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Dear alumni and friends,
After a successful fall semester, we have welcomed 2022 with optimism, despite the resurgence of concerns with the omicron variant. Drawing strength from our global community, we are proud to celebrate The University of Texas at Austin’s recent achievements and are energized by our ever-growing number of new initiatives, as detailed here:
- President Hartzell accepted the Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization recognizing the university’s excellence in global engagement.
- UT Austin earned a prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program award as a top producer of scholarship recipients, providing more than $2.7 million in education abroad funding over 20 years. In addition, Texas Global awards $1.3 million annually in scholarships to students learning or interning abroad.
- Texas Global and our many colleges, schools, and units celebrated International Education Week, with 80 on-campus and online events highlighting the breadth of our efforts on the Forty Acres and beyond.
- During the 2020-2021 academic year, Texas Global awarded 38 grants totaling $400,000 to 13 colleges collaborating with partners in 26 countries. The funded projects expand UT's global reach in supporting research, student learning, and on-campus internationalization. We are thrilled to have launched the Texas Global Publication Fund, a new funding opportunity for faculty who seek to publish original work in a language other than English.
These milestones highlight the advances we've made in UT Austin's global engagement. I invite you to read additional stories in this newsletter and join us in our efforts as we bring the world to UT and UT to the world.
Hook ’em!
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Dr. Sonia Feigenbaum
Senior Vice Provost for Global Engagement
Chief International Officer
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The U.S. State Department recognized UT Austin as a top producer of Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship recipients in America. Over the past 20 years, 570 Longhorns have received Gilman scholarships for study abroad.
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According to U.S. News & World Report rankings, UT Austin ranked at No. 43 among the world’s top universities, placed No. 9 among all U.S. universities, and was No. 1 among public universities in Texas.
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UT Austin enrolled a record percentage of Hispanic undergraduates in 2021, at a proportion of 27.1 percent. The university qualified in 2020 as a Hispanic-Serving Institution and earned the Seal of Excelencia.
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Research and Creative Activity
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The Visual Arts Center presented The Blessings of the Mystery, a multimedia exhibition featuring the works of a Colombian and a Spanish artist, exploring themes of history, memory, environmental activism, and Indigenous rights.
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A McCombs School of Business researcher found that adjusting payment structures in vaccine procurement contracts could ease the burden for countries that lack enough doses for effective vaccination against COVID-19 and other diseases.
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International language learning at Texas Global’s English Language Center expanded Omar Albarghouty’s world view and professional skills, forming the basis for his journalistic career as a correspondent for Asharq News.
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The highly competitive International Education Fee Scholarship is helping sophomore Cagla Hoskara pursue her communication and leadership degree while contributing to UT’s diverse learning environment
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Texas Global invited the UT Austin community to attend some 80 events for International Education Week, the annual celebration featuring a diverse roster that highlights the benefits of engaging with global cultures, programs and opportunities.
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While studying film at UT Austin, Houston native Lotic DJed sets at local clubs and on KVRX, the student-run radio station. But it was at UT’s Experimental and Electronic Music Studios where she began to explore and develop her own sound.
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After a career as an electrical engineer took him to more than 75 countries, Longhorn alumnus Erwin Muller still devotes himself to global work, contributing advice and experience to Texas Global programs.
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February 7, 2022
Dell Medical School:
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February 22, 2022
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Sonia Feigenbaum | Twitter
Texas Global | LinkedIn
Dec. 10 | Does life exist on distant planets? Astronomers at The University of Texas at Austin and their global partners were awarded nearly $1.2 million by the Isaac Simon Foundation to fund their research into exploring planetary conditions. The MagNIFIES project is an instrument for the Giant Magellan Telescope under construction in the Chilean Atacama Desert. Once completed it is expected to be the world's most powerful telescope. Read more about this incredible project in our newsroom.
Education Abroad | Instagram
Oct. 19 | "But there was a catch—although I was feeling profusely better about myself, this sudden influx of motivation made me want to catch up on all of the places and things I longed to see and do in Edinburgh. I wanted to take a day and climb Arthur’s Seat. I wanted to bring my morning coffee and a book to the top of Calton Hill and stay until the sun was on its way down. Above all, I felt I ought to do what I said I wanted to when I submitted my bio for this blog, what Henry David Thoreau wanted to do as well: 'to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life…to know it by experience, and to be able to give a true account of it in my next excursion.'" Read more about global ambassador Nellie's experience studying in Edinburgh, Scotland on our blog. @edinburghuniversity @nellsbeells
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