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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 […]

Joël Gallegos, assistant provost for international programs for UNC Charlotte’s Office of International Programs (OIP), has been appointed honorary consul of France for the Charlotte region. Endorsed for this role by the French minister of foreign affairs and confirmed by the U.S. Department of State, Gallegos will seek to enhance relations between the United States […]

Reflecting — and advancing — its reputation as the UNC System’s most diverse institution, UNC Charlotte ranks second among the System’s campuses, third in all of North Carolina and 83rd of 3,982 degree-granting, post-secondary institutions in the U.S. for international students, according to the Institute of International Education’s 2021 Open Doors Report. With 2,547 students […]

Event Date:February 26, 2020 – 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM Location:CHHS 281 Lieutenant General Michael K. Nagata, a native of Virginia, graduated from Georgia State University and was commissioned as an Infantry Officer in 1982. He initially served as a Platoon Leader in the 2nd Infantry Division before volunteering for the Army Special Forces in […]

Event Date:November 4, 2019 – 3:00 PM to November 5, 2019 – 3:59 PM Location:SAC A Salon Volker Wissing is a German lawyer and politician. Since 2011 he is national chairman of the FDP Rhineland-Palatinate, since 2013 member of the presidency of the Federal Party and since May 2016 Rhineland-Palatinate Minister of Economy, Transport, Agriculture […]

Event Date:October 24, 2019 – 3:00 PM to October 25, 2019 – 3:59 PM Location:Popp-Martin Student Union Movie Theater Consul General Pier Forlano is a highly motivated and dedicated diplomat, with 30 years of professional experience, including appointments in four Embassies (Bulgaria, Malta, South Africa and Australia). In 1987 he was appointed Deputy Chief of […]

Event Date:September 12, 2019 – 3:30 PM to September 13, 2019 – 4:59 PM Location:Cone Center 210 Ambassador John C. Kornblum has enjoyed a distinguished career in the United States Foreign Service which began in 1964, shortly after his graduation from Michigan State University. As a junior officer he served in Hamburg and Washington. He […]