The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Cameroon is pleased to announce the competition to select highly qualified Cameroonian candidates for summer 2017 Study of the United States Institute (SUSI) for Secondary School Educators.  The focus of the Institute will be on providing content and materials for participants to develop high school level curricula about the United States.  Please note that the main focus of the Institute for teachers is on content and materials about the United States rather than teaching methods and pedagogy.  To this end, the Institute is organized around a central theme or themes in U.S. civilization.  Through a combination of traditional, multi-disciplinary, and interdisciplinary approaches, program content will examine the history and evolution of U.S. institutions and values, broadly defined.

SUSI Institutes are five week intensive post-graduate level academic programs scheduled from late May to August, 2017 with integrated study tours, whose purpose is to provide foreign secondary educators the opportunity to deepen their understanding of U.S. society, culture, values, and institutions.  The ultimate goal of these Institutes is to strengthen curricula and to enhance the quality of teaching about the U.S. in secondary schools and other academic institutions abroad. The program will provide funding for round trip airfare to the United States, a living allowance, and health insurance. 

Applicants should be mid-career, typically between the ages of 30-50, highly- motivated and experienced secondary educators with strong English level abilities, and little or no prior experience in the United States. 

Candidates are requested to provide in English a curriculum vitae with contact information (email addresses and phone numbers), as well as a one page (500 words) personal statement describing their interest, what they expect to gain from the program, bring to the program, and how they plan to use the knowledge acquired.  Please send applications electronically toExchangesYaounde@state.gov by midnight local time December 23, 2016.  Late applications will not be considered.