05 May 2008
Scholar Will Give an Afghan View of American Academia, Society
Ask America webchat May 15 with Dr. Sibghatullah
Learn about the experiences of one young professional studying in the United States and what opportunities exist for qualified Afghans.
On May 15, at 8 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT), join Dr. Sibghatullah, a Humphrey fellow from Afghanistan, to discuss his educational experiences in the United States, as well as his general impression of life in America and the status of education in Afghanistan.
Sibghatullah is studying at Johns Hopkins University under the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program. He received his medical training in Pakistan, where he and his family lived until recently. From September 2006 to August 2007, he was program manager for a primary health care project in Ghazni province and a midwifery training program in Jalalabad. He also has worked on a household food security and nutrition project with the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization and was a provincial adviser with the Afghanistan Stabilization Program in Kandahar province for the Ministry of Interior.
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