Welcome

This is the historical first post in the EducationUSA advising center in Tartu’s (EAC Tartu) blog. The EAC Tartu is a part of the global EducationUSA network:

EducationUSA is a network of hundreds of advising centers in 170 countries, where millions of international students each year find accurate, comprehensive, and current information about how to apply to accredited U.S. colleges and universities. The EducationUSA network is supported by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), which strives to foster mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. EducationUSA advisers and staff work with U.S. higher education professionals to promote international student enrollment.  

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The EAC blog aims at covering different topics related to, but not limited to, higher education in the USA, especially studying in the USA as an international student. 

The EAC Tartu shares physical space with the American Corner; thus, the two U.S. Department of State projects will try to cohabit in the virtual blog space, as well. In addition to education, you can also read about a variety of topics related to the USA and the American culture in general. 

You are more than welcome to contribute to the blog in any way you can – comment the topics, request topics that you would like to read about, post topics of your own, share links, etc. The EAC Tartu’s blog is open for all discussions on the topics related to the USA that follow the legal and social conventions related to the freedom of speech. 

The EAC Tartu is located in Estonia, a small and magical country located in the Baltic region of Northern-Europe (see more: http://estonia.eu/). The blog, however, will not be written in the country's official language, Estonian. English will be used (as much as possible, at least), so that people from all over the world could understand the discussions and participate in them.