GLOBAL GUIDE
Together, UH prepares every graduate to be a global citizen
A Message From Our Executive Director
Educate Engage Lead
47,000 ways to go global at UH
We work to prepare all UH students to thrive in today’s interconnected world. We are proud to support the efforts of students, faculty, staff, and partners everywhere so that together, we empower Coogs to engage with the world and contribute their amazing skills and energy to solving today’s global challenges.
At UH’s Institute for Global Engagement, we understand that given the wonderful diversity of our students, our university, our city, and our world, there are as many ways to be globally engaged as there are students! Whether it is through Learning Abroad opportunities, global content in curriculum and academic programs, engagement with global and diverse communities in Houston and abroad, participation in globally-focussed programs on campus or across the city, we are committed to finding ways to support our students’ global curiosity and ambitions. Together, we all strive to ensure that UH prepares every graduate to be a global citizen.
Amb. Michael Pelletier (ret’d)
Founding Executive Director Institute for Global Engagement
University of Houston
Developing Global Competence:
Global Citizens
Engaging and interacting effectively with people from diverse countries and cultures
Attitudes | Knowledge | Skills | Action
Whether through a semester abroad, a global course, an internationally focused research project or internship, or a multicultural event, students develop global competence, preparing them for the global workforce.
Educate Engage Lead
Johnny Zapata ‘18 Learning Abroad alum-Azerbaijan, Gilman Scholar, IES Scholarship, Global Guide, Global Citizens Credential, Fulbright ETA, Pickering Fellow, currently a US Department of State Foreign Service Officer
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Engagement Across the Map
Undergraduate Students Abroad
Swansea University & UH:
Since our partnership began in 2014, UH and Swansea University have built a strong and enduring collaboration over the past decade. Fueled by our robust exchange student program, we take pride in working together on research initiatives, joint programs, and sharing best practices.
157 total exchange students 37 Joint Research Publications
Faculty-led programs in Nursing & Social Work
Emily Poff ‘23
Learning Abroad alum-Swansea University, Global Guide, Global Citizens Credential, Critical Language Scholarship, US Department of State Intern, White House Intern
72 outoing UH Coogs and 85 incoming Swansea Dragons for semester and academic year exchanges since 2015
44 Guest Lectures between UH & Swansea University
44 guest lectures between SU & UH, and multiple teaching collaborations, including the Street Law programme for the schools and community of Swansea
Ongoing research in computer science, engineering, nursing, medicine, physics, geography, psychology, languages, and the Houston-based UH Texas Research Excellence Showcase
Adrian Carruthers
