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Visiting fellows

The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health hosts international visiting fellows on a regular basis, either through formal programs such as the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program or on an ad hoc basis. The Office of Global Health often serves as a facilitator to ensure visiting fellows have the resources and mentoring they need. Visiting fellows contribute to a rich learning environment in the School, as they provide a global perspective in the classes they take, the seminars they give, and through the activities in which they participate.

Humphrey Fellowship | Rotary Fellowship | Vietnam Education Foundation |
Muskie Fellowship | Ford Fellows

Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program

Humphrey Fellows from Morocco, Afghanistan, Liberia and India

A grant was awarded to the UNC Department of Public Policy in 2003 to host one of the prestigious Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Programs. Fellows are nominated by U.S. embassies or Fulbright Commissions based on their potential for national leadership and a demonstrated commitment to public service in either the public or private sector. Fellowships are granted competitively to professional candidates at a midpoint in their careers for one year of non-degree graduate study and work-related experiences in the United States.

The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health has, since its inception at UNC, hosted several students in this program:

2003-2004, 3 placed in UNC SPH (Burma, Oman, Uruguay)
2004-2005, 5 placed in UNC SPH (Liberia, Malawi, Malaysia, Panama, Romania)
2005-2006, 4 placed in UNC SPH (Accepted displaced Tulane Fellows: Morocco, Afghanistan, Liberia, India)
2006-2007, 6 placed in UNC SPH (Czech Republic, Ghana, Iraq, Lebanon,
Thailand, Madagascar)

Rotary World Peace Fellows

The Center for Global Initiatives at UNC, jointly with Duke University 's Center for International Development, hosts one of only seven Rotary Centers for International Studies in peace and conflict resolution worldwide. Other Centers are located in Argentina, Australia, England, France, and Japan, as well as one other in the United States at the University of California-Berkeley.

Established by Rotary International, the Rotary Centers offer individuals committed to peace and cooperation the opportunity to pursue a two-year master's-level degree in fields related to international cooperation and conflict resolution. The Duke-UNC Rotary Center places special emphasis on democracy building and sustainable development, along with conflict prevention. Up to 70 Rotary World Peace Fellows are selected each year and are supported by full scholarships from The Rotary Foundation. Fellows are assigned to a center outside of their home country.

The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health has hosted four Rotary Scholars in the last few years: Edem Effiong from Nigeria (MCH '06); Nidhi Khosla from India (MCH '06); Isabelle Michaud-Letourneau from Canada (MCH); and Anna Schurmann from Australia (HBHE).

Vietnam Education Foundation Program

The US Government annually sponsors the Vietnam Education Foundation, which promotes relations between Vietnam and the US through scholarships and educational exchange programs. One of these programs is the VEF Graduate Fellowship Program, which places Vietnamese students of science and technology into American universities to participate in study and research.

Six VEF students are pursuing or have completed their doctoral degrees at UNC: Yen Bao Pham (Biochemistry/Biophysics), Tuan Thanh Nguyen (Nutrition), Nhiem Viet Luong (Maternal and Child Health), Quoc Cuong Nguyen and Nguyen Cong Nghia (Epidemiology), and Trinh Van Thang (Health Behavior and Health Education).

Muskie Fellowship Program

Under the auspices of the Office of Global Health the School of Public Health served as a host institution for the Edmund S. Muskie/FREEDOM Support Act (FSA) Graduate Fellowship Program during 2004-06. Funded by the U.S. Department of State, the Muskie Fellowship Program provides opportunities for young professionals from the former Soviet countries to pursue a master's degree in the United States. The goal of the Muskie/FSA Program is that Fellows, upon their return home, will contribute to the economic and democratic growth of their countries and serve as leaders in their fields of study. Four Muskie Fellows graduated in 2006 from the UNC SPH: Zulfiya Chariyeva from Turkmenistan (HBHE '06), Alisher Ishanov from Uzbekistan (HPAA '06), Khantuna Katamadze from Georgia (MCH '06) and Alia Turganbaeva from Kyrgysztan (MCH '06).

Zulfiya Chariyeva is currently a doctoral student in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Educatoin.

Ford Foundation: International Fellows Program

Tulane students and faculty

Six fellows who were studying in the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program at Tulane University in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit were relocated to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Public Health for the fall 2005 semester. The fellows, who are from Vietnam and India, are health care leaders in their own countries. Several Tulane faculty and students also relocated to UNC and Chapel Hill during this time.

The Office of Global Health helped coordinate efforts to provide temporary housing, clothing, bikes and other needed items for the students.

Last updated October 23, 2009