{"id":58342,"date":"2025-09-02T16:08:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T20:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/?p=57905"},"modified":"2025-09-12T12:50:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T16:50:53","slug":"celebrating-our-largest-and-most-diverse-class-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/en\/celebrating-our-largest-and-most-diverse-class-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Our Largest Class Yet From a Record 30 Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">This year, ASSIST is proud to welcome its largest and most global class in our 56-year history. The <strong>Class of 2026<\/strong> is comprised of 190 scholars from 30 different countries, representing an incredible range of cultures and perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/3ccd14d1-1d6c-4b0b-b77e-c995fa1abfcd.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57920\" style=\"width:377px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expanding Our Reach<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We are particularly excited to welcome students from countries that are either new to ASSIST or have been historically underrepresented in our program. This includes scholars from <strong>Colombia, Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina, Japan, Kenya, France, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Vietnam<\/strong>. This expansion is a key part of our commitment to increasing diversity and bringing the world&#8217;s most promising students to our member schools in the U.S. and Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Looking Ahead to Southern Africa and South America<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our work to expand our global reach continues. We are excited to announce our plans to expand into Southern Africa for the <strong>Class of 2027<\/strong>, led by our Pretoria-based Program Coordinator, Nomvuyo Mzamane. We are also growing our presence in Colombia this year via partnerships with two student-centered, rigorous and mission-aligned schools in Bogot\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/colombia_class_26.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57912\" style=\"width:487px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Honoring Our Roots<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While we celebrate this growth, we also recognize the strong connections we have built over decades. Countries with long-standing ties to ASSIST are well-represented in this class, including <strong>Germany, Switzerland, Turkey, Georgia, Poland, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Spain, Sweden, Moldova, Czech Republic, and Hungary<\/strong>. The continued participation from these countries strengthens our network and our mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Class of 2026 is a testament to ASSIST&#8217;s evolving global footprint. We look forward to seeing how this talented and diverse group of scholars will enrich their host school communities.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/girls-orientation-leysin.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57923\" style=\"width:406px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/boys-2425-assist.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57922\" style=\"width:394px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, ASSIST is proud to welcome its largest and most global class in our 56-year history. 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