TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Dr. Gulnara Zakirova, a Fulbright Scholar in the department of American studies at The University of Alabama, is giving a talk on “Study Opportunities in Western Europe and the Former Soviet Union” Wednesday, April 25 at 3:30 in 103 tenHoor Hall.

Zakirova is the vice rector for the department of international relations at the Ablai Khan Kazakh University in Kazakhstan. She has been lecturing across the United States since August 2006.

The department of American studies is part of the College of Arts and Sciences, the University’s largest division and the largest liberal arts college in the state. Students from the College have won numerous national awards including Rhodes Scholarships, Goldwater Scholarships and memberships on the “USA Today” Academic All American Team.

The University of Alabama, a student-centered research university, is in the midst of a planned, steady enrollment growth with a goal of reaching 28,000 students by 2010. This growth, which is positively impacting the campus and the state’s economy, is in keeping with UA’s vision to be the university of choice for the best and brightest students. UA, the state’s flagship university, is an academic community united in its commitment to enhancing the quality of life for all Alabamians.