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On February 26, 2025, the Office of International Programs hosted H.E. Nicole Bintner-Bakshian, Luxembourg’s Ambassador to the United States, for its International Speaker Series. Ambassador Bintner-Bakshian shared insights from her distinguished career in foreign affairs, spanning decades and continents. Her wide-ranging experience includes diplomatic postings in Asia, leadership roles in Luxembourg and international organizations, and […]
AACTE (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education) awarded the 2025 Best Practice Award in Support of Global and International Perspectives to Cato College’s Department of Reading and Elementary Education, represented by Dr. Erik Byker and Dr. Adriana Medina. This award recognizes exemplary practice in the intercultural, global, cross-cultural, and international arenas and is overseen […]
From November 18th to 22, UNC Charlotte’s Office of International Programs led the campus in celebrating International Education Week. This commemorative week highlights international education through planning and facilitating various events across campus. Students, faculty, and staff had the opportunity to immerse themselves in different cultures, learn about study abroad programs, and network with international […]
Former Honorary Consul Dr. Carpano and current Honorary Consul Dr. Cecchi had the privilege of attending the induction ceremony for CCI-NC, as the newest members of the Phi Beta Delta MU Chapter at UNC Charlotte. During the event, Phi Beta Delta MU recognized CCI-NC as an organization that exemplifies a strong commitment to international initiatives within […]
UNC Charlotte is celebrating International Education Week Nov. 18-22, and Charlotte dining is playing a major role. SoVi dining hall and Social 704 are serving international fare all week for lunch and dinner. These international dishes include Moroccan beef, gochujang chicken, beef birria, pad thai and more. Crafting this specialty menu was a team effort […]
The Office of International Programs (OIP) is a conscientious partner of campus sustainability initiatives. Since the launching of the sustainability ambassador program at UNC Charlotte, four OIP staff members have participated in this campus-wide effort. The Sustainability Ambassador Program is a professional development program for employees to learn more about the university’s sustainability goals and […]
With three successful consecutive years of offering Global Learning and Internationalization Institute (GLII) for UNC Charlotte faculty, approximately fifty faculty members have joined the community of practice. The community of practice embodies a growing group of internationalization practitioners on campus, who serve as resources to each other and the campus community and enhance the global […]
From May 13 to May 17, 2024, the Office of International Programs (OIP) hosted the third Global Learning and Internationalization Institute (GLII) for fourteen faculty members from four colleges. This initiative supports faculty in developing goals for internationalizing their teaching and curriculum and creating global learning experiences for all students. An important goal of GLII […]
Event Date: September 25, 2024Event Time: 3:30 – 5:00PMLocation: Popp Martin Student Union Room 340C Talmage Boston is a well-known figure among leading historians as an author, speaker, and onstage interviewer. His work has been endorsed by David McCullough, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jon Meacham, Douglas Brinkley, Annette-Gordon-Reed, Evan Thomas, and H.W. Brands, as well as […]
The Office of International Programs (OIP) is proud to recognize a number of students, both international and domestic, with ties to our office who were recognized by the Chancellor at the recent Honors and Awards ceremony. Read the full story here. Of the 20 students honored, no less than seven are affiliated with OIP programs […]
Ginger Wyrick, Director The Charlotteans Women’s Chorus Department of Music Completing three years of successful growth, a partnership between the UNC Charlotte Women’s Chorus and Tohoku University (Japan) exemplifies the power of singing together to create community and the effectiveness of curriculum internationalization as a means for student global awareness and citizenship. Begun as a […]
In late February, the Office of International Programs (OIP) welcomed four advisors from EducationUSA, a U.S. Department of State network of over 430 international student advising centers in more than 175 countries and territories. The EducationUSA advisors serve as highly trained and well qualified resources to students in their geographic area to help demystify US higher education […]