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Three US 11 KAREN PETIT Of The Ganmecock staff Three USC professors will be guests of 'the Libyan government next week in an effort to bring 52 Libyan students to USC. Dr. Perry Ashley, Dr. David Waugh, and Dr. Ezzedin Shamsedin will represent USC in what may become this university's first contractual student program with a foreign country, said Dr. William Wesson, vice president for student in struction. Since April 1, USC has received frequent inquiries from several Middle East countries who are looking at the various courses offered. In addition to USC, they have been contacting a number of American universities. "This is not the sort of thing we would seek out," Wesson said. "Instead, we are playing a more passive role. The Middle East countries are coming to us for information. We are not soliciting them," Wesson added. Already two representatives from Libya, one from Egypt, and one from Kuwait have visited USC. Libya's academic intcests are in the areas of engineering, jour nalism, business, and the media arts program. Libya intends to bring 52 selected students to an American university. The University of Ohio and Ohio State are also being scouted by the Libyan government. The USC professors involved with the Libyan project will be visiting Tripoli and Bengazi to explain the facilities USC can offer the foreign students. There has been no contact with the students yet and questions concerning admissions qualifications are still vague. Right now, all we can do is to provide general information to the Libyan government as to what the university is able to do, Wesson said. This is the reason for the trip. If the Libyan group does come to USC, the Libyan government will ultimately determine if we can fulfill the needs of the students. There are two reasons for Libya's particular interest in USC. Dr. Shamsedin, a native of Libya, has contacts in the Middle East and is well known in these coun tries. Efforts to bring foreign students to a new campus begin with well-known contacts in the U.S. Also, the USC geology department has several contacts in the Middle East. Under the direction of Dr. William Kanes, USC has done extensive work in North Africa. Kanes, a petroleum engineer in the Middle East before teaching at USC, has helped make the University familiar to Middle East people. Dr. Waugh will be USC's engineering representative as well WOeK'a EdAucaii P.0O. e 4618 - Women's Educat non-profit agen * Free Pregni * Problem Pr4 * Free Aborth4 * Contracepth~ * Family Play If you're a woman ai Women's Educational someone who cares. The C Profess as spokesman for the group. Journalism professor Perry Ashley's role will be to see where Libya is in its communications program and to find out what technical training and skills they have in this area. Ashley has planned a four pronged program in advertising-public relations, broadcasting, news, and audience analysis and research which he will show the Libyans. Dr. Shamsedin's particular interest in the project is with the cultural enrichment of the university environment. USC has much potential to offer the world, Shamsedin said. There are economic benefits to be reaped by both countries as well as cultural ones, he added. It is not unusual for foreign governments to support students who come to the U.S. to learn. This support is given to the student in hopes he will return to his native country and share his knowledge. Before now, a special area of training for international students has been in English instruction. North Carolina State and the University of Texas have special programs in English training for the internation student, Wesson said. At present, USC does not have such a program. Foreign students at USC receive some training in English from the communications skills people in the Student Affairs Division. The trend now is to develop training and to enter into cultural arrangements with a foreign government. This way a foreign student could come and receive training until he is able to un derstand the language well enough for classroom use. If Libyan students do come, the earliest they can be expected will be September 1975. They would come first for language training and would probably not begin classes before January 1976. "And even that may be too optimistic a date," Wesson said. "A high percentage of USC's international students have been very sophisticated and bright," Wesson said. The Libyan group, however, may consist of students who have never been outside their country before and who may need special counseling and tutoring beyond what other international students have needed. In considering the Libyan program, the University is doing something entirely different from other experiences with in ternational students. When these students have come before, they have come on an individual basis and the matter has been mostly routine. With this new project, however, the students will come in a group financed by the Libyan government. The 52 students will stuidv in three different areas-23 in Ca.&ia, S.C. ional Services is a y that offers: incy Testing. agnancy Counseling rn Referrals e Clinics ning id need assistance call Services to talk with number to call is 779-8355 ors To Go engineering, 4 in business ad ministration, and 25 in journalism and the media arts. The University must first receive enough revenue from the I,ibyan government to make the program worthwhile, Wesson said. USC has its primary obligation to S;oidth Carolina students and any THE 2728 Rose,% MOTE (D: Thursdm Happy I 12o. 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