IREX to hold second annual fellowship programs fair in Kyiv (03/14/99)

IREX to hold second annual fellowship programs fair in Kyiv

KYIV - The International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) has announced the second annual Edmund S. Muskie and FREEDOM Support Act (Muskie/FSA) Graduate Fellowship Programs Career Forum and Job Fair, sponsored by the United States Information Agency (USIA) and the United States Information Service (USIS), to be held here Saturday, April 24, at the Teacher's House, 57 Volodymyrska St., third floor, at 10 a.m.

In the morning there will be workshops and panel discussions, a job fair in the afternoon, and an evening reception. At last year's event over 30 organizations were represented, and over 130 job seekers attended.

The Edmund S. Muskie and FREEDOM Support Act Fellowship programs were created by the U.S. Congress to provide opportunities for professionals from the new independent states (NIS) and Baltic states to pursue graduate study and internships in the United States in areas crucial to economic and democratic reforms in the region. These are highly competitive programs that require advanced knowledge of English.

Since 1993 approximately 1,500 fellows have returned to their home countries. The career forum and job fair are part of an ongoing effort to serve the needs of the program's alumni and returning fellows.

IREX is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting mutual understanding and international cooperation between the United States and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia and Northern Asia.

For information about this event, or other IREX programs, please contact Bob Reno at: telephone, 011-380-44-229-34-79; or e-mail, reno@kyiv.irex.org.

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