Happy New Year and welcome back! We hope you had a relaxing and productive winter break. As we embark on a new semester, we hope you will remember that UNL is a place where individual passions are appreciated and encouraged. So don't forget to get involved and pursue your interests.
Meet Amelia Becher senior GLST major from Platte Center, NE. Amelia chose Global Studies because it allowed her to take classes that explore world issues and problems and introduced her to new concepts for solving them. For her study abroad experience Amelia traveled with Engineers Without Borders. Continue reading…
Congratulations to Global Studies majors and minors who graduated this past December. Can’t wait to see where life will take you next. Wherever it is, our well wishes go with you! Continue reading…
Spend a semester in Japan earning credit and gaining valuable professional experience. Global Studies internship at Matsudo Middle School in Matsudo, Japan is an excellent opportunity for all majors and minors (no Japanese knowledge needed). Deadline for fall 2017 is 2/1/2017. Continue reading…
More details at: http://unl.studioabroad.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=11563
The US-UK Fulbright Commission offers special Summer Institutes for US citizens to come to the UK. These summer programs provide the opportunity for US undergraduates, with at least two years of undergraduate study left to complete, to come to the UK during summer. DUE 2/23/2017. Continue reading…
More details at: http://www.fulbright.org.uk/fulbright-awards/exchanges-to-the-uk/undergraduates
Planning to study abroad during Summer or Fall semester? The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program offers grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies or credit-bearing, career-oriented internships abroad. DUE 3/7/2017. Continue reading…
More details at: http://www.iie.org/programs/gilman-scholarship-program#.V-hO7vkrJD8
PRESIDENTIAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM at The American University in Cairo provides recent university graduates the opportunity to spend an academic year at the highest levels of an international university, learn Arabic and experience life in Egypt. The application is due January 20, 2017. Continue reading…
More details at: http://www.aucegypt.edu/about/leadership/president/internship-program
Join Arabic Professor Dr. Abla Hasan on a 5 week (3 credit) adventure to Morocco. Both of the courses can be used to complete your Global Studies major/minor requirements. Dates are July 1-August 6, 2017. Continue reading…
More details at: http://unl.studioabroad.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=12502
Join Dr. Hana Waisserova on a 5 week (6 credit) adventure to Czech Republic. The trip titled Czech Republic: History, Culture, and Technology will take place June 17-July 22, 2017. Both of the courses will fulfill Global Studies major/minor requirements. Continue reading…
More details at: http://unl.studioabroad.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=12503
Lincoln Friends of Refugees is a mentoring program designed to aid Lincoln’s refugee population in transitioning to life in the United States through fostering mutually-beneficial relationships. You spend one hour every week with a family, assisting them in practicing English. Continue reading…