As we draw closure to 2018, we look back on our successes and set our sights on next year's goals. Our accomplishments are numerous and Global Nebraska has so many reasons to celebrate.
In 2018, we launched the new Global Nebraska portal site and began our quest to map internationalization; we created strategic partnerships with stellar institutions across the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Europe; we received prestigious grant awards to advance our internationalization efforts on campus; we bolstered on-campus support for our international students and scholars; we launched the "Global Nebraska Experience" video campaign, showcasing the voices of our international students and alumni in their native languages; we worked with faculty across the institution to expand education abroad faculty-led programs; and we created new scholarship opportunities for study abroad, to name a few. It is with this great momentum that I know Global Nebraska will approach 2019.
"And now, let us welcome the New Year, full of things that never were." - Rainer Maria Rilke
Sonia Feigenbaum, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Chancellor for International Engagement
and Global Strategies/Senior International Officer University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The Office of Global Strategies has selected six faculty members to receive a Global Virtual Classrooms grant. The grant is an expansion of the 2017-18 UNL Global Virtual Project which supported collaborative, online international learning with partner universities in the Middle East. Continue reading…
As a testament to UNL’s commitment to global engagement, staff from the Office of Global Strategies recently traveled to Oman, Japan and China to welcome prospective and incoming students, connect with alumni and meet with institutional partners. Continue reading…
The Education Abroad Office has extended its January scholarship deadline from Saturday, January 5 to Thursday, January 10 at 11:59 pm CST. Continue reading…
In November 2018, Programs in English as a Second Language (PIESL) Director, Chris Dunsmore, along with the Director of the Office of Global Strategies, Maegan Stevens-Liska, visited Senshu University Matsudo Junior and Senior High School in Chiba, Japan. Continue reading…
Faculty, staff, and students preparing for upcoming travel abroad are reminded that all undergraduate and graduate students must register their university-sponsored international travel with the Education Abroad Office. Continue reading…
On November 12-16, 2018, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln celebrated International Education Week across campus with more than 30 events organized by 20+ campus partners. The Office of Global Strategies coordinated the schedule and created a 2018 recap to remember the week. Continue reading…
During International Education Week, the Education Abroad Office and Career Services hosted two panels for students to share their experiences with internships and research opportunities abroad. The events highlighted how going abroad gives students a professional advantage in today's world. Continue reading…
Each month, the International Student and Scholar Office (ISSO) hosts several events to support engagement and intercultural education. Providing students and scholars the opportunity to mingle and learn from each other is a priority of the office, as reflected in its events for fall 2018. Continue reading…
Competing for a chance at $1 million—and, more importantly, the opportunity to create a positive impact on the world—students at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln pitched business plans at the Nebraska Hult Prize Challenge Nov. 16. Continue reading…
Charles Wortmann, University of Nebraska–Lincoln agronomy and horticulture professor and Nebraska Extension soil and nutrient management specialist, received the American Society of Agronomy International Agronomy Award last month. Continue reading…
On December 7, the International Quilt Study Center and Museum celebrated the opening of a new exhibition, “From Kente to Kuba: Stitched Textiles from West and Central Africa.” Continue reading…
The 2017-18 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Research Report is now available online, featuring work on global food security, the Zika virus, Innovation Campus’s unique community with world partners and more. Continue reading…
According to a new study by Nebraka’s Paul Hanson, termites have built the 200 million cone-shaped mounds in Brazil’s Caatinga forest slowly termites for nearly 4,000 years. Continue reading…
University of Nebraska–Lincoln biochemist Paul Black has been named a 2018 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society. Continue reading…
The staff of the Education Abroad Office hope students begin with the “why” for a program abroad as opposed to the “where,” encouraging students to look beyond Europe and consider places like China. Continue reading…
The Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska released its annual report last month, providing an overview of their research efforts and innovations to advance water and food security. Continue reading…
