Citizen diplomacy - II

The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $300,000 Block Grant under the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (CFDA 84.021) program to the University of California, Berkeley. The grant supports an overseas project focused on enhancing modern foreign language and area studies education in the United States. Specifically, the project will provide training, research, curriculum development, and intensive language immersion experiences for faculty, teachers, students, and educational professionals to improve their linguistic and cultural competencies. The project period runs from August 1, 2024 to August 1, 2026. As a leading research university, the University of California, Berkeley will leverage its expertise to deliver these educational services and advance the program's objectives of strengthening international understanding and foreign language capabilities nationwide.