Deadline: 1 January 2020
The U.S. Embassy in Tunisia has announced the 2020 Study of the United States Institute (SUSI) for Student Leaders Women’s Leadership Program.
This intensive exchange opportunity provides undergraduate students with a deeper understanding of the United States, while simultaneously enhancing their leadership skills. The five-week program includes seminar discussions, readings, group presentations, and lectures as well as educational travel, site visits, leadership activities, and volunteering within the local community. Through all of these engagements, participants will examine the history and role of women in public life in the United States.
The Institute’s five week academic program and one week study tour will focus on developing participants’ critical thinking, communication, decision-making, and managerial abilities while boosting their knowledge about women in U.S. politics, economics, culture, and society. The program will also examine the current challenges to women in the United States and globally.
The five-week program will occur sometime between June and August 2020.
Eligibility Criteria
- Candidates must be female Tunisians ages 18-25 years old with no previous experience in the United States.
- Participants must be undergrads who have completed at least one semester of university and have at least one semester remaining in their studies after the end of the SUSI program.
- Fluency in English is required.
Eligible Country: Tunisia
For more information, visit https://tn.usembassy.gov/susi-student-leaders-womens-leadership-program/