NASSAU, Bahamas — Deputy Assistant Secretary for Academic Programs in the United States Department of States’ Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, Caroline Casagrande, recently paid a courtesy call on President of The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI), Dr. Robert W. Robertson.
The visit came a day before it was announced that the Fulbright program would be reinstated for Bahamian students. The program — which promotes international goodwill through the exchange of students in the fields of education, culture and science — was introduced to The Bahamas in 1996.
BTVI’s President, Dr. Robert W. Robertson, is an alumnus of the Fulbright program, which is an educational and cultural emersion.
According to Ms. Casagrande, one in every three world leaders is a Fulbright alumnus.
