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Success Stories, Outreach, Collaboration and Scholarship
Kaltrina Ademi, who is in the capstone phase of her MS in Professional Studies at the American University in Kosovo, has received a Hope Fellowship for the summer of 2012 in Washington, D.C.
Hope Fellowship was established by the National Albanian American Council (NAAC) and is funded by USAID to strengthen the role of women in policy and decision-making in the Balkans. The program empower women leaders to create collaborative, sustainable, positive change in government, civil society, and business that strengthen the democratic process and promotes prosperity for all peoples in the country. NAAC’s aim is to contribute to the development of the Balkans by offering concrete support in the form of educational opportunities and tools to foster democratic participation. The program targets women leaders between the ages of 25-45, throughout all sectors of society in Kosovo (for example: local and central Government, the Kosovo Assembly, political parties, civil society and the private sector. Special attention and effort is made to include women leaders from ethnic minorities.
The following students were recognized as RIT Outstanding Undergraduate Scholars at the April 12th ceremony:
Ylleza Berisha – American University in Kosovo
Visar Hapciu - American University in Kosovo
Learta Hollaj - American University in Kosovo
Valdete Jakupi - American University in Kosovo
Betim Mehmeti - American University in Kosovo
Valon Metrama - American University in Kosovo
Fitor Murati - American University in Kosovo
Donjeta Sahatciu - American University in Kosovo
Fjolla Shuku - American University in Kosovo
Bruce Tolleson – Center for Multidisciplinary Studies
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Kaltrina Ademi, who is in the capstone phase of her MS in Professional Studies at the American University in Kosovo, has received a Hope Fellowship for the summer of 2012 in Washington, D.C.
