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Fay Ju
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As assistant director of overseas programs and summer seminars at Continuing Education and Special Programs (CE/SP), Fay Ju spends a lot of time planning other people's trips abroad.
But thanks to a special Fulbright fellowship, Ju will travel to Germany March 25 to experience first hand what it's like to be a student overseas. As part of the U.S.-Germany International Education Administrators Program, administered by the U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program, Ju will spend three weeks in the German cities of Berlin, Dresden, Manheim and Leipzig touring colleges and meeting with German education administrators.
"I think this a great opportunity to get a better sense of the way higher education works in Germany," said Ju. "I am especially interested to see what the effects of Berlin's reunification have been on Germany as a whole and what it's meant for higher education and international exchange."
Columbia manages the Berlin Consortium for German Studies which is based in Berlin and attracts students from universities all over the country who wish to immerse themselves in German language, culture and society. Participants study at the Freie Universit&suml;t Berlin and have the opportunity to live with German families.
Ju also said she is looking forward to meeting other international education administrators and exchanging some tips of the trade.
"Everybody involved is committed to international exchange and I expect the dialogue to be very interesting," she said.
Ju has been assistant director for Overseas Programs since last year. Continuing Education also offers overseas programs in Beijing, Paris and Italy.
"It's a great honor that Fay has received a Fulbright," said Frank Wolf, dean of Continuing Education and Special Programs. "This is a great opportunity for Fay to deepen her understanding of one of our four study-abroad destinations, namely, Germany. Ultimately, students whom she advises will benefit from her added knowledge."
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