to U.S. defense procedures and the manner in which the U.S. military functions under civilian role. They are also exposed to the civilian community and its important democratic institutions. English language training, essential to attending courses in the United States, increases rapport between foreign students and their U.S. counterparts. Significant numbers of IMET students go on to hold prominent military and civilian positions in their own countries. The rapport they established with U.S. counterparts while IMET students and the favorable impressions they received of the United States frequently create opportunities for future access to these leaders. The valuable friendships and improved channels of communication between foreign and U.S. defense personnel are two of the major long-term benefits of the IMET Program. The Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Acts, 1991, expanded the scope and purposes of IMET to promote professionalism and civilian oversight of the military among training recipients. In addition to training Ministry of Defense personnel, the expanded IMET Program encompasses the training of officials from other ministries such as the Foreign Ministry and equivalents of the Department of the Treasury and Office of Management and Budget. The initiative's principal objectives are to foster greater respect for and understanding of the principle of civilian control of the military; to improve military justice systems and procedures in accordance with internationally accepted standards of human rights; and to increase professionalism and responsibility in defense management and resource allocation. IMET plans further course development and Mobile Education Teams. As IMET continues to develop, additional countries are expected to request participation. Officials in the initial target areas of the training, including the emerging democracies of Central Europe, have responded enthusiastically to the program. In FY 1991 the largest number of trainees came from Colombia (758), Philippines (387), and Turkey (234). In FY 1991 the following countries led in number of trainees: Japan (1,458), Germany (942), Egypt (915), United Arab Emirates (724), Canada (677), and Taiwan (505). Department of Center for International Education Room 3052 ROB-3 7th and D Streets, S.W. Washington, D.C. Doctoral Dissertation Research John Paul (202) 708-9298 Group Projects Abroad (GPA) and Seminars Abroad (SA) Programs: Ralph Hines (202) 708-9290 Legislative Mandate Section 102 (b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (Fulbright-Hays Act). International Education The U.S. Department of Education (US/ED), through its Center for International Education (CIE), administers 12 programs to expand the international dimension of American education and to increase U.S. capabilities in the less commonly taught foreign languages and related area studies. CIE missions include the funding of foreign language and area training, curriculum development, research, and a wide range of international education activities. Eight programs are conducted primarily in the United States: The National Resource Centers, Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships, International Research and Studies, Language Resource Centers, Foreign Periodicals, Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language, Business and International Education, and Centers for International Business Education. These programs are authorized by Title VI of the Higher Education Act, as amended. Four programs, authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act, are conducted overseas: Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA), Faculty Research Abroad (FRA), Group Projects Abroad (GPA), and Seminars Abroad (SA). Fulbright-Hays funds are used to support the four overseas programs and also the exchange programs with China conducted by the National Academy of Science's Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China. For the period 1979-1991, US/ED has awarded a total of $2,729,032. For FY 1991 the award totaled $120,000. In addition, US/ED uses Fulbright-Hays funds to pay the U.S. Information Agency for services provided to US/ED grantees by posts and binational commissions. The administrative fee for FY 1991 was $38,358. Karla VerBryck Block Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Through U.S. institutions of higher education, the DDRA Program provides fellowships to doctoral candidates for full-time dissertation research abroad in the field of modern foreign languages and area studies. The program produces highly qualified personnel by assisting in the training of academic specialists whose career goals are to teach about world areas and foreign languages critical to the U.S. national interest. Programmatic emphasis is on the less commonly taught languages and on all world areas except Western Europe. Applications that focused on the Caribbean Basin and that emphasized the fields of economics, geography, history (except Mexico), political science, sociology, and languages not commonly taught in U.S. institutions of higher education received competitive preference. This preference resulted in a significant increase of fellowships awarded to students in the preferred disciplines who planned to conduct research in the countries of the Caribbean Basin. Merion D. Kane (202) 708-8763 Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad (FRA) The FRA Program provides fellowships, through U.S. institutions of higher education, to faculty members to enable them to conduct fulltime research abroad in the fields of modern foreign languages and area studies. The FRA Program is designed to improve modern foreign language and area studies programs at U.S. institutions of higher education by supporting faculty research projects overseas. Programmatic emphasis is on the less commonly taught languages and on all world areas except Western Europe. Lungching Chiao (202) 708-7292 Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program The GPA Program is designed to improve and develop the fields of modern foreign language and area studies throughout the educational structure of the United States by providing educational opportunities overseas for teachers, students, and faculty at higher education institutions. Programmatic emphasis is on the less commonly taught languages and all world areas except Western Europe. Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education, State departments of education, private nonprofit educational organizations, and consortia of such institutions, departments, and organizations. Linda Byrd-Johnson (202) 708-8294 Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad (SA) Program The primary goal of the SA Program is to improve and develop the fields of modern foreign language and area studies throughout the educational structure of the United States. The program provides support for teachers, curriculum specialists, and college faculty to participate in US/ED-designed seminars abroad. Programmatic emphasis is on the less commonly taught languages and all world areas except Western Europe. |