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Mon, 07/03/2023

18 Students Receive Gilman Scholarship to Travel Abroad

Representing diverse academic fields across campus, 18 University of Kansas undergraduate students have received the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study or intern abroad.
Thu, 06/15/2023

KU Receives State Department Grant to Create First Hybrid Study Abroad Program

The University of Kansas was awarded a $35,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State to develop a hybrid study abroad program aimed at encouraging underrepresented students to travel internationally. 
Thu, 05/25/2023

KU International Affairs Awards 13 Grants for Research, Collaboration Abroad

KU International Affairs has awarded more than $26,000 in travel grants to 11 KU faculty members and two graduate students to support research and collaboration abroad. These competitively awarded funds were dispersed among faculty and students in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and the schools of Architecture & Design, Journalism and Music.
Thu, 05/25/2023

Five KU Students, Alumni Awarded Fulbrights

Five University of Kansas students and alumni have received prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Awards to study, conduct research and teach English abroad for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Thu, 05/18/2023

KU International Affairs Announces Frederica Suess as International Short Programs Director

KU’s International Affairs has announced that Frederica Suess will lead International Short Programs at the University of Kansas.
Fri, 05/05/2023

Dylan Bassett Receives Fulbright Specialist Award to Brazil

Dylan Bassett, lecturer of percussion at the University of Kansas School of Music, has received a Fulbright Specialist Award to travel to Brazil, where he will compose works, perform, direct a musical group and teach.
Tue, 04/25/2023

Global Scholars to Present Research April 27

Covering diverse topics from around the world, seven seniors will present their internationally focused research at the Global Scholars Research Symposium this week. The event is the culmination of the Global Scholars program, which is in its 12th year. The public is invited to attend the symposium, which will take place from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. April 27 at the Burge Union, Forum A. A reception will follow the short presentations.
Thu, 04/06/2023

International Jayhawk Festival Will Celebrate KU's Global Community On April 13

The University of Kansas will come together to celebrate its diverse global community at the International Jayhawk Festival from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. April 13 in the Burge Union, Forum C and D.
Tue, 04/04/2023

Robert Rohrschneider Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Austria

Robert Rohrschneider, the Sir Robert Worcester Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Kansas, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to travel to Austria to conduct research on European illiberal parties.
Tue, 02/28/2023

Elizabeth MacGonagle Honored with 2022 Woodyard International Educator Award

Elizabeth MacGonagle, associate professor of history and African & African-American studies at the University of Kansas, is the recipient of the 2022 George and Eleanor Woodyard International Educator Award.
Wed, 02/22/2023

KU Hosts Brazilian Teachers for 6-Week Program

A group of Brazilian teachers are at KU this semester as part of a six-week program to improve their English language and teaching skills and learn about U.S. culture.
Fri, 02/10/2023

Lina Nerio Morales inaugural Fulbright recipient of Hodgie Bricke Memorial Scholarship

Lina Nerio Morales, a graduate student from Colombia, was the first international Fulbright grantee to receive the Hodgie Bricke Memorial Scholarship. ...

Fri, 02/10/2023

Johnson Inaugural GAP Recipient of Hodgie Bricke Memorial Scholarship

Charlie Johnson, a four-major student traveling to Morocco this semester, is the inaugural Global Awareness Program recipient of the Hodgie Bricke Memorial Scholarship.
Fri, 02/10/2023

11 KU Students, Alumni Named Semifinalist for Fulbright Awards

Eleven University of Kansas students and alumni have advanced to the semifinalist round for Fulbright U.S. Student Awards, which will provide funding to study, conduct research or teach English abroad for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Fri, 02/03/2023

2023 International Travel Grants Open for Faculty and Graduate Students

KU International Affairs is accepting proposals and applications for travel grants that support faculty and graduate student research and collaboration abroad. The deadline for submitting proposals and applications is March 9. Grant recipients will be notified by the end of April.
Tue, 11/29/2022

