UpDate - Vol. 13, No. 6, Page 1
October 7, 1993
U.D. builds on tradition

     The University of Delaware is increasingly becoming a global
institution, with student programs from London to Japan, and a larger
influx of students and scholars from other countries, according to Lawrence
P. Donnelley, associate provost of international programs and special
sessions.
     "Delaware originated study-abroad programs in the 1920s-the first
college to do so-and the tradition is being carried on. Delaware faculty
increasingly interact with colleagues throughout the world, and this, in
turn, affects and interests students. A semester abroad can broaden a
student's perspective and education and is an asset in today's global
economy," Donnelley said.
     From 1984-85 to 1992-93 the number of students enrolled in U.D. Study
Abroad Programs has risen from 212 to 574.
     Foreign student enrollment at Delaware also has increased, from 329
undergraduates and 627 graduate students in the fall of 1992 to 402
undergraduates and 808 graduate students this fall. The number of visiting
scholars has risen from 201 to 255. The total foreign students and scholars
participating in all programs at the University was 1,404 in 1992 and is
1,825 in 1993.
     The English Language Institute (ELI) total annual enrollment has risen
from 300 to 1,450. In addition to teaching English to students on campus,
ELI has a testing and training program for teaching assistants, trains
English language teachers from around the world, and, in conjunction with
the College of Business and Economics, is involved in the Summer
International Business Institute for business leaders from the Ukraine,
Bulgaria and the Peoples Republic of China. It also is involved in the
local public schools, teaching English as a second language.
     The University also has been expanding its overseas offerings to
students. Winter Session 1994 programs are being offered in Martinique,
Germany, France, Italy, Israel, Switzerland, Spain, Costa Rica, Hungary,
Mexico and Japan.
     General spring programs are being offered in London, Paris, San Jose
(Costa Rica) and Vienna, with the College of Education offering a program
in Edinburgh.
     "Last summer was the first year we offered opportunities in the
summer, and we had two successful programs in Granada, Spain, and a
specialized program for students enrolled in the Medical Scholars Program
in Pecs, Hungary," Donnelley said.
     The deadline for enrollment for the Winter Session and spring
study- abroad programs is Oct. 15. To participate, students pay Delaware
tuition, plus transportation and living expenses. For further information
and applications, students should call the Office of Overseas Studies,
International Programs and Special Sessions, at 831-2852.

Bulgaria connection
     The U.S. Agency for International Development has awarded an
additional $747,440 to the University, Lawrence P. Donnelley said, to
continue its project, "Management Training and Economics Education in
Central and Eastern Europe-Bulgaria." This is the third grant to the
program, and total funding is now $3,367,206.
     The program, conducted by the College of Business and Economics and
the English Language Institute (ELI), is structured to teach Bulgarian
economists and managers the workings of democracy and market economics and
give them management training.
     The University works closely with the New Bulgarian University in
Sophia. The program has reached an estimated 4,000 Bulgarians in their
homeland in two years, Donnelley said. Faculty in economics and business
administration from the College of Business and Economics rotate teaching
assignments, with the summer session being the most active.
     An $80,000 grant from Partners In International Educational Training
also will enable 20 Bulgarian mayors to visit Delaware for approximately
three weeks. This project will be coordinated with the College of Urban
Affairs and Public Policy.
     Beginning with an exchange program with the University of Sofia, the
University of Delaware has been a visible presence in Bulgaria since 1989,
and the University of Delaware is the American university with the most
recognition in the country, Donnelley said.
                                             -Sue Swyers Moncure