UF Delegation Visits Japan: Bridging Cultures Through AI and Smart Cities
06/10/24

With the announcement of UFIC's latest initiative: the development of Comprehensive Strategic International Partnerships, and with a long history of collaboration, Japan was a natural choice for our university’s first visit.

In April of 2024, the University of Florida International Center sent a delegation of UF leaders, faculty and staff to Japan, which included Provost J. Scott Angle, Dean Marta L. Wayne, Toshi Nishida (College of Engineering), Ravi Srivanasan (College of Design, Construction and Planning), Jeremiah Blanchard (College of Engineering), Gloria Kim (College of Engineering), Michael Kung and Sara Williams (UFIC), David Reed (Associate Provost) 
Nicole Stedman...

Successful Culmination of COIL for Staff (Virtual Exchange Project)
06/10/24

The UF/CEU Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), a virtual exchange pilot for staff that started in February culminated last month. This inspiring 8-week program and the first staff virtual exchange project, gave nine UF staff a global perspective of each of their professional fields through international virtual collaboration, innovation, engagement, and personal growth.

The UF group is now looking forward to hosting the CEU Cardenal Herrera University cohort at the University of Florida campus very soon for the second phase of this project.

Participants in CEU (Valencia) and UF (Gainesville) engaged in facilitated conversations and compared and contrasted...

Twenty-eight UF Students Awarded Gilman International Scholarships to Study Abroad
06/10/24

The International Center at the University of Florida (UF) is proud to announce that twenty-eight UF students have been awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. Sponsored by the ...

Get to Know Us! - Anita Badhwar
05/27/24

Get to Know Us!

A monthly showcase of the amazing staff who make the International Center a place where the UF community meets all its international goals.

Anita Badhwar

Anita Badhwar plays an important role in the functioning of the Office of Global Teaching (OGL) here at UFIC. She coordinates various marketing initiatives and award disbursement, event planning, and managing student employees and their day-to-day tasks within her unit. A role as diverse as her background, Anita’s life and career are anchored by various international experiences, and whether she’s teaching, advising, or writing children’s books, Anita infuses everything she does with a...

Announcing the Fall 2024 Intercultural Leadership Institute Cohort
05/27/24

The Office of Global Learning is excited to announce the outstanding faculty and staff members who have been selected to participate in the fall 2024 Intercultural Leadership Institute. Through this semester-long program, participants will develop their own intercultural competence and learn how to design and facilitate intercultural learning through internationalized courses, study abroad experiences, virtual exchange projects and workshops and trainings for students, staff, and faculty.

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Recién salido del horno: la historia cerámica de una artista colorida nacida en Colombia
05/27/24

Source: The Independent Florida Alligator
By Eneida Escobar and Noor Sukkar

La amante de los gatos se inspira en su herencia colombiana-palestina y en las mujeres de su vida

En las afueras de Gainesville, la homogeneidad suburbana tiende a disfrazar las vidas de quienes alberga. Da un par de giros a la derecha, y no te perderás la casa colorida y ecléctica de Soraya Sus.

En el umbral de su puerta, un símbolo de Hamsa de cerámica pintado da la...

Dr. Aristide Takoukam Kamla Wins 2024 Whitley Award
05/27/24

Dr. Aristide Takoukam Kamla

Source: Wildlife Conservation Network
By Bwalya Kampamba

In a world facing pressing environmental challenges, individuals like Aristide are beacons of hope, weaving together the diverse threads of conservation, mentorship, and sustainable practices. Aristide, a dedicated marine conservationist and founder of the Africa Marine Mammal Conservation Organization in Cameroon, recently added another feather to his cap by winning the prestigious ...

Iman Zawahry Named 2023-24 UF Undergraduate Teacher of the Year
05/27/24

Source: UF CJC News
 

Iman Zawahry, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology lecturer and one of the first hijabi American-Muslim filmmakers, has been selected as the 2023-2024 UF Undergraduate Teacher of the Year. The award encourages and rewards excellence, innovation and effectiveness in undergraduate teaching. On April 20, she was named ...

UF Engineering Associate Professor Matthew Traum Wins Prestigious J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative Award
05/27/24

Dr. Matthew Traum, Senior Lecturer and Instructional Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has been named one of the 11 awardees of this year’s J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative Award for his Hands-on Energy and Thermo-fluids (HEAT) Program. This year, this extremely competitive grant program supports Virtual Exchanges between students in the U.S. and the Middle East and North Africa, reaching nearly 10,000 students with over $3.5 million in funding. Dr. Traum is the first UF educator to earn this prestigious award.

Dr. Traum is an...

UF Engineering Associate Professor Matthew Traum Wins Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative Award
05/27/24

Dr. Matthew Traum, Senior Lecturer and Instructional Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering has been named one of the 11 awardees of this year’s [J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative Award (https://www.stevensinitiative.org/2024-jcsvei-grantees/) for his Hands-on Energy and Thermo-fluids (HEAT) Program. This year, this extremely competitive grant program supports Virtual Exchanges between students in the U.S. and the Middle East and North Africa, reaching nearly 10,000 students with over $3.5 million in funding. Dr. Traum is the first UF educator to earn this...

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