School for International Training, US. Sophia has been named President of the School for International Training, part of World Learning. She comes to SIT from Kean University in New Jersey, where she was Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs. Sophia holds a PhD in European Renaissance Philosophy and Literature from York University, UK, and has extensive international experience in more than 40 countries. She has served on the boards of NGOs including the Civic Education Project. Sophia also worked at the ministerial level to support higher education in Georgia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Macedonia and the Palestinian territories.