Category Archives: Case Studies

[Conference Presentation] PhD Agency During Transition: Understanding International PhD Students’ Wellbeing & Socio-Cultural Adaptation Over Time

Slide deck from Trang Mai Tran at the University of Bristol (UK) examining the challenges facing international students as they adjust to graduate education in Great Britain. Tran – SOCIO-CULTURAL ADAPTATION OVER TIME Facebook Twitter Linkedin

Enhancing Diversity at The American University in Cairo: Graduate Recruitment in Sub-Saharan Africa

By Adham Ramadan The American University in Cairo (AUC), established in 1919, represents the premier English language institution of higher education in Egypt, and the only example of American Liberal Art higher education institution with well-recognized graduate programs and a graduate student body of about 1000. It has had diversity representing not only a strategic […]

Promoting Access for Refugees to Graduate Education at The American University in Cairo

By Adham Ramadan Political upheavals in the MENA region over the past decade have led to a substantial refugee population with significant regional and global impacts. While some of the regional conflicts would need years to be resolved, for others, the repatriation of refugee populations will continue to be a challenge for years to come. […]

[Conference Presentation] Mental Health of Informal Caregiving PhD Candidates in the Netherlands

Slides from a 2019 presentation by Josephine Bergmans and Inge van der Weijden on how informal caregiving responsibilities impact the mental health of Dutch PhD candidates. Slide deck – Bergmans – Mental Health of Informal Caregiving PhD Candidate.  Facebook Twitter Linkedin