrated study tour to another region of the United States. Subject institutes are offered in the following content areas (descriptions of each available through the link provided below):
- American Culture and Values (PDF 85KB)
- Journalism and Media (PDF 84KB)
- Religious Pluralism in the United States (PDF 84KB)
- US Economics and Business (PDF 87KB)
- US Foreign Policy (PDF 85KB)
- Workforce Development (PDF 85KB)
2022 SUSI for Secondary School Educators (Teachers) The SUSI for Secondary School Educators (Teachers) are intensive post-graduate level academic programmes whose purpose is to provide foreign secondary school educators and administrators the opportunity to deepen their understanding of US society, culture, values, and institutions. The ultimate goal of the Institutes is to strengthen curricula and to enhance the quality of teaching about the United States in secondary schools and other academic institutions abroad. The Secondary School Educators (Teachers) programme will provide three multinational groups of 20 experienced secondary teachers with a deeper understanding of US society, education, and culture, past and present. The focus of the Institute will be on providing content and materials for participants to develop high school level curricula about the United States. The main focus of the Institutes for teachers is on content and materials about the United States rather than teaching methods and pedagogy. Through a combination of traditional, multi-disciplinary, and interdisciplinary approaches, the programmes will explore the history and evolution of US institutions and values, broadly defined. The programmes will also serve to illuminate contemporary political, social, and economic debates in American society. The four-week academic residency will consist of a balanced series of lectures, panels, seminar discussions, readings, workshops, site visits, meetings with practitioners in the field, and cultural activities followed by a one week study tour to showcase the rich cultural, geographic, and ethnic diversity of the United States. The University of Montana in Missoula, MT will oversee and administer the three SUSIs for Secondary Educators and will conduct one Institute for teachers which will explore American studies through the lens of democracy and citizenship. The Institute for Training and Development (ITD) in Amherst, Massachusetts will conduct the second Institute for teachers which will explore the ways in which individual rights and social obligations have evolved through American history. California State University at Chico will conduct the Institute for Administrators and will focus on sociocultural understanding, equitable learning communities, and diversity and inclusion in US education and society. Candidate Description and Qualifications: Candidates should be mid-career (between the ages 30-50), highly motivated and experienced secondary school teachers and administrators. Secondary educators can include secondary school teachers, teacher trainers, curriculum developers, textbook writers, and ministry of education officials, or other related professionals working directly on secondary education. Ideal candidates are individuals who are seeking to introduce or enhance aspects of US studies into their curricula or to offer specialised seminars/workshops for education professionals in US studies or related fields. Candidates must demonstrate strong English language fluency; participants will be expected to handle substantial reading assignments in English and to fully and actively participate in all seminar and panel discussions. Applications must be submitted by email no later than Friday, December 10, 2021, to [email protected] Application can be downloaded here (Word format 52KB) READ ALSO:
Published Date: November 22, 2021, 12:00 am
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