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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
LAWRENCE — 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
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
International travel grants available to faculty and graduate students
The deadline for submitting proposals and applications is Monday, March 15. Recipients will be notified by Thursday, April 15. ...
KUIA 2020 Retirees
Representing more 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
LAWRENCE — 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
In early 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...
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
Student Virtually Travels Through Online Internship
"I was at home, but there was a part of my brain that really believed I was working somewhere abroad." ...
Soltanshahi Named ISS Director
KU International Affairs is delighted to welcome Ali Soltanshahi to the Jayhawk family as its International Support Services director. ...
Student Profile: Emilia Paz Ojeda
“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.”...
Olcese Retires After 35 years in International Education
In the 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. ...
2020 Fulbright Student Awards
Five University 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. ...