On October 26-27, 2022, the USAID’s Higher Education System Strengthening Activity (HESSA) conducted a two-day training titled ‘Advancing Leadership Capacities of Deans’ for public sector universities. In total, 29 Deans from 15 Pakistani partner universities participated in the training. The inaugural session was attended by Anne Flaker, USAID Director of Education; Asima Rehman, USAID Senior […]
Read MoreTake your education abroad! Mark your calendar for the Learning Abroad Spring Fair, taking place both in-person and online January 23–27, 2023. Whether you are new to the U or a returning student, tune in to learn about the wide variety of international opportunities available to you as a University of Utah student. All week, the Learning Abroad […]
Read MoreProfessor Jay Jordan’s WRTG 4010 opened up borders during the height of COVID By the beginning of fall semester in 2020, the entire world knew that COVID-19 was here to stay. For schools and higher education institutions, that meant classes would resume via Zoom for an indefinite amount of time; and students and faculty alike […]
Read MoreUniversity of Utah Asia Campus alumni gathered for the at the Conrad Hotel in Yeouido, Seoul, on December 1. After a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the seventh Korean Alumni Association event was designed to “strengthen exchange and solidarity and achieve friendship and harmony,” according to organizers. Hosting the U.S. National Parks-themed dinner […]
Read MoreInternational Education Week (IEW) 2022 wrapped up in spectacular fashion on Friday, November 18, as one of the most memorable iterations of the U’s beloved annual cultural celebration in recent history. The week (Nov.14–18) was presented in a hybrid format; with some departments continuing to reap the unique benefits of hosting online information sessions and […]
Read MoreDr. Amir M. Arain, U Health professor and epileptologist, was born in MirpurKhas, Pakistan and spent most of his life in the bustling port city of Karachi. Though Arain’s medical career ultimately led him to settle in the U.S. Mountain West, a large part of his heart has always remained in his native South Asia. […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah, in partnership with Brigham Young University, has been awarded $7 million from the U.S. Department of Education to support international education and language study over the next four years. The Title VI National Resource Center and Foreign Language and Area Studies grants will provide funding directly to the Center for Latin American […]
Read MoreIn partnership with the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation, the U welcomed 10 members of Ukraine’s National Curling team to campus housing for the summer. This all-encompassing humanitarian and sporting initiative aims to provide a safe haven and training opportunities amid unrest and turmoil in the team’s home country. The nine athletes and their coach arrived […]
Read MoreOne of the University of Utah’s beloved annual events, International Night, will be making its in-person return on Friday, November 18 of this year, for the first time since 2019. The night will include food, performances from international students and local groups, and tabling by international student clubs as a way to celebrate the diverse […]
Read MoreWe are excited to announce the winner of the ISA Global Opportunity Scholarship! Congratulations to Zuri Vasquez Bedolla, a double major in Spanish and Business Administration with a minor in Entrepreneurship at the University of Utah. She will be studying abroad at Universidad Antonio de Nebrija in Madrid this fall. Read more
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