KU Engineering Student Receives Prestigious Boren Award

Anthony Moon, a University of Kansas junior from Overland Park has been awarded a David L. Boren Scholarship for $25,000 to study at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, in 2023.
Wed, 11/16/2022

KU Study Abroad & Global Engagement Selected for IIE American Passport Project

This fall, 95 University of Kansas freshman students will receive free U.S. passports as part of the IIE American Passport Project, a grant initiative sponsored by the Institute of International Education. The IIE American Passport Project seeks to promote diversity, inclusion, access and equity in study abroad.
Tue, 11/15/2022

University of Kansas Announces 2023 Global Scholars

Representing diverse academic fields across campus, 15 University of Kansas second-year students have been selected as the 2023 cohort of Global Scholars. In its 12th year, the Global Scholars Program recognizes and encourages undergraduate students who have an interest in international studies and a strong academic record.
Mon, 11/14/2022

International Education Week to Celebrate Global Connections

With a series of multicultural events and a social media campaign, the University of Kansas is celebrating International Education Week from Nov. 14 to 18. IEW is a joint initiative between the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education.
Fri, 09/30/2022

For KU Alumni, Study Abroad in Bonn Creates Lifelong Bond

In the fall of 1971, a group of 12 University of Kansas students embarked on a junior year abroad program at the University of Bonn, Germany. There, they learned the language, took German-speaking classes and traveled Europe, including communist East Germany.
Fri, 09/30/2022

Inspired by Study Abroad Experience, Alumna Supports International Education

Like a thread leading from one adventure to the next, international experiences are woven throughout Christine Pederson’s life. Through her generous support, Pederson, ’68, ensures today’s students have similar opportunities to embark on international adventures.
Fri, 09/30/2022

2022 International Student Awards

KU International Affairs recognized the Class of 2022 international student graduates in a celebration in May at the Kansas Union. During the celebration Roberta Pokphanh, who was serving as interim co-director of International Support Services, presented several student awards. ...

Fri, 09/30/2022

Study Abroad Student Views Russian Invasion from Eastern Europe

For some domestic students traveling abroad, the war in Ukraine also affected their spring semester. Studying abroad in the Czech Republic this spring, Nikita Larson had a second row seat as the country united behind Ukraine following Russia’s invasion.
Fri, 09/30/2022

KU Comes Together to Assist Ukrainian Students and Scholars

Since February KU’s Ukrainian students and faculty have been living in two worlds, one where their friends and family are under constant threat of bombings and military attacks in their home country and the other in the United States, where the war is a distant thought for many.
Tue, 08/23/2022

ISS Reception Moves to First Floor of Strong

The reception area for International Support Services has moved to Room 126 Strong Hall. The centrally located reception on the first floor provides a spacious, welcoming environment to greet and serve KU’s international student and scholar population.
Fri, 07/15/2022

Hubert Humphrey Fellows to Present Research July 20-22

Thirty international fellows with the Hubert H. Humphrey Pre-Academic Program will present their research at a forum from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. July 20- 22 in the Malott Room at the Kansas Union.
Fri, 05/20/2022

31 KU Students Receive Gilman Scholarships

Thirty-one University of Kansas undergraduate students have recently received the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study or intern abroad in countries around the world. 
Tue, 05/17/2022

KUIA names Eron Memaj as International Support Services Director

KU International Affairs has announced that Eron Memaj will be the new director of International Support Services at the University of Kansas. Memaj will be coming from Kent State University, where he served as director of the Office of International Student Affairs for seven years. ​
Fri, 05/13/2022

Three KU Students Earn Fulbright Awards

Three University of Kansas students received prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Awards to study, conduct research and teach English abroad for the 2022-2023 academic year. Four additional KU students were named as alternate Fulbright recipients.
Fri, 05/13/2022

Stacey Vanderhurst Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Nigeria

Stacey Vanderhurst, University of Kansas assistant professor of women, gender & sexuality studies, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to study how Nigerian women are fighting harassment in public spaces.

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