education diplomacy
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The Hizmet project is a private educational initiative and diplomacy instrument that has morphed from a point of pride for the Turkish government into a threat.
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By connecting American graduates with English-teaching opportunities in Vietnam, schoolbird facilitates cross-pollination of language, culture and community.
![Photo by Eriks Varpahovskis | Turkestan (Yasi), Kazakhstan. The Mausoleum of Khawaja Ahmed Yasawi. Yasi was an important city for ancient Silk Road and used to be a center of enlightenment and trade.](https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/sites/default/files/styles/275x168/public/uploads/Photo%20by%20Eriks%20Varpahovskis.jpg?itok=ZJP-5mku)
Eriks Varpahovskis provides an overview of the diverse range of Korean educational institutions and programs throughout Central Asia.
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Open Society Foundations shares a video discussing its Roma initiatives for International Roma Day.
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Assessing the history and impact of Canadian education diplomacy efforts.
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Polish diplomat Katarzyna Rybka-Iwańska shares her experience teaching an academic course on public diplomacy in Warsaw.
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CPD Dissertation Grantee Kyle Long is featured in a new book on the globalization of American liberal arts education.
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