Mobilizing Curiosity. Engaging the World.
KU International Affairs empowers Jayhawks from all 50 states and over 105 nations to achieve their full potential by mobilizing discovery, research, and service across geopolitical borders. KUIA cultivates inclusion and collaboration across campus and the region through our engagement of the global community.
International Affairs Around the World
Opening Doors
"Studying abroad opened doors and opportunities for me that were always there that I never would have seen."- Mika Schrader, 2020 graduate with degrees in history and religious studies.
International Connections
"It is important being able to understand other cultures and perspectives, and that goes for more than just between countries, it is true for inside the U.S."- Emilia Paz Ojeda, international student and 2020 graduate in computer science
KU International News
KU welcomes 21 Fulbright students and teaching assistants
This fall, the University of Kansas welcomed 14 students as part of the Fulbright Foreign Student Program and an additional seven students as Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants.
KU student receives prestigious doctoral dissertation award
University of Kansas history doctoral candidate Alicia Houser has received the prestigious Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Award to spend a year conducting research in Tanzania.
KU to host Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Academic Fellows Program
Beginning in September 2025, KU will host 25 young leaders from Southeast Asia in Lawrence for a five-week intensive academic exchange.
Hubert Humphrey fellows to present research July 22-24
International fellows with the Hubert H. Humphrey Pre-Academic Program are spending eight weeks at KU and will present their research July 22 through 24.
International Events at KU
