2009 Professional Programs
In 2009, World Partnerships programmed IVLP "New Generation" leaders from 93 countries throughout the Tampa Bay area!
January 17 - 22 Armenia: University Administration in the United States
January 27 - 31 Regional Project for South America: US Political System: Transition to a New Administration (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, México, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela)
February 14 - 17 Hungary: Role of the Free Press in a Democratic Society
February 14 - 18 Italy: Business and Economic News Media in the US
February, 17 - 21 Tajikistan and Uzbekistan: Investigative Journalism
February 17 - 21 NEA/North Africa: Investigative Journalism Program
(Cameroon, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal)
March 7 - 12 West Bank: Security, Crime and Counter Terrorism Issues
March 24 - 28 North Africa and the Near East: Young Business And Economic Leaders: Enhancing Leadership Potential (Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Palestinian Territories)
March 25 - 29 Malaysia: Human Trafficking Program
March 28 – April 1 Hungary: Hungarian Journalist
March 31 – April 2 Iraq: Print Media in the US
March 31 – April 3 Regional Program: Western Hemisphere - International Crime Issues I
(Argentina, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela)
April 22 – 25 Science Journalism Education (Namibia, South Africa, Uganda)
April 30 – May 5 Combating International Crime (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Kuwait, Maldives, Pakistan, Qatar, West Bank)
May 2 – 5 Regional Project for Europe - US: European Security Issues
(Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, European Union, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Lithuania, Montenegro, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom)
May 6 – 9 Regional Project for the Western Hemisphere: Administration Justice and the Rule of Law I (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, Paraguay, Venezuela)
May 14 – 17 Iraq: Television Broadcast Journalism
May 21 – 28 Russia: Advancing Financial Sector Transparency And Combating Money Laundering And The Financing of Terrorism
June 9 – 11 China: Journalism in the Digital Age
June 10 – 14 Iraq: Combating International Crime
June 13 – 17 Ethiopia: Emergency Management and Government Coordination
June 13 – 18 West Bank: Women’s Political Leadership Issues
June 21 – 25 India: Role of the Media
June 25 – July 1 Israel and West Bank: Vocational Technical Educational Program
June 30 – July 1 Sweden: Crisis Management and Witness Protection Program
July 22 – 25 France: UNESCO
August 5 – 8 Azerbaijan: New Media
August 16 – 19 France: Media
August 19 – 22 Western Hemisphere: Journalism in a Democratic Society
(Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela)
September 9 – 12 India: National Security and Defense Reporting
September 10 – 12 Indonesia: Media Television
September 20 – 23 Lebanon: Roles of the Public Sector and Civil Society
September 23 – 26 Chile: Evolving Role of the Media
September 25 – 30 Russia: Innovative Developments in High School Education
September 26 – 30 Bulgaria: Combating International Crime
Sept. 30 – Oct. 3 Iraq and Lebanon: Combating Terrorism
Sept. 30 – Oct. 4 EU Commission: US Foreign Policy
October 1 – 7 Africa: Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists
(Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Guinea, Liberia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swziland, Uganda, Zimbabwe)
October 4 – 7 Saudi Arabia: Municipal Administration
Oct. 28 – Nov. 1 Ukraine: Teaching Business in America
November 21 – 25 Poland: Media in the United States