On February 8th, Dr. José Valentino Ruiz, founding program coordinator and assistant professor of music business and entrepreneurship, received the following awards for his artistry as a concerto soloist, contemporary classical composer, and music video producer:
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EXCLUSIVE - Cost of tuition and on-campus accommodation, selectivity, international student success rates, reputation... Find out where French students can follow a brilliant curriculum across the Atlantic at prices, all in all, measured.
The American Dream is not dead... 6000 French students study in the United States every year. Most of them take the plunge directly after graduating from high school, to earn a Bachelor’s degree. Having an American degree always looks good on a CV. But what motivates young people most of all is the campus life so often fantasized about in TV series (US sports, fraternity/sorority life...
The International Center had a fantastic Giving Day, and we couldn’t be more grateful to everyone involved: UFIC staff and student assistants, Study Abroad, and the Study Abroad Peer Advisors, who all came together for one purpose: Study Abroad Scholarships. We had a lot of fun tabling outside of the Hub and appreciate every student who stopped by to chat, grab some swag, and donate! Thank you and see you next year!
If you were unable to attend the event, there is still time to Give! Visit here
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The University of Florida ranks second on a list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the largest number of 2023-2024 Fulbright U.S. Scholars, up from fourth last year and seventh just two years ago.
Eleven UF scholars were named, placing UF on the list of Fulbright Top Producing Institutions as one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of faculty selected for the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, which is administered by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
The purpose of the Fulbright program is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of more than 150...
The International Center is pleased to announce the Inaugural Virtual Exchange / COIL for Administrative UF Staff in Collaboration with CEU in Valencia, Spain!
UF and CEU participants will contribute their interests and professional experience in their fields, share best practices, and discuss creative ways to implement improvement projects at the end of the program.
This unique bilingual pilot program is set to start in February 15, and designed to culminate with project presentations in May, 2024.
A Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) project, a type of virtual exchange or telecollaboration, is a technology-enhanced teaching methodology in which...
Source: The Independent Florida Alligator
By Laura Quintana
Many non-English speakers arrive in the country without knowing basic things about the language, which creates problems when they can’t communicate with native English speakers.
The Latina Women’s League aims to empower the local Hispanic community through a variety of educational events and ...
Dr. Muthusami Kumaran (aka. Dr. K) has just published his book "Managing A Million Missions: Strategic Capacity Building for Non-Governmental Organizations." The purpose of this book is to improve overall organizational management capacities of NGOs (nonprofits) within a strategic framework in countries across the globe. As the primary author Dr. K wrote 15 of the book's 19 chapter and contributed to three other chapters, each focusing on a vital management function to enhance operational efficiency organizational and effectiveness in the NGO sector.
The book will be launched on February 3 at the Jaipur International Lecture Festival (known as the 'greatest library show on Earth...
Credit: AEI/MM/exozet
Source: UF Physics
Following today’s Adoption, the LISA mission advances to the construction phase.
LISA, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, has passed a major review with flying colours: the entire concept – from the definition of the overall mission and operations to the space hardware to be built – stood up to the intense scrutiny of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) reviewers. Now the space agency’s Science Programme Committee (SPC) has confirmed that LISA is sufficiently mature and that mission development can proceed as planned. LISA should go...
From Left to Right: Professors Celeste Wagner, David Herman, Kim Holton, Soohyoun Ahn, Tony Middlebrooks, Heather Stark, Feihong Wang, Rachel Carrico, Larisa Olesova, Salah Algabli
Last week, the Office of Global Learning kicked off the first session of the Spring 2024 Global Learning Institute with a tour of UFIC and a welcome message from Dean Marta Wayne. During this semester-long professional development program, faculty participants will ideate and discuss strategies to make their courses more global, while exploring a wealth of campus resources.
This semester, the faculty participants come from a wide variety of departments including the School of Theatre and...
