The Lanzarote student Manuel de la Hoz Morales from the Costa Teguise Secondary School (IES) has been selected by the United States Embassy in Madrid and the United States Consulate General in Barcelona to participate in the Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellowship exchange program.
The embassy and consulate have had the collaboration of the Foreign Languages Area of the General Directorate of Management, Innovation and Quality of the Ministry of Education, Universities, Culture and Sports of the Government of the Canary Islands for the dissemination of this call.
Manuel de la Hoz Morales is the beneficiary of the only Benjamin Franklin scholarship, for which he has competed with 207 students from all over Spain and Andorra. To obtain the scholarship, criteria such as academic record, knowledge of English, participation in volunteer programs and a video of the candidates expressing their motivation and interest in the program have been taken into account.
This exchange program will take place at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, and will be held in person from June 24 to July 22, 2023.
The student will participate in an intensive English program focused on the global issues facing young people on both sides of the Atlantic, which will address U.S. foreign policy priorities such as fostering the leadership skills of young people, developing democratic values, and engaging civil society.
The Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellowship exchange, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, aims to foster mutual understanding and build bridges of communication between the United States and other countries.