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Abhay and Mina Bisarya Scholarship to support international students
Grant supports expansion of education abroad opportunities in School of Engineering
KU alumna brings free hearing aids, services and equipment to Jordan
Pursuing Unique International Experiences during COVID
Museum director’s career spans from butterfly fields in Mexico to predicting global biodiversity patterns
KU Assists JCCC with Implementing Grant to Internationalize Courses
KU Student Receives Prestigious Doctoral Dissertation Award
University of Kansas history of art doctoral candidate Rachel Quist has received the prestigious Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Award. ...
Three KU Students Earn Fulbright Awards
of Kansas students received prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Awards to study, conduct research and teach English abroad for the 2021-2022 academic year. Five additional KU students were named as alternate Fulbright recipients. ...
SAGE Named 2021 KU Team of the Year
Abroad & Global Engagement was named the 2021 KU Team of the Year in recognition of the staff’s herculean efforts to safely bring home students studying abroad and pivot programming for students who could no longer travel abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
International Student Award Winners
Affairs recognized the Class of 2021 international student graduates in a virtual celebration in May. During the celebration International Support Services, presented several student awards. ...
KUIA Awards 10 Grants for Research and Collaboration Abroad
KU International Affairs has awarded more than $49,000 in travel grants to nine University of Kansas faculty members and a graduate student to support research and collaboration abroad. ...
Mehrangiz Najafizadeh Named Fulbright Scholar
Mehrangiz Najafizadeh, associate professor of sociology, has received a Fulbright Scholar award to teach and conduct research in the Republic of Azerbaijan during the spring 2022 semester. ...
Fulbright information sessions to be held this spring
students, faculty and staff can attend information sessions to learn how they can engage with the world through the support of the Fulbright Program. ...
International travel grants available to faculty and graduate students
for submitting proposals and applications is Monday, March 15. Recipients will be notified by Thursday, April 15. ...
KUIA 2020 Retirees
than 100 years of service to KU, five KU International Affairs employees retired at the end of 2020. Over the past several decades, the group made significant contributions to KUIA’s mission of international education. ...
2021 Global Scholars announced
The Global Scholars Program has selected 15 University of Kansas sophomores as 2021 Global Scholars. ...
Japanese students share their experience of studying abroad during a global pandemic
March, just days before the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, a group of 15 Japanese students arrived at KU from Kansai University. The International Short Programs team had to rethink their nine-month study abroad program. Planned internships transitioned into a series of volunteer experiences, small outings were made...
AEC’s Clark selected by U.S. Department of State for prestigious English Language Specialist assignment
Thanksgiving Homestay Program Fosters Lifelong Friendships Spanning Generations and Continents
Woodyard Award Winner: Virginia Harper Ho
recipient of the 2019 George and Eleanor Woodyard International Educator Award, KU Law Professor Virginia Harper Ho was recognized for her work to internationalize the curriculum at the KU School of Law, develop cross-border programs with KU’s international partners, encourage and facilitate study abroad, and recruit and mentor international students...
Student Virtually Travels Through Online Internship
KU student Antonia Bignotti learned how to make risotto from a cook in Florence, Italy, interned for a London-based nonprofit and made friends around the world – all from her home in Santiago, Chile. ...
Increasing Access to Study Abroad
financial resources, family support and role models are among the most common obstacles students cite for not studying abroad. ...
International Travel Grants: Fostering research around the world
KU International Affairs awarded more than $37,000 in travel grants to 16 KU faculty and graduate students to support research and collaboration abroad. ...
Student Profile: Emilia Paz Ojeda
foreign exchange student in Gardner, Kansas, Emilia Paz Ojeda was one of just three international students. So, when she went to the University of Kansas, just 30 miles away, she was surprised by the number of other international students on campus...
Student Spotlight: Brooke Lapke
starting her first year at the KU School of Medicine, Brooke Lapke had a well-informed view on global health care. ...
Student Spotlight: Mika Schrader
in Lawrence, Mika Schrader had not traveled much until coming to KU. ...
Olcese Retires After 35 years in International Education
days following the 2016 presidential election and in the wake of Donald Trump’s intense anti-immigration rhetoric, international students at KU feared walking on campus and going to class. ...
Soltanshahi Named ISS Director
the field of international education since 2001, Soltanshahi worked at four higher education institutions before coming to KU. Most recently, Soltanshahi was the director of the Center for International Services & Programs for Cleveland State University. ...
2020 Graduation Awards
Clark Coan, who directed the Office of International Students for 33 years, this award recognizes exceptional student leadership. ...
2020 Fulbright Student Awards
of Kansas students were selected to receive prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Awards to study, conduct research and teach English abroad for the 2020-2021 academic year. One additional KU student was named as an alternate Fulbright recipient. ...