The EducationUSA Center at the United States Embassy in Burkina Faso is part of a worldwide network of facilities promoting U.S. higher education abroad and facilitating international student mobility to the USA. This network is committed to working with the full array of institutions, organizations, and individuals that advance opportunities for qualified international students to …
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The Embassy of the United States in Ouagadougou is currently recruiting interns to serve six months, from July 29, 2019 to January 31, 2020. The internship Program was designed for students in Burkina Faso and aims at benefiting both the Embassy and students by providing students with valuable educational experience in foreign affairs and by …
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We condemn all acts of terror and extend our condolences to the victims of the March 2 attack in Ouagadougou. The perpetrators only seek to undermine stability in the region, and do not care about, or contribute to, the well-being of men, women, and children who are the innocent casualties of these barbarous attacks by …
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The Embassy of the United States in Ouagadougou is currently recruiting interns to serve four months, from December 2017 to March 2018. The internship Program was designed for students in Burkina Faso and aims at benefiting both the Embassy and students by providing students with valuable educational experience in foreign affairs and by assisting posts in …
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The United States condemns last night’s heinous attacks in Ouagadougou and shares our condolences with those who lost loved ones or suffered injuries. We stand by the peaceful and resolute people of Burkina Faso and the other countries of the G-5 Sahel in our common resolve against terrorism. We are inspired by the resilience of …
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On March 11, 2017, 100 English Access Microscholarship Program students engaged in a half-day leadership training hosted at Université Aube Nouvelle (U-AUBEN) in Ouagadougou. U. S. Embassy Director of Public Affairs, Brenda Soya, pulled out her rope and blindfolds for some fun leadership and communication exercises that not only had students laughing but learning. In …
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During this month of March 2017, the U. S. Embassy in Ouagadougou has distributed over 3,000 copies of recent editions of a U. S. government published English teaching professional journal to four regional offices of the Ministry of National Education. English teachers, inspectors, and advisors in the Central, North Central, Sahel, and Hauts Bassins regions …
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Through the Arts Envoy Program of the United States government, director/choreographer Chris Rudd and his 7-member dance company, RudduR Dance, came to Burkina Faso to participate in the In-Out Dance Festival in Bobo-Dioulasso, February 5-11, 2017. The United States Embassy has been a supporting partner of the In-Out Dance Festival since it began four years …
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Through the Arts Envoy Program of the United States government, director/choreographer Chris Rudd and his 7-member dance company, RudduR Dance, came to Burkina Faso to participate in FIDO (Festival International de Danse de Ouagadoudgou) and the In-Out Dance Festival in Bobo-Dioulasso. During their visit, these dancers met with about 150 students in the U. S. …
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The Embassy of the United States in Ouagadougou is currently recruiting interns to serve four months, from August to November 2017. The internship Program was designed for students in Burkina Faso and aims at benefiting both the Embassy and students by providing students with valuable educational experience in foreign affairs and by assisting posts in accomplishing …
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From January 9 to 10, 2017, a team from the U.S. Embassy’s Public Diplomacy Section traveled to Diebougou (south west) to meet with high school students about the Embassy’s Youth Leadership Program. The team met with 30 students at two different high schools who are engaged in their community to discuss youth leadership. The team …
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On the occasion of the International Education Week (IEW), Embassy Ouagadougou hosted an education fair on November 18, 2016,with many activities to inform parents and students about their educational choices and support our economic and social development goal. We hosted the Virtual College fair where participants visited tables lined with university advertisement and catalogs. American …
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The U.S. Embassy in Ouagadougou hosted a live election night watch party on November 8 for nearly 300 people. Guests consisted primarily of alumni, former local interns, and library patrons, as well as high-level Embassy contacts, including social media luminaries, political party representatives, and third-country diplomats. They gathered to watch the results come in as …
Read More» September 6-9, 2016, the U. S. Embassy in Ouagadougou and the American Language Center at Université Aube Nouvelle, Ouagadougou organized a training in Bobo-Dioulasso for teachers of the English Access Microscholarship Program. The Access Program, funded by the United States government, provides two years of supplementary personal development and educational activities in a framework of …
Read More» On September 8, Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) David K. Young hosted at his residence a poster exhibition on the theme of countering violent extremism. In attendance were representatives from the Ministry of Youth, the Ministry of Higher Education, and the Ministry of Security, as well various stakeholders in the fight against violent extremism. Forty …
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