CONTENTS: ARTICLES CONAHEC: Transforming Higher Education........................... 3 CELEBRATING: 50 Year of Arizona in Brazil .........................4 BRAZIL: Gobernate Award.......................................................6 BRAZIL: Honorary Citizen........................................................6 STUDENT FOCUS: Summer Internships Awarded ................. 7 BRAZIL: UA Uses Big Data to Solve Problems......................... 8 GCC COUNTRIES: Diversification, Innovation and Solutions............................................................................. 10 MEXICO: Rural Aid for Students.............................................12 CHINA: UA Launches First Dual Degree Law Program..........13 UA GLOBAL PARTNER DAY ................................................ 14 GLOBAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS......................................... 14 STUDENT FOCUS: Engaged Learning Abroad......................... 15 IRAN: Expanding Persian and Iranian Studies...................... 16 STUDENT FOCUS: Welcoming Students from Mexico to the UA Campus...............................................................................15 STUDENT FOCUS: UA Study Abroad Photo Contest.............18 HONORS: Recognition and Awards......................................20 ALUMNI FOCUS..................................................................... 23 STUDENT FOCUS: Documentary “Looking China”.............. 23 UA ATHLETES: Wildcats in the Summer Olympics...............24 NEW DATA PORTAL Reveals Global Landscape....................31 REPORTS GRANTS: International Research Development....................26 GRANTS: Visiting Scholars............................................................26 IRDG Reports........................................................................... 27 FULBRIGHT News...................................................................29 2016 INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS.......................................30 2016 COLLEGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.............................31 Front Cover: Students in Namibia; photography by program professor Hans-Werner Herrmann. Read the whole story on page 15. Back Cover: Rio de Janeiro is one of the most visited cities in the Southern Hemisphere and is known for its natural settings, Carnival, samba, bossa nova, and balneario beaches.
Empowering Youth Through International Education
Greetings! Thanks to tremendous dedication by countless people across the UA campus and around the globe, this year has been filled with exciting events and accomplishments. Many international partners, colleagues and students have made their way to the sunny Sonoran Desert and we have seen the campus and the city of Tucson become a more international place – from our selection as the first US City of Gastronomy to an amazing class of nearly 4,000 international students. Throughout this newsletter we will highlight many of the programs, events and people that make up our global knowledge network. These include: u 50 Years of Arizona in Brazil: Earlier this year a delegation from the UA visited Fortaleza, Brazil and celebrated 50 years of incredibly productive partnerships between our institution and institutions across Brazil. We were thrilled to be able to bring together a group of alumni from the 60’s and 70’s as well as leaders in Brazilian higher education to look forward toward another 50 years of partnerships. u Innovative Programs for Latin American Students: Throughout the summer two unique programs brought several dozen students from Mexico, Brazil and Chile to the UA campus to experience what it is like to be a student here in Tucson. These students were doing research in UA labs and visiting historic sites around southern Arizona. u Students, Alumni and Faculty Doing Amazing Things Abroad: Throughout the year hundreds of UA faculty and staff participate in activities around the world. As a result, many receive awards and recognition for their research and commitment to global productivity. A few of these honors are highlighted here.
Our team’s goal, and the goal of countless partners across campus, is to establish the University of Arizona as a preferred partner to institutions around the world, as a hub of a global knowledge network and as THE global land-grant university. Mike Proctor
Best regards, ~ The UA Global Initiatives Team “From our first international student in 1891, through our sustained ranking, the UA has defined what it means to have Local Roots, Global Impact.”
~ Mike Proctor Vice President Office of Global Initiatives
The University of Arizona is proud to celebrate the 17th annual International Education Week. Monday November 14 through Friday November 18, 2016. IEW is celebrated nationally and is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education. The week celebrates the benefits of international education and exchange throughout the world.
The UA will host lectures, events and special sessions throughout the week. Unless noted, all events are free and open to the public. See the full Calendar of IEW Events webpage for an overview of all events to be hosted campus-wide at the University of Arizona.
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