An Interview with Teresa Duru-Onweni By EducationUSA Adviser Elisabeth Bloxam For high school students in Belgium and across the world, summer means vacation. Time to recover from final exams, to unplug from high school drama, and maybe to work a student job or take a family holiday. Not so for Teresa Duru-Onweni, a sixteen-year-old Belgian student from Aalst who received
Last month EducationUSA Belgium Adviser Elisabeth Bloxam was one of fifty EducationUSA Advisers from around the world to attend the annual EducationUSA Forum. The EducationUSA Forum, held each year in Washington, D.C. in July, gives higher education professionals an opportunity to engage with EducationUSA advisers from around the world. The event is attended by approximately 50 advisers, all 14 Regional
EducationUSA Advisers in Belgium recently held a pre-departure orientation for the four Belgian secondary school students selected for the 2019 EducationUSA Academy Scholarship. The EducationUSA Academy is a pre-college academic enrichment program for international high school students offering specialized college preparatory content, college-level writing workshops, campus visits, and cultural activities. Students gain an insider’s perspective on higher education in the
Incoming students should find a way to stay active during their time in college, whether this is through joining clubs sports, taking group fitness classes, or simply just going to to the gym. Not only will this help keep off the Freshman Fifteen, but there are also many other benefits that come with staying physically active, including improving your mental health, learning discipline, gaining self-confidence, and making friends.
In movies and TV shows about the American college experience, one of the most glorified aspects are the residence halls or dormitories, often referred to simply as dorms. Prior to my first year in college this was one of the aspects I was most nervous yet excited about.
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