{"id":128351,"date":"2022-05-04T15:20:24","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T19:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=128351"},"modified":"2022-05-04T15:33:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T19:33:34","slug":"fulbright-scholar-indonesia-native-graduating-from-ucf-with-degree-in-tesol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/fulbright-scholar-indonesia-native-graduating-from-ucf-with-degree-in-tesol\/","title":{"rendered":"Fulbright Scholar, Indonesia Native Graduating from UCF with Degree in TESOL"},"content":{"rendered":"
Pontianak, Indonesia, native Endah Setya Ningsih has always had a passion for teaching others. After completing her undergraduate degree in English language education in teacher training and education faculty at Universitas Tanjungpura, she wanted to broaden her horizons and learn new teaching methods in an international community. Her interest in teaching English led her to pursue various educational exchange programs in the United States.<\/p>\n
In 2016, Ningsih took part in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) in TESOL, a short-term program for emerging foreign leaders. After returning to Indonesia in 2017, she became involved in a project called Emerging Future Community Teacher (EFCT), for which she was awarded a U.S. Exchange Alumni grant. The project aims to provide pre-service training for English teachers in Pontianak, which is in Indonesia\u2019s province of West Kalimantan, on English language teaching strategies and leadership skills to help them improve education in rural communities.<\/p>\n
Ningsih found her way to UCF in 2021 as part of the Fulbright Scholars program \u2014 one of the largest and most prestigious educational exchange programs worldwide. The program, administered by the U.S. Department of State and Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, awards approximately 8,000 grants each year to recent graduates, graduate students, and young professionals to continue their development through research and study in a foreign country.<\/p>\n