University 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
Read MoreHigher education professionals agree that learning abroad fosters growth, but it is much harder to quantify exactly how a student’s intercultural skills change through those international experiences. The University of Utah Learning Abroad office set out on a mission to measure that growth several years ago and shared their recently-launched method with other learning abroad […]
Read MoreA group of eight university Vice Chancellors from Pakistan recently spent a week training at the University of Utah as part of the Higher Education Systems Strengthening Activity (HESSA)–a USAID-funded, U-led project. During their one-week visit in July, the education leaders toured U facilities and learned more about U.S. university management. Pakistan’s population is the […]
Read More“When I listen to trot music, I get excited. I’m studying abroad to learn Korean” (Trot music – a traditional Korean pop music style that is mainly enjoyed by middle-aged and older generations) “My name is Lilly. I came to the University of Utah Asia Campus in Incheon to learn Korean. I like Trot songs.” […]
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