Virtual session for students who will study in the USA

During this session, students and Aruban graduates will share their experience with students who wants more information about studying in the USA. The invitation is for students in exam class who will study abroad this school year or still have to decide if they want to study in the USA, for parents or educators who want to learn more about studying in the USA.

The brief session of one hour is on Friday, May 10, 2024, from 11.00 am -1200 pm. This Friday is a free day for the majority of students in Aruba. 

The speakers are:

• Maria Zambrano, student at Valencia College (Orlando, Florida);
• Jesselyn Peterson, a student at Wayne State College (Wayne, Nebraska);
• Jean-Pierre Croes, a student at the University of Texas Rio Grande (Edinburg, Texas);
• Emeliën Kelly, alumni of the University of Central Florida (Orlando, Florida) and Florida State University (Tallahassee, Florida) 

To participate and receive the online link, you must register at https://forms.gle/YvTPa4QhbaMXeFbFA or send an email to aruba@educationusa.org.

Education USA in Aruba is an initiative of the US Department of State through the US General Consulate in Curacao to offer precise, complete, and actual information on study opportunities at accredited schools in the USA.

The Minister of Education, Mr. Endy Croes, recently appointed a local professional, Mrs. Edseline Gomes, as Senior Advisor at Education USA. At the same time, a tight collaboration started between Mrs. Edseline Gomez of Education USA and Mrs. Zulema Dabian-Erasmus, Plenipotentiary Minister in the USA, which resulted in this first virtual activity.