News
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.
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
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.
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.
Tue, 05/10/2022
KU International Affairs Awards 14 Grants for Research, Collaboration Abroad
KU International Affairs has awarded more than $46,000 in travel grants to 13 KU faculty members and one graduate student 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 School of Music.
Mon, 05/02/2022
Abdelmajid Hannoum Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Morocco
Abdelmajid Hannoum, University of Kansas professor of anthropology, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to travel to Morocco to conduct research on African migration to Europe.
Thu, 04/28/2022
William Collins Receives Fulbright Scholar Award to Finland
William Collins, University of Kansas associate professor of civil, environmental & architectural engineering, has received a Fulbright Scholar Award to conduct research for six months in Finland. Jointly funded by the VTT Technical Research Center of Finland and the Fulbright Finland Foundation, Collins was awarded the Fulbright-VTT Award in Science, Technology, and Innovation.
Tue, 04/12/2022
International Jayhawk Festival will Celebrate KU's Global Community April 19
Connect with the diverse global community at the University of Kansas and discover an abundance of international opportunities at the sixth annual International Jayhawk Festival, which will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. April 19 at the Burge Union. Learn what it means to be a global Jayhawk through activities, games and crafts representing cultures from around the world. Free international snacks and T-shirts will be distributed. Students, staff, faculty and community members are invited to attend the free event.
Wed, 03/30/2022
James Walters Receives Fulbright Scholar Award to Czech Republic
James Walters, University of Kansas associate professor of ecology & evolutionary biology, has received a Fulbright Scholar Award to conduct research for nine months in the Czech Republic.
Mon, 03/21/2022
2021 Woodyard Award recognizes Kapila D. Silva for international work
Kapila D. Silva, professor of architecture at the University of Kansas, is the recipient of the 2021 George and Eleanor Woodyard International Educator Award. Silva will give a talk on what it means to be an international educator at the award presentation and reception, which will be held at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, April 28 at the Kansas Memorial Union in the Malott Room.
Tue, 03/08/2022
James Thompson Receives Fulbright Specialist Award to Portugal
James Thompson, professor of special education at the University of Kansas, has received a Fulbright Specialist Award to lead a series of plenary presentations and workshops in Portugal this semester.
Later this month, Thompson will travel to Portugal for a three-week project with FORMEM, a Portuguese nonprofit organization that develops professional training and employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Thompson’s presentations and workshops will focus on understanding people with developmental disabilities by their support needs, assessing the intensity of people’s support needs, and planning processes that can be used to identify and arrange personalized supports for children in schools and adults in society.
Wed, 02/23/2022
2022 International Travel Grants Available to 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 Friday, March 11.
Tue, 02/01/2022
Brian Rosenblum Receives Fulbright Specialist Award to Ghana
Brian Rosenblum, co-director of the Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities at the University of Kansas, has received a Fulbright Specialist Award to lead a six-week course in digital humanities at the University of Ghana this semester.
Fri, 12/10/2021
KU Announces 2022 Global Scholars
Representing diverse academic fields from across campus, 15 University of Kansas second-year students have been selected as 2022 Global Scholars. The Global Scholars Program recognizes and encourages undergraduate students who have an interest in international studies and a strong academic record.
Mon, 12/06/2021
Abhay and Mina Bisarya Scholarship to support international students
When Abhay and Mina Bisarya's three sons were looking for a way to celebrate their parents, they decided to make a gift to the university that brought them together.
Fri, 11/19/2021
Grant supports expansion of education abroad opportunities in School of Engineering
University of Kansas School of Engineering students will experience a new education abroad program through a $15,000 start-up grant from IES Abroad.
Wed, 11/03/2021
KU alumna brings free hearing aids, services and equipment to Jordan
KU alumna Alqudah received $700,000 for Hear Jordan, a project she developed that takes a three-prong approach to address hearing loss by providing free hearing aids and evaluations to children who can’t afford them, training audiology students with the proper equipment and implementing a public awareness campaign.
Tue, 11/02/2021
Pursuing Unique International Experiences during COVID
Determination, flexibility and a healthy sense of adventure were required for the KU students who sought study abroad experiences during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tue, 11/02/2021
Museum director’s career spans from butterfly fields in Mexico to predicting global biodiversity patterns
Over the past few decades, Jorge Soberón’s field of research has grown from studying a few acres of butterfly terrain to encompassing broad regions of the world as he uses theoretical and computational modeling to predict biodiversity patterns on a global scale.
Tue, 11/02/2021
KU Assists JCCC with Implementing Grant to Internationalize Courses
Thanks to a $340,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education and a team organized by KU International Affairs, JCCC will offer hundreds of additional students each semester an international component to their education.
Thu, 09/30/2021
KU Student Receives Prestigious Doctoral Dissertation Award
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas history of art doctoral candidate Rachel Quist has received the prestigious Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Award. ...
Tue, 06/15/2021
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 2021-2022 academic year. Five additional KU students were named as alternate Fulbright recipients. ...
Tue, 06/08/2021
SAGE Named 2021 KU Team of the Year
KU Study 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. ...
Tue, 06/01/2021
International Student Award Winners
KU International 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. ...
Wed, 05/12/2021
KUIA Awards 10 Grants for Research and Collaboration Abroad
LAWRENCE — 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. ...
Wed, 05/05/2021
Mehrangiz Najafizadeh Named Fulbright Scholar
LAWRENCE — 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. ...
Fri, 02/19/2021
Fulbright information sessions to be held this spring
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. ...