UT Tyler Collaborates with Leadership School in Macedonia
September 19, 2023
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UT Tyler Collaborates with Leadership School in Macedonia
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The University of Texas at Tyler formalized a partnership with the International Center Alliance of Civilizations that allows a cohort of UT Tyler students to attend the President Ivanov School for Young Leaders in Macedonia every year.
“This is an incredible opportunity for our students, and we are excited to partner with the International Center Alliance of Civilizations,” said UT Tyler social sciences department chair Dr. Thomas Guderjan, lead coordinator from the university. “This long-term relationship will enable five UT Tyler students and three faculty members to annually participate in the two-week school at no cost.”
UT Tyler President Kirk A. Calhoun, MD, FACP, and school founder Dr. Gjorge Ivanov, former president of the Republic of Macedonia (2009-2019) and president of the center’s advisory board, signed the agreement on Sept. 15, and the inaugural cohort of UT Tyler student scholars was also announced.
“My intention was to provide young people not only from Macedonia but also from around the world with an opportunity to acquire new skills that would empower them to become leaders in their respective fields,” said Ivanov. “I am thrilled that we have formalized our cooperation through the signing of this memorandum, and I eagerly anticipate the enrollment of the inaugural group of students from UT Tyler in our program.”
The inaugural UT Tyler student cohort includes senior social sciences major Kirk Rosenbalm of Tyler; senior psychology major Catherine Kimball of Bullard; sophomore psychology major Preston Cammack of Longview; graduate political science major Kathryn Chamberlain of The Woodlands; and senior political science major Brittany Sehion of Trinidad. Jacob Groninga of Keller, a senior political science major, serves as an alternate.
To be considered for school admission, students must major in a field within the arts and sciences, write an essay describing their career goals and aspirations, and be prepared to participate in both the online and in person portions of the school to be held Oct. 7 – 19. They will be accompanied by Guderjan, Dr. Colin Snider, UT Tyler associate professor and history department chair, and Dr. Robert “Bob” Sterken, UT Tyler professor of political science. The three faculty will also present at the school.
The school’s aim is to stimulate positive values of future political, cultural and economic leaders in Macedonia and around the world. The program is intended for young people with accomplished higher education who wish, through their leadership skills, to contribute to the positive development of the society and the environment in which they live and work.
Programming includes management simulations and practical exercises as well as leadership and management lectures by prominent lecturers and guests from the area and abroad.
With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, UT Tyler offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs to nearly 10,000 students. Through its alignment with UT Tyler Health Science Center and UT Health East Texas, UT Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, UT Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.