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The non-profit Kearny Alliance is accepting scholarship applications from citizens of Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Lao, China, and the US for graduate and undergraduate study at selected schools in the US, Hong Kong, Beijing and the Philippines (kearnyalliance.org/scholarships_2011.aspx).
Awards are available for qualified individuals for the following schools and programs:
Citizens of Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam
• Hong Kong: MA Journalism (Hong Kong Baptist University);
• Philippines: MBA (De La Salle University), MS Development Communication (UP Los Banos), MA Development Economics (UP Diliman);
Mainland China citizens
• USA: MBA (Thunderbird School of Global Management);
• Hong Kong: BBA (Hong Kong Baptist University) (for GDUFS students);
American citizens
• Beijing, China: MA Global Business Journalism (Tsinghua University) (for graduates of ASU Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication).
“Our education and career development programs create opportunities for bright young scholars to engage in learning, and to build a solid foundation of marketable skills in line with our mission of Aid through Trade,” said Alexander Boome, program director of the Kearny Alliance.
“We share Robert Maynard Hutchins’ view that ‘The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.’ Through internships and post-graduation careers, we help foster that learning beyond university and into the workplace.
“We currently have 11 Scholars and will add nine new scholarships for academic year 2011-2012.”
Views from Scholar graduates working with Global Sources and Kearny Alliance
One Kearny Alliance Scholar graduate from China, Jean Shen, is now working in Shenzhen with Global Sources as a manager of buyer events & services, Private Sourcing Events,
Shen said of the program: “…the opportunity that The Kearny Alliance and Global Sources offers has had a huge impact on myself and, in a broader perspective, business communities.
“The partnership between Kearny and Global Sources has given me and other scholars the opportunity to learn in such a diverse environment and use that knowledge to help communities thrive in the global business environment.”
Khiem Vu, also a Scholar graduate, is manager of the Kearny Alliance’s Developing County Export Assistance Program, based in his hometown, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. His team in India, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia helps small and medium-sized exporters reach overseas buyers and create jobs through exports.
Vu said: “I am so fortunate that I can work with a great team with different background and nationalities. They support me a lot and are dedicated to this Program. In fact, I consider this job my opportunity, inspiration and passion…”
Another Kearny Alliance Scholar, Karen Pham from Hanoi, Vietnam, is working as an export consultant with the Export Assistance Program. She said: “I wish new scholars who are joining us will find their commitment and appreciation for the value they get from the study and a chance of doing good things in our communities.”
Brief write-ups by these and other Kearny Alliance Scholars about their study and work experience are available at Scholar profiles - kearnyalliance.org/scholar.
About The Kearny Alliance
The Kearny Alliance (kearnyalliance.org), a US nonprofit 501 © (3) foundation, partners with other international organizations to further its mission of ‘Aid through Trade’, to advance international development and poverty alleviation through trade-related business, education, training and applied research.
Key programmatic areas include:
• Livelihood development at the grassroots level: Through the social enterprise Export Service Centre (ExportServiceCentre.com) in Indonesia and Cambodia, the Kearny Alliance assists small producers who do not have the capacity to export direct to participate in the global economy. It estimates that in 2009 it created more than 3,800 jobs.
• Job creation for small & medium producers: Through the Developing Country Export Assistance Program (kearnyalliance.org/sourcingreports), the Kearny Alliance connects smaller exporters in developing Asia with buyers worldwide. Surveys of beneficiaries show that suppliers have received $772,000 in export orders, and they expect more than $5,500,000 to develop in the net 12 months.
• Education & skills development: The Kearny Alliance offers stipend support for students from Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam and mainland China to study in Hong Kong and the US. The dozens of Kearny Alliance Scholars receive internships and on-the-job training in export-related companies and organizations in 10 countries.
• Trade policy research: One major initiative is The Future of US China Trade .Com (futureofuschinatrade.com), an online center for data, analysis, and insightful discussion on U.S. - China trade offering Forum Discussions, News & Analysis, Facts & Figures, Discussion Outcomes, Book reviews and Meet the Experts. This was developed from The Kearny Alliance – Arizona State University forums on China, trade and the world economic order high-level series of interlinked meetings – held in Phoenix and Beijing which explored potential solutions to issues and challenges of mutual benefit to China-US trade relations.
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