International education and travel related links, photos, quotes and pieces of interest.
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People Who Studied Abroad #560:
Alan Whiteside, health economist focusing on the impact of HIV/AIDS
From:
Kenya
Studied:
He studied at the Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of South Africa (Swaziland) from 1969-1974. He received his BA and MA from the School of Development Studies at the University of East Anglia (United Kingdom) and his D.Econ from the University of Natal (now University of KwaZulu-Natal) in South Africa.
Source: uwc.org
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People Who Studied Abroad #449:
Kevin Stea, dancer, singer and actor (credits include Madonna’s Blonde Ambition tour, choreographing for Michael Jackson and appearing in the musical Newsies)
From:
United States
Studied:
He received a scholarship that allowed him to complete high school at the United World College of South East Asia (Singapore), where he received the International Baccalaureate diploma.
People Who Studied Abroad #424:
Julie Payette, Canadian Space Agency astronaut
From:
Canada
Studied:
She studied at the United World College of the Atlantic (United Kingdom), where she received her International Baccalaureate degree in 1982. She returned to Canada to complete her bachelor’s degree at McGill University and her master’s degree at the University of Toronto.
People Who Studied Abroad #385:
Ghil’ad Zuckermann, linguist (and author of the longest known palindrome in Hebrew)
From:
Israel
Studied:
He attended the United World College of the Adriatic (Italy) from 1987 to 1989. From 1997 to 2000, he was a Scatcherd European Scholar and Denise Skinner Graduate Scholar at St Hugh’s College, University of Oxford and earned a D.Phil. in 2000.
