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Global Scholars Program Shapes Life Trajectories
KU Global Scholars seminar course, Beth Fentress was asked to draw a segment of a tree trunk with rings, and in each ring to write an event that changed her life. The assignment was intended to have her think about patterns and decisions that led her to that moment and...
KU students receive Foundation for Education Abroad scholarships to study abroad
Two outstanding University of Kansas students were selected as recipients of two highly competitive national scholarships to fund their overseas studies. ...
18 KU Students Receive Gilman Scholarship to Travel Abroad
KU Receives State Department Grant to Create First Hybrid Study Abroad Program
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. ...
KU Engineering Student Receives Prestigious Boren Award
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. ...
KU Study Abroad & Global Engagement Selected for IIE American Passport Project
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. ...
Inspired by Study Abroad Experience, Alumna Supports International Education
thread leading from one adventure to the next, international experiences are woven throughout Christine Pederson’s life. ...
145 University of Kansas Students Receive Free Passports
30th, 145 KU undergraduate students took part in the first-ever Passport Caravan, a unique event developed in partnership between KU Undergraduate Studies, International Affairs, Study Abroad & Global Engagement and the nonprofit international education organization, the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), of which KU is a member. ...
Honoring Hodgie Bricke
Bricke had a knack for bringing people from around the world together. Whether welcoming an international student or scholar to her office with a warm cup of tea, encouraging and training faculty peers to develop their own study abroad programs, or building global educational opportunities for all KU students, Hodgie’s...
International Education at Home and Abroad
always knew that she wanted to study abroad during her undergraduate career. Originally from Lawrence, Cormaney graduated from KU in August 2021 with a degree in Spanish and a focus on pre-physician assistant studies. She decided to pursue a study abroad program in a Spanish-speaking location to improve her foreign...
Seeing COVID through a New Lens
packing lists, visa applications, and plane tickets, University of Kansas students who studied abroad during the coronavirus pandemic found that monitoring the COVID-19 context in their host countries became an essential part of their travel preparations. But rather than viewing the COVID-19 pandemic as an obstacle to their international education...
SAGE Staff Named 2020-21 KU Team of the Year
Abroad & Global Engagement was named the 2020-21 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. ...
Study Abroad Returns Despite Continued Presence of COVID-19
2020, following nine months of suspended international travel activities, Study Abroad & Global Engagement staff were diligently preparing eighteen University of Kansas students for a spring semester abroad in one of just seven foreign countries. Now, one year later and despite an international travel context which remains highly fluid...
Study Abroad Secures Additional Funding From The Freeman Foundation
will be available for University of Kansas students participating in internships in East and Southeast Asia through a renewed two-year, $400,000 grant from the Freeman Foundation. ...
Scholarships Enable Student to Gain Hands-On Experience in Japan
interest in Asian cultures began while she was on active duty in Hawai’i. Norris joined the U.S. Air Force after graduating high school, which provided her with opportunities to travel. While stationed in Oahu she gained exposure to Japanese tourism and cuisine and was inspired to learn more about Japan...
KU Professor Leads a Record 51 Study Abroad Programs and Counting
Professor Mary Klayder has just three rules for the students who travel with her study abroad programs: ...
Annual Report Places KU Among Top 25 Institutions For Study Abroad Participation
of Kansas ranks 22nd for undergraduate participation in study abroad among contributing public doctoral-granting higher education institutions, according to the 2020 Open Doors Report on International Education Exchange released earlier this week. ...
36 Years of Promoting and Preserving German
of Kansas students arrive for the Summer Language Institute in Holzkirchen, Germany, they are greeted by a band and parade in front of City Hall. In northern Germany, when KU study abroad students reach Hamburg, they are escorted by a fire brigade for the hour and half journey to the...
Scholarships Enable Student to Study Abroad Three Times
international education for all KU students is a priority for Study Abroad & Global Engagement. Each year, through the generous support of donors and friends, SAGE offers more than $200,000 in student scholarships. Access to funding is critical as 75% of study abroad participants utilize some form of financial...
The Impact of COVID-19 on Education Abroad
became clear that COVID-19 would be present for the foreseeable future, SAGE made the difficult decision to cancel all summer and fall 2020 international study, internship and research programs. The suspension of travel affected approximately 800 KU students, forcing students to postpone, or in some cases forego, plans for...
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. ...
Cross-Departmental Collaboration Provides Greater Access to Study Abroad
provides students with the opportunity to take part in unique courses, research and internship experiences; aids in the development of intercultural communication competencies and foreign language fluency; encourages perspective taking, engaging with difference, and leading across cultures; and supports students in acquiring the soft skills needed to thrive in today’s...