Higher Education and Scholarship Challenges in Eurasia

Activity Type: 
Panel Discussion
Date: 
Friday, October 26, 2018 - 11:00
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
Posvar 4217
Contact Person: 
Susan Dawkins
Contact Phone: 
412-648-7403
Contact Email: 
sad96@pitt.edu

CHAIR: Alan DeYoung | DISCUSSANT: Martha Merrill
ROOM: Posvar 4217 | Fri, Oct 26th, 11:00

• Problems for Students and Teachers in Online EAP Course: How to Overcome Them
Zhibek Tleshova (Individual Scholar)

• The Value of Area Studies Training on Individual Scholarly Career Paths
Cynthia Werner (Texas A&M University); Byeibitgul Khaumyen (Texas A&M)

• Effects of the Shift to English-Only Instruction on College Outcomes: Evidence from Central Asia
Aizat Nurshatayeva (University of Pittsburgh)

UCIS Unit: 
Asian Studies Center
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Director's Office
Confucius Institute
Other Pitt Sponsors: 
Graduate Organisation for the Study of Europe and Central Asia
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA)
Humanities Center
Office of the Provost's Year of PittGlobal
School of Education
University of Pittsburgh Press
The World History Center
Non-University Sponsors: 
Central Eurasian Studies Society
China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development
World Regions: 
Russia/Eastern Europe