The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Pre-Academic Forum
What is the Forum?
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is a Fulbright Exchange program specifically for leaders in various fields mostly in the Global South. The Fellowship provides leadership and professional development at U.S. higher education institutions and a network of experts with the goal of creating sustainable change in their fields in their home countries. Each year, 25-30 Fellows come to the University of Kansas for 8 weeks before the official start of the Fellowship to gain experience at a U.S. higher education. As part of this "pre-academic" program, the Fellows have put together presentations about a part of the topic they will spend the next academic year studying.
The Forum will be in person and virtual.
In person: Room 100, Stauffer-Flint Hall on the Lawrence campus
Virtual options will include a Zoom broadcast (registration required) for people interested in participating in the Q&A sessions and an open livestream for those that just want to watch.
The 2024 Forum will be July 22, 23, and 24 from 9:00am to about 12:00pm each day.
More detailed schedules are available below.
(Please note all times are in local Central Time.)
Day One Presenters and Presentation Titles
David Perez (Colombia) - "David and Goliath: The Battle for an Open Government"
Dr. Heidi Shalaby (Egypt) - "How is Climate Change Impacting the Natural World Heritage Sites in Africa?"
Mr. Seungcheol Shin (South Korea) - "Insights from Korea’s Enhanced Climate Change Adaptation Plan"
Mr. Renzo Torres (Uruguay) - "College Towns: Driving Economic Development"
Prof. Bopita Vidanalage Niranji Wijewardhana, Ph.D. (Sri Lanka) - "The Role of the Internal Social Organization of Urban Youth Male Gangs in Substance Abuse in Colombo, Sri Lanka"
Ms. Tao Ma (China) - "Patient Power: Learning from U.S. Efforts in Passing the Orphan Drug Act"
Mr. Alfonso Sebastian Salazar-Nicholls (Ecuador) - "The Importance of Participatory Democracy Education in Ecuadorean High Schools"
Ms. Anabela Santos (Cabo Verde) - "How Musicians of Cape Verdean Heritage Influence the U.S. Music Industry"
Dr. Sanja Sazdovska (North Macedonia) - How North Macedonia Can Overcome Current Barriers to Implementing Colon Cancer Screening"
Day Two Presenters and Presentation Titles
Ms. Bella Ying Wang (China) - "From Reform to Repression: The Decline of Free Speech in Xi Jinping’s China" **IN PERSON EXCLUSIVE**
Ms. Noura Abdi Farah (Djibouti) - "Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Effective Pandemic Response"
Ms. Begaim Alipova (Kyrgyzstan) - "Development and Implementation of a National Air Quality Index in Kyrgyzstan"
Presenter: Mr. Shahid M. Islam (Bangladesh) - "Unlocking the Potential: Toward a Future of AI-Driven Public Administration in Bangladesh"
Mrs. Gulnara Ismayilova (Azerbaijan) - "Why Social Entrepreneurs' Contributions are Important to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Azerbaijan"
Mr. Ju Yong Lee (South Korea) - "Evaluating the Division of Jurisdiction between the FTC and the DOJ"
Mr. Gantumur Bat-Erdene (Mongolia) - "Enhancing Educational Access for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Insights from U.S. Postsecondary Institutions for Mongolia"
Mr. Sanjay Bhundhoo (Mauritius) - "Building a Brighter Future: A Multifaceted Approach to Combat Illegal Substance Abuse in Mauritius"
Mr. Jean Paul Ibambe, J.D. (Rwanda) - "Promoting Responsible Freedom of Expression on Social Media Platforms in Rwanda"
Day Three Presenters and Presentation Titles
Jae Hee Kim (South Korea) - "The Implementation of AI in Producing Accurate News in Mainstream Media"
Muhammadu Kusherki (Nigeria) - "Enhancing School Safety in Nigerian Schools by Using the USA's Threat Analysis Model"
Dr. Dmytro Stepanskyi (Ukraine) - "Strategies for Preventing Gastrointestinal Infections While Traveling"
Hyeonjee Lee (South Korea) - "Project Failures and Technological Innovation"
Mr. Ochgerel Lkhagva (Mongolia) - "Incentives in Anti-Money Laundering Banking Supervision: Lessons from the U.S. and Applications for Mongolia"
Cristina Lozano (Honduras) - "Designing Healthy Cities: A Focus on Children"
Samira Ousmane Mamoudou (Niger) - "Muslim Women’s Participation in Economic Development: The Case of Niger"
Ms. Seoyoung Park (South Korea) - "How Does the Philanthropy of the U.S. Empower Women Globally?"
