Julia Hon

2013 CONFERENCE PRESENTER

JULIA HON

Program Coordinator, Education Programs Division

Julia Hon is a Program Coordinator for higher education programs at IREX, an international non-profit based in Washington, DC. Currently, Julia supports a Carnegie Corporation-supported program to train university administrators from Eurasia and Africa, research support programs for U.S. scholars, and a higher education reform project in Iraq. She has over 6 years of cross-cultural work and volunteer experience in the education sector involving collaboration with teachers, students, academics and practitioners. She previously held a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship at Moscow State Regional University, and taught English at a small neighborhood school in Buenos Aires. She has also worked on social science research initiatives in Tbilisi, Georgia and was a grant writer for community health programs in Chicago. Julia received a Master's degree in International Studies from the University of Washington and a BA in Russian from the University of Wisconsin.

SESSION

Strengthening Higher Education in Africa: How can International training/exchange help?

Presenter(s): Senem Bakar, Associate Director, Exchange Visitors & Student Services International Student and Scholar Services, American University, and Julia Hon, Program Coordinator, Education Programs Division

Level: Any

Delivery: Skills Workshop

Keyword(s): International Education & Exchange

Date/Time: TBD