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UNC Charlotte undergraduate students participated in a study abroad program in Singapore and Malaysia during Spring Break 2023 with the theme “Chinese Culture in Multicultural Societies: A Comparative Study of Singapore and Malaysia” (CHNS 3225). This program was the first Spring Break study abroad program in Singapore and Malaysia and was led by Yongling Gorke, […]
The Office of International Programs recently coordinated a visit from James, K. Hill, Consul General, and Elizabeth Reid, Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner, Government of Canada, to discuss potential partnership, including research and economic development. Sharing the world’s longest border, the U. S. and Canada and are strategic economic partners. According to the Government of […]
As the Office of International Programs (OIP) builds back more offerings for study abroad programs, OIP introduced a pilot project to assess students’ learning outcomes on global citizenship and intercultural competence through faculty-led study abroad programs. In Spring 2023, faculty members joined OIP’s pilot effort with programs to the Netherlands, France, Croatia, Singapore and Malaysia. […]
On January 17, The Office of International Programs (OIP) welcomed and will be hosting a group of 38 English Language teachers from Brazil to UNC Charlotte for a six-week professional development program, known as the Programa de Desenvolvimento Profissional para Professores de Lingua Inglesa nos EUA, or PDPI. The teachers will be in Charlotte through […]
Charlotte hosted the NAFSA: Association of International Educators Region VII conference from November 6-9, 2022, attracting over 500 professionals from institutions of higher education in seven southeastern states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. NAFSA is a premier membership organization in international higher education with a focus on international education and exchange and global workforce […]
UNC Charlotte has again been recognized for its increasing prominence within the global academic community. The 2022-23 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities rankings show the University rising 25 spots overall and again placing No. 3 among UNC System institutions. Read the full article here.
In the recently released 2023 Times Higher Education World University rankings, Charlotte climbed 33 spots among U.S. universities. The results are regarded as one of the leading national and international university rankings focused on research and academic excellence. “Charlotte’s strategic plan outlines a new vision for the University as a nationally recognized top-tier research university, […]
Event Date:October 25, 2022 – 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Location:Lucas Room, Cone Center Yaya J. Fanusie is an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). His research focuses on the national security implications of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. Fanusie spent seven years as both an economic and counterterrorism analyst […]
On October 24, 2022, UNC Charlotte was pleased to host a delegation from our newest international exchange partner, the Hochschule Niederrhein University of Applied Science in Krefeld, Germany. While on campus, the representatives from Hochschule Niederrhein, Dr. Thomas Grünewald, President; Dr. Marion Halfmann, Chief Internationalization Officer; and Dr. Norman Lupa, Dean of the Faculty of […]
Event Date:October 14, 2022 – 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Location:Popp Martin Student Union 265 Stefan Schlüter served in the German Foreign Office until the summer of 2017 and is now a Program Director at the Diplomatic Academy in Berlin. After studying political science at the University of Hamburg, Ambassador Schlüter joined the German Foreign […]
Event Date:October 12, 2022 – 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Location:Belk Gym 201 Dave Rank is a Senior Fellow at Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and the head of the China practice at The Cohen Group, a global business strategy consultancy. Additionally, he teaches at the Johns Hopkins University School for Advanced International […]
From May 16 to May 20, nineteen faculty members participated in the inaugural Global Learning and Internationalization Institute (GLII), organized by the Office of International Programs (OIP). This initiative was created to support faculty in developing goals for internationalizing their teaching and curriculum and in creating global learning experiences for all students. An important goal […]