Global Engagement
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April 8, 2024
Vision 2034 positions U-M as ‘the defining public university’
U-M has released its strategic vision for the next 10 years and has pledged to be the defining public university, “boldly exemplified by our innovation and service to the common good.”
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April 3, 2024
UM-Flint launches partnership with university in UAE
UM-Flint’s College of Innovation & Technology has formed a partnership with the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates for a dual master’s degree program.
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March 26, 2024
Prestigious Chinese object program moving to UMMA
The U-M Museum of Art has been selected as the new home institution for the renowned Chinese Object Study Workshