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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
Ediger recognized for commitment to international education
KU Associate Director of International Support Services Mike Ediger was recognized for “going the extra mile” in fall 2019 when he was honored with the NAFSA: Association for International Educators’ Region II’s Bruce Tracy Award. ...
Peixoto Wins ‘Go Back, Give Back’ Contest
In May 2019, Summer Peixoto, lecturer and academic program associate at the Applied English Center, traveled to Brazil as a winner in the U.S. State Department English Language Program’s Go Back, Give Back contest. In celebration of the English Language Fellow Program’s 50th anniversary, the program selected 13 alumni to...
2020 Graduation Awards
Named after Clark Coan, who directed the Office of International Students for 33 years, this award recognizes exceptional student leadership. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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.”...
KUIA awards 16 grants for research and collaboration aboard
KU International Affairs has awarded more than $37,000 in travel grants to 16 KU faculty and graduate students to support research and collaboration abroad. ...