Teachers connect as part of the Partnership 2020 in India. Washington D.C., From left to right: Bruce Grogan (UNMC), Richard Boyum (Department of State), Anubhooti Arora (U.S. Embassy in New Delhi) Sher Jan Ahmadzai (UNO), Patrick McNamara (UNO), and Richard Rossow (The Center for Strategic and International Studies) Dr. Patrick McNamara, Director of International Studies at UNO, presents on Partnership 2020. Grant Projects UNO- Ualikhanov Kokshetau State University (UKSU) in Kazakhstan Partnership The goal of this project, “UNO-KSU Partnership Building through Enhancement of English and STEM Teaching” is to build a partnership between University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) and Ualikhanov Kokshetau State University (KSU), a regional university in North Kazakhstan, to enhance teacher preparation, teaching methodology, and pre-service teacher training to support English language teaching and learning, including STEM. CAS and colleagues from International Professional Development (IPD) are working together on the curriculum portion of this grant and they are presenting seminars on leadership and teaching excellence for the professors at KSU. During this time, the UNO team is working on adjusting the original project because of COVID-19. The UNO team is offering many virtual modules to make sure that the KSU professors are fully engaged and that the goals of the project are met. The UNO team is also engaging in different webinars to provide information to the broader KSU community.