We have much to celebrate this summer, including the fact that the number of Longhorns studying abroad has rebounded to pre-pandemic levels and our education abroad programs are gaining momentum for the upcoming year. We are so delighted to be sending our students to and hosting visiting delegations from the far reaches of the world again!
Texas Global is also busy bringing the world to the Forty Acres, in cooperation with our many partners in education worldwide. From May through August, our Global Programs and Innovation unit welcomes nearly 180 fellows, junior faculty, and emerging entrepreneurs to campus, providing educational and professional enrichment opportunities in conjunction with the unique cultural experiences Austin and Texas have to offer.
Additionally, I am pleased to announce that Texas Global has awarded nearly $600,000 in grants since 2020 to support our faculty and academic units in their global engagement endeavors. This year, we launched a new Publication Fund for faculty seeking to publish their works in languages other than English.
It is an honor to work with colleagues across the university and beyond to create opportunities that advance international research, education, and service. I invite you to enjoy these recent stories and highlights detailing UT Austin’s global achievements across campus and around the world.
Three faculty members received Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Awards from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, adding to UT Austin’s extensive list of Fulbright recipients.
International students made a clean sweep of The University of Texas at Austin Graduate School’s 2022 student awards in both the Outstanding Dissertation and Outstanding Master’s Thesis/Report categories.
Sharing the vision of putting patients first, the Value Institute for Health and Care’s Redefining Health Care Summit in Barcelona attracted more than 100 attendees from 22 countries.
The McDonald Observatory and partners are creating the record-breaking Greater Big Bend International Dark Sky Reserve, covering 15,000 square miles of west Texas and northern Mexico.
The Division of Diversity and Community Engagement took 75 students of color to the United Arab Emirates to share worldview-expanding experiences and return as global citizens.
Social work grad student Dominique McGaha is making a difference in South Africa with counseling sessions and youth programs for refugees and asylum seekers at a camp outside Cape Town.
Texas Global’s English Language Center welcomed the highly anticipated return of Argentinian students on the Friends of Fulbright program, who embraced a unique Longhorn experience.
An Austin-based social-emotional learning expert collaborated with a Professional Fellows Program participant to implement anti-bullying SEL curriculum in Azerbaijani schools.
Longhorn alumni connect with a wide network of individuals, traditions and experiences. For mother and daughter alumnae from Monterrey, Mexico, this connection is something more: It’s all in the family.
UT Austin students from around the world gathered for a celebration of perseverance at the Texas Global Class of 2022 Graduating International Student Reception.
May 6 | Overflowing audience to hear former Polish President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Wałęsa discuss the global impact of democratic values. Thanks to student Nathan Silverstein, president of the UT Polish Club, and @ClementsCenter for hosting such an insightful conversation.
Dr. Brian Korgel
June 10 | Brought the nanotech innovation students to the top of Copenhill yesterday. Amazing multi-use of land resources, taking a trash burning power plant and creating a ski sloped tourist attraction. @EnergyUT@UTexasGlobal@TexasChE@copenhill@CockrellSchool
