The National Council escorted a delegation of Model Arab League students and faculty advisors on a cultural immersion study visit to Qatar, February 28-March 5, 2020.
Category Archives: NCUSAR Study Visit
Model Arab League Military Service Academy Students & Faculty Advisors Visit Saudi Arabia, Fall 2019
The National Council escorted a delegation of Model Arab League students and faculty advisors from U.S. military service academies on a cultural immersion study visit to Saudi Arabia, November 23-December 2, 2019.
Model Arab League Students Visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Spring 2019
National Council Model Arab League students took part in a cultural immersion study visit to Saudi Arabia in April 2019 through GatewayKSA and the King Faisal Center. They spent a week exploring the Kingdom, and learning about its rich history and culture.
Model Arab League Military Service Academy Students & Faculty Advisors Visit Qatar, Spring 2019
The National Council escorted a delegation of Model Arab League students and faculty advisors from U.S. military service academies on a cultural immersion study visit to Qatar, March 9-17, 2019.
Model Arab League Students & Faculty Advisors Visit Qatar, Fall 2018
The National Council escorted a delegation of Model Arab League students and faculty advisors on a cultural immersion study visit to Qatar, November 16-23, 2018.
Model Arab League Students Visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Winter 2018
National Council Model Arab League students took part in a cultural immersion study visit to Saudi Arabia in February 2018 through GatewayKSA and the King Faisal Center. They spent 9 days exploring the Kingdom, and learning about its rich history and culture.
Council Chronicle Vol. 10, No. 2
Council Chronicle Vol. 10, No. 2 (.pdf file)
Model Arab League Military Service Academy Students & Faculty Advisors Visit Qatar, Spring 2017
The National Council escorted a delegation of Model Arab League students and faculty advisors from U.S. military service academies on a cultural immersion study visit to Qatar, May 19-26, 2017.
Model Arab League Students & Faculty Advisors Visit Qatar, Spring 2017
The National Council escorted a delegation of Model Arab League students and faculty advisors on a cultural immersion study visit to Qatar, April 21-28, 2017.
Oman: The Pearl of Arabia
Paige Peterson – Oman: The Pearl of Arabia
From the National Council’s Arabia, the Gulf, and the GCC Blog
Model Arab League students & faculty advisors visit Qatar, Fall 2015
The National Council escorted a delegation of Model Arab League students and faculty advisors on a cultural immersion study visit to Qatar, November 27-December 4, 2015.
Model Arab League students & faculty advisors visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Winter 2014
The National Council, in partnership with the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) and Saudi Arabian Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), escorted a delegation of Model Arab League students and faculty advisors on a cultural immersion study visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, December 27, 2014-January 6, 2015.
Model Arab League students & faculty advisors visit Qatar, Fall 2014
The National Council escorted a delegation of Model Arab League students and faculty advisors on a cultural immersion study visit to Qatar, November 28-December 6, 2014.
Model Arab League students visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Winter 2013
The National Council, in partnership with the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) and Saudi Arabian Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), escorted a delegation of Model Arab League students on a cultural immersion study visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, December 27, 2013-January 8, 2014.
National Intelligence University graduate students visit the UAE, Spring 2013
The National Council, in coordination with the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR), organized and led a April 5-13, 2013 study visit to the United Arab Emirates for nine graduate students and two faculty members from the National Intelligence University in Washington, DC.
Model Arab League students visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Winter 2012
The National Council, in partnership with the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) and Saudi Arabian Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), escorted a delegation of Model Arab League students on a cultural immersion study visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, December 27, 2012-January 7, 2013.
Converse student finds new interest in Saudi culture, Spartanburg Herald Journal, July 14, 2013
Education and understanding have no borders, The Captain’s Log, April 10, 2013
MT Spotlight: MSU sophomore traveling to Saudi Arabia, KZBK , December 4, 2012
Articles on Lebanon by Linda Funsch
From June 21-July 3, 2012, the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, in partnership with the Lebanon Renaissance Foundation, organized and escorted ten students on a study visit to Lebanon. The delegation was led by National Council Malone Fellow and Model Arab League advisor Professor Linda Pappas Funsch, who lived in Beirut for several years in the 1970s while working for the Ford Foundation. Professor Funsch contributed several stories about the visit to the Frederick News-Post.
Linda Pappas Funsch, “Lebanon,” The Frederick News-Post, December 2, 2012.
United States Air Force Academy Cadets visit the UAE, Fall 2012
The National Council, in coordination with the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR), organized and led a November 16-25, 2012 study visit to the United Arab Emirates for twelve Cadets and two faculty members from the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
U.S. Airforce Academy visits NMC, WAM – Emirates News Agency, November 20, 2012
Student Study Visit to Lebanon, Summer 2012
From June 21-July 3, 2012, the National Council, in partnership with the Lebanon Renaissance Foundation, organized and escorted ten students on a study visit to Lebanon. The delegation was made up primarily of alumni from the Council’s Model Arab League Student Leadership Development Program. Through the study visit the students gained direct personal experience in Lebanese culture, society, and economics, and came away with a more deeply informed knowledge of Lebanon’s strategic aims and requirements as they pertain to Lebanese-U.S. relations and Lebanon’s role in regional and world affairs.
“Lebanon” by Linda Pappas Funsch, The Frederick News-Post, December 2, 2012.
Arts & Sciences students chosen for international honors, John Carroll University News, May 8, 2012
United States Naval Academy Midshipmen visit the UAE, Spring 2012
The National Council, in coordination with the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR), organized and led a May 11-20, 2012 study visit to the United Arab Emirates for twelve Midshipmen and two faculty members from the United States Naval Academy (USNA) in Annapolis, Maryland.