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|= FOREIGN STUD NT LE_DERSHIP PROJEC/ ° The Foreign Student Leadenhip Project (FSLP) - ts designed us we educational experiance for Aneri-. - dan and foreign student leaders, Sponsored by — ther Unite! States National Student Associution (USNSA), the FSLP gins at introducing a new ditntnie ite international student relations by C farlaggagg Atnericans students ints class cuntsct with F a group of representative foreign students, who - haw: had previous leadership expertunce in stutunt utivilies and organization. The overstus guest, selected tor participate ia the Project is awarded a schutanhip to live und study far one year at a } taemnient Anwrican college of universily. In this } way, fur leccumes on Infurnmd interprcter of his 4 sustive cuuntey for bis Americus counterparts and pravicles an dasight iuta his own anviranment and salturu. Theongh academic studics und purticularly through rexponsibility in planning and organizing {student activities, the PSL? participant can shaca : his aims and hopes with his fellaw American stu- viewts as well us learn about thoies, ‘Tha American student, iu order to prepare him- wif tor an intelligent understanding of his role in worlt affairs, must tearn uhout the chaflenges to } ---stintents tu. the rapidly. progressing enuntrics of. Asta, Africa, the Middle Fust, and Latin America aft understand the problems with which these young people and their leaders ure cuncemved. It is recusnized that students in these countries aro deeply tavalved in the vital tasks and responsibili- ties of developing their nations ulong lines of political independence und economic and social demuctacy, Heeause they seu poverty, ‘illiteracy, ail the need for social and economic duvelopineat - Ceyaw tPeir country, these student leaders develop a” ssise of datlication to the cause of their nation’s soultgee, Thuy b. Seve that students and theie argan- _iaations can pilay a shinificant role fa removing the Seeals af injustio: al ot helping. to noise the: stand. OB Neate Mistoricully concerned with studunt self-govern> ment, thy USNSA shares the keen intorest of these -yaung leaders Sram abroad and appreciates their involvement in the destiny of their country even while they ure university. students, The Amesican student can broaden his eslocstional background hy working with auistanding foraign student lead- ets in student urganizations and in the classroom, by living together on the college campus, and by ‘informally cachangiygs teas and viewpoints. FSLP offers the fuscign student participants an opportunity to punsue neademic work using the ulvanced resources avuilable on American calloge and university canuses (although they will nat bs ablo to qualify for degrees), The universities which _ they will attend have been sclected because of the offectiveness of their stndent government organiza- tions und their forsign student programs, The international guests can abtain.cxperience in plan- ning ud -administering different aspects of student activitivs in varying fields of interest. Such experi- enco shuuld prove a pructicul tuo) to the student leadee when he returns to lis own country and works with fellow students or countrymen in seeke ing thelr best incans of self-expression in political, social, ceanomile, and cultucul-activity. - -- lll aaa IGE TETB00D QUALIFICATIONS 1, M3fe ef tomato stugonts may opply, . Students of afl ocademis Gelds cay eppty afthough proterenco : _ will be given to those net studying moéicina, architectyic, vateringsy, Ceatistry ond other highty techates! fields. , . 2. Appticonts should have profezebty tuo gots of enivetsity eduction ohesd of them. : 4. Applicants should act bo teo off to assetlate with American student tesders of ages 18-22, Tho Project ctmtaistratoss realizo that students in counttics from which participants ome ate often older than cosresponding Ametican students; howeves, fairly young applicants oso usually given pretetence. §. Appileants should have oxporlenco with student oetivities in their own university endvor ta tha aaticnc! unit of students. 6. Applicants should have the ceofidence and respect of their fellows students in‘ their bomo university ond county. , Applicants must be adie to certify that their university regards . them as students In goed standing ond shesid havo above svarage academic cototds (a thelr university ond Intermediate ~ seheol years. oo . O. Applicants should to famitlor with thelr country’s history, eulturo, and trodilions os well os tho cantemporary social, cconemie, and potiticel stenc. Appticants should bo of sound charactor; f.0., possess maturity ond adaptadilily to adjust to o nev culture, be poised in mect- Ing peopia, and have oO balencad temperament and pn cbjective approach to different ideas end opinions. — 10, Applicants should to tn good phystea! heolth. N. Applicants must favo somo tinowledgo of English, proterbly - encugh to convarse casily. if noi, he should havo suificlent proven: language ability to tearn Engtish in o short, intensive language training course, and should be willing to artive ta the United States about duty I to take such o course. 12. Each. cppficant mus! state his ondarstonding: . do. that ho ts willing to cooparate in tha ochievement.of tho purposes of tho Project. . b. that tho aims. of the Project ore nat primarily osademic; that he will not bo o candidate for o degrec.in an American educational Institution end that any ocademic credit ho wishes for this year will have to be through an afrangoment cith his own university. : “g. that on applicant will accept o scholarship at the college * of university to which tho Committes of Advisors assigns tum. @. that cash garlicip2at wil? retorn alter ene year to bis ows eohersity fo sosume bls stodies ‘ond stodent activities. ne ~ eee A RAS Se eee shen ; oe Set ww Se eee Sha memes