EAST LANSING, Mich. — Charles A. Gliozzo, Ph.D., professor emeritus of the Department of History and former director for the Office of Study Abroad, has been appointed to serve as an ambassador of PromoDoc, a European Union sponsored initiative that seeks to promote doctoral studies in member states. Over the next year, the 25 selected PromoDoc ambassadors will advise students in the United States and Canada on the options for doctoral education in the European Union and promote the opportunities that are available. PromoDoc consortium members, Campus France and the Institute of International Education, selected the ambassadors based on their extensive experience in European higher education. Gliozzo’s studies and work have taken him all over the world and allowed him to donate both time and funds to programs that internationalize the student experience at Michigan State University. Early in his career Gliozzo earned two Fulbrights—one in France and one in Germany—before he began advising other Fulbright scholars. His enthusiasm for international education continued to grow as he served as the Director of Study Abroad programs at MSU from 1973-1993. Elected to national and regional leadership positions by his peer, Gliozzo was the first U.S. recipient of NAFSA Education Leadership Award. Today he continues to consult on special international projects at MSU. Gliozzo said the availability of funding is one good reason for U.S. doctoral students to consider pursuing their studies or research in Europe. “With 27 countries within the EU there is great diversity of programs and an opportunity for constant learning, not only academically, but culturally,” he said. PromoDoc is a project funded by the European Commission within the framework of Erasmus Mundus Action 3 (EM A3) program, focusing on the promotion of European higher education at the doctoral level. The project aims to showcase the attractiveness of doctoral-level study in Europe; improve awareness of opportunities for doctoral study; facilitate access to European doctoral programs among students in third countries, especially in Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and the United States. The project also provides a comprehensive web-based resource to help students access doctoral study opportunities in the European Union. The PromDoc website includes: doctoral program listing, a guide to organization of doctoral studies, and information on funding opportunities, application procedures, living in Europe, association of doctoral candidates and career prospects in each European country. The three-year project is being implemented by an international consortium, led by Campus France and comprised of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Nuffic, the British Council, Eurodoc (The European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junionr Researchers), and the Institute of International Education. For more information, see www.promodoc.edu.