From March 23 to March 25, 2023, twenty-five UNCG students attended the Southern Regional Model United Nations (SRMUN) conference in Charlotte, NC. Model UN is a simulation of international diplomacy in which students represent UN Member States and negotiate resolutions to key problems in international relations. At this spring’s SRMUN,… Continue reading…
This spring, UNCG partnered with NC Global Leadership to host 12 international entrepreneurs through the US Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership program. The program entitled, “Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development: A Regional Project for the North East and North Africa”, was arranged by World Learning, NC Global Leadership, and the International Programs Center.
Congratulations to our Kohler Fund award recipients! This year, we celebrate the work of several faculty projects supported by the Kohler Award! The Kohler Award supports faculty in areas of research, teaching, student programs, special projects, and international linkages. Twenty-one faculty were funded a total of $22,000 in Kohler Awards this academic year. Check out this list of awarded faculty and their projects!
Our special thanks to Weatherspoon Art Museum for sponsoring an ISA event called “Story Gallery”. We also like to invite your organizations to come visit this special story gallery concentrating on the ‘Women, Life and Freedom’ movement, supporting all the Iranian Women who are fighting for their rights. Please do… Continue reading…
Each year, UNC Greensboro professors and students journey abroad for scholarship and service.
But the International Programs Center (IPC) also pursues opportunities to make our campus – and the surrounding community – a hub for international scholarship and a training ground for international teachers, and scholars.
“My favorite thing about UNCG is its faculty. I believe we have the best faculty. Everyone I have met so far is extremely hardworking, and they always wanted to get the best out of us. They’re very inspiring. I have high regard for all the faculty and staff at UNCG who are striving every day to give us the best quality education and experience.” -Susanna Murumalla
UNCG’s Center for New North Carolinians (CNNC) promotes access and integration for immigrants and refugees in North Carolina by bridging newcomer populations with existing communities through direct service provision, research, and training. Specifically, the CNNC conducts community-based outreach and programming, research and evaluation studies, and experiential training and leadership development… Continue reading…
As a cultural anthropologist who has enjoyed many years of interesting international fieldwork experiences, I readily encourage undergraduate students to participate in a study abroad experience for a semester or longer while attending UNCG. Longer-term stays enable a student to learn more of the language and culture wherever they may… Continue reading…
JSNN researchers have enabled technologies that have the potential to transform lifestyles. Its faculty and students have contributed to developing materials for water purification, clean energy technologies, management of greenhouse gases, and the detection and decontamination of toxic pollutants.
Rangel Fellowship Finalist Rangel finalist Ms. Joy Woods is no stranger to applying for competitive fellowships. Woods was chosen as a Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship and Freeman-Asia recipient for her year-long study abroad program in Japan, and as a 2021 Critical Language Scholarship recipient for intensive Japanese language study. … Continue reading…
