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Senator
J. Williams Fulbright |
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The
Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP) is a
program of Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State.
JFDP is a non-degree, professional development
program that provides promising junior university
faculty with the opportunity to:
• develop new courses and implement curriculum
reform at their home institutions;
• cultivate teaching skills and techniques derived
from exposure to U.S. educational methods;
• expand the information base in their fields
of study, and;
• become a vehicle for on-going contact and exchange
between home and host institutions.
Initiated in 1994, JFDP has expanded across Eurasia
and into Southeast Europe. The program's overall
mission is to foster opportunities for Eurasian
and Southeastern European higher educational systems
to increase access to academic resources and new
educational perspectives, and to promote the development
of a growing network of academics among those
regions and the United States.
Through the administration of JFDP, American Councils
maintains regular communications with a variety
of organizations, institutions, research centers,
and other private and public entities. In addition,
JFDP relies on partnerships with many of these
entities for the continued success of the program,
its Fellows and Alumni.
The U.S. Department of State is the sole sponsor
of JFDP since the program's inception in 1994.
JFDP is a part of the overall mission of this
U.S. governmental bureau to foster mutual understanding
between the U.S. and the rest of the world. |
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