International Projects

The HECD program ran from 2019-2025 and produced tangible results boosting both teachers and students in Lebanon.

A Fulbright Visiting Scholar grant brought Dr. Ely Djulia Katmadihardja to Florida State University, but this wasn't her first time at FSU. This fellowship represents a full circle moment for Dr. Djulia, who began working with the Learning Systems Institute at FSU in 2006. Working at FSU and with LSI has perfectly fit Dr. Djulia's goals of integrating culturally responsive pedagogy into STEM education. Dr. Djulia is home in Indonesia but has shared some highlights of her time as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar.

Dr. Michelle Aguilar-Ong, an alumnus of Florida State University's Learning Systems Institute (LSI) Community College Administrators Program (CCAP) and was a visiting Fulbright Scholar at LSI, has been sworn in as the new special adviser for Local Colleges and Universities by the Commission on Higher Education in the Philippines.

The Learning Systems Institute at Florida State University was honored with the Multilingual Education Leadership Award at a ceremony in Nigeria this morning. The University of Maiduguri Language Centre presented the award in collaboration with UNICEF.

The Learning Systems Institute (LSI) at Florida State University has been nominated for the Multilingual Education Leadership Award by the University of Maiduguri Language Centre in Nigeria. The award will be presented in collaboration with UNICEF.

In 2022, Dr. Michelle Aguilar-Ong came to Tallahassee from the Philippines to participate in the Community College Administrators Program (CCAP) led by the Learning Systems Institute (LSI). In 2024, she returned to Tallahassee and LSI as a visiting Fulbright Scholar.

This past semester, FSU hosted four fellows from Egypt as part of its work on the Initiative. Eman Abodahab, Zainab Elsallamy, Shimaa Ghobashi, and Hadya Soliman spent three months in Tallahassee, delving into the academic environment at FSU, expanding their knowledge, and participating in graduate-level courses.

The Learning Systems Institute has been a partner with the Education Development Center working on the United States Agency for International Development on the Higher Education Capacity Development Program since 2019. The program has been extended through August 31, 2025.

During year three of STEP Malawi, 6,644 books, including 5,808 National Reading Program teacher’s guides and learner books in English and Chichewa for Standards 1-4, were delivered to all primary Teacher Training Institutions (TTI).

The Learning Systems Institute at Florida State University has received a SHARE Grant to support LSI's current work on the USAID Strengthening Teacher Education and Practice (STEP) Activity in Malawi.