In their 2012 Global Agenda course, Honors students at the University of Delaware conducted weekly classes by live videoconference with students at Zayed University in Dubai, exploring political, cultural, religious and personal questions, while forming bonds and dispelling preconceptions about the United States and the Arab world.

Over their spring breaks, the UD students traveled to the UAE for a weeklong immersion experience hosted by the Zayed University students. The Emirati students traveled to Delaware one week later to experience American culture with their new Blue Hen friends.

Generous financial support

for the 2012 Dubai exchange program is

gratefully acknowledged from:

1. ‣ UD College of Arts & Sciences
   

2. ‣ UD Honors Program
   

3. ‣ UD Institute for Global Studies
   

4. ‣ UD Department of Communication
   

5. ‣ UD Office of Service Learning
   

6. ‣ UD Alumni Association
   

The Global Agenda Dubai-Delaware program is taught at UD by Ralph Begleiter, Director of the Center for Political Communication.

At Zayed University in Dubai, it was taught in 2012 by Dr. Sara Chehab, who earned her Masters and PhD. degrees at the University of Delaware’s Department of Political Science and International Relations.