Join us for our Cultural Cuisine program! Get together and enjoy New York’s vibrant restaurant landscape on a student budget. Whether you are a dedicated foodie, especially interested in one cuisine, or simply looking to make new friends and spend the evening with a group of students, come and partake!

This April, we will be dining at Bersi Ethiopian Restaurant. This Brooklyn restaurant offers plant-based, rich and flavorful traditional Ethiopian cuisine! As read on their website: “We are proud of our cultural legacy, and are excited to bring a millennia old vegan culinary history to your plate!”.

Although Ethiopian meals are traditionally family-style, the restaurant generously offered to have each guest pick items from a extensive pre-set menu and then get an individual plate to sample what they like best!

The menu created for our group will include:

• The famous Ethiopian injera
• Misir Wot – slow-simmered red lentils in berbere spice
• Engudaye Tibs – sautéed mushrooms with onion, garlic, and Ethiopian spices
• Atir Kik Alicha – yellow split peas stewed with turmeric, garlic, and ginger
• Tikel Gomen – cabbage and carrot sautéed with onion
• Defen Misir – whole lentils simmered with herbs and warm spices
• Key Sir – sautéed red beets and potatoes
• Shiro – chickpea stew with garlic and berbere spice
• Gomen – slow-braised kale with garlic and onion
• Bersi Rice – fragrant berbere-spiced rice
• Tofu Tibs – sautéed tofu with onions, peppers, garlic, and berbere

Come taste a vibrant and bold Ethiopian meal, and delight to the flavor of berbere spice!

Please note that all program fees are nonrefundable

We’re organizing another series of virtual events with Amazon this May for an opportunity to connect with employees from this multi-national company!

This interactive workshop is designed to help students build confidence in the job search process. You’ll participate in mock interviews with experienced professionals who will offer personalized feedback on your responses, communication style, and overall presentation.

Additionally, you’ll have the chance to join small breakout rooms for more focused conversations, where you can ask questions and gain insights tailored to your career interests. Whether you’re exploring opportunities in business, e-commerce, technology, entertainment, logistics, or another industry, this event will provide you with practical tools to stand out in a competitive job market.

Are you interested in networking with professionals and other business-minded international students?

Join us for our third and final discussion at the Harvard club with two experts in the corporate governance fields!

Michel Perez, President of MAPI LLC, a consulting firm specializing in financial compliance and a consultant to Promontory Financial Group, as well a Patrick Simonnet, a New York-based Managing Director and the Chief Audit Executive (CAE) of Bank of China for the USA. Combined, our two speakers have more than forty years of corporations in the U.S. and abroad, making this the ideal program for those learning about corporate governance for the first time, and those deepening their knowledge of the subject.

As experts in corporate governance, Michel and Patrick will speak on the importance of responsible corporate management and best practices in the field. They will share their professional experiences in the business world and facilitate a conversation on this important topic that impacts all of us consumers, professionals, and global citizens. There will also be an opportunity for networking with the speakers and other attendees, as well as refreshments.

Attending this event is also an opportunity to qualify for a scholarship of up to $750!

To apply, please submit an essay here of no more than 900 words, answering the question: “What is the number one corporate governance issue in your home country and how would you address it?” There is a first-place prize of $750, and a second-place prize of $500, made possible by the Harold S. Geneen Charitable Trust. Please note, you MUST attend at least one session to qualify for the scholarship.

The application for the scholarship deadline is: Monday, May 4th at 10:00AM EST. 

One To World’s Conversations with World Leaders program is a series of face-to-face meetings with CEOs, philanthropists, civic leaders, and other influential New Yorkers. They wish to engage Fulbright students in an exchange of ideas and life stories.

This March, we invite interested Fulbright students to meet Esther Benjamin, CEO and Executive Director of World Education Services of World Education Services.

Esther Benjamin has been a global executive in the public, private, and civil society sectors over 25 years. She has led programs in over 100 countries worldwide. Esther is currently CEO and Executive Director of World Education Services, Inc., a non-profit social enterprise that evaluates and advocates for the recognition of international education qualifications. Esther was SVP for Global Public Affairs at Laureate Education, Inc., the global leader in providing access to high quality, innovative institutions of higher education. She was integrally involved in Laureate becoming the largest certified B Corp in the world, and the first Public Benefit Corporation to IPO on any stock exchange globally. She was previously Laureate’s CEO for Africa Operations and CEO of Monash South Africa, Laureate’s first university in Sub- Saharan Africa, with nearly 4,000 students from every country in Africa.

Esther served in President Obama’s Administration as Associate Director for Global Operations for the Peace Corps. She was a member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service and a Presidential Appointee. She oversaw Peace Corps programs in nearly 80 countries. Following the 2008 elections, she served on the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team. She was Executive Director for Resource Development at the International Partnership for Microbicides, a global biotechnology organization developing products for women in developing countries to protect themselves from HIV. In 1999, President Clinton appointed Esther a White House Fellow. In this capacity, she worked with Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman on international policies and programs. In 1994, Esther was appointed United Nations Humanitarian Affairs Officer, responsible for coordinating humanitarian aid in Somalia. Esther earned master’s degrees from American University in International Affairs and Applied Economics. In 2009, she was awarded American University’s Cyrus Ansary Medal, the highest university honor for public service, as well as the Outstanding Alumna Award by the School of International Service, where she serves on the Board of Advisors. She is a Trustee of North Central College, where she was a College Scholar and earned her bachelor’s degree in Political Science and English.

Please RSVP below. This is an application-based program. Only students accepted by email may RSVP. DO NOT SIGN UP UNLESS YOU RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM LEA AS YOU WILL NOT BE ADMITTED TO THIS PROGRAM WITHOUT THAT CONFIRMATION EMAIL.