The interview with Nechita premiers today and will run throughout the week. Nechita plans to finish his studies in computer science and psychology at the Washington, D.C.-area community college in December and continue studying in New York next year. In the program, he talks about life in the United States and on the Alexandria, VA campus. Nechita is one of more than 500,000 international students currently enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities.
"For a large segment of VOA's international audience, an education in America is a dream," says VOA Director David S. Jackson. "By spotlighting international students currently studying in America, VOA is giving listeners a personal glimpse into how American schools work, from an international perspective."
America's Global College Forum features interviews with international students at colleges and universities across the U.S. The series came about through the efforts of program consultant Sherril Taylor, who served as a volunteer consultant to VOA in the 1980s.
America's Global College Forum is aired Mondays at 8:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 midnight (EST); Tuesdays 2:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m., and 9:00 a.m. (EST) and Saturday and Sunday at 5:00 p.m. (EST).
The program is also available for on-demand listening via the Internet at www.voanews.com/english/AmericanLife/global_college_forum.cfm
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