Academics Without Borders USA

Description

AWB-USA’s work is organized around projects and based on formal partnerships with recipient institutions. Projects are first proposed by in-country institutions and then developed and refined collaboratively. Once a project plan is set and agreed to by both parties it is funded and staffed with AWB-USA field volunteers who are selected based on their expertise and the goals of the project. Volunteers, the heart of the organization, reflect a wide variety of backgrounds and experience including current or recently retired university and college faculty, post-doctorates, advanced graduate students, high-level
academic administrators, and non-academic professionals. Project work schedules can span several weeks, months, and in a few cases even longer periods of time. Similarly, the work itself can range from expansion of existing academic, professional, research, and technical programs to help setting up new ones - from teaching courses, to
supporting the development of essential non-academic administrative functions, such as computing and communications services, information systems, libraries, financial management, and student services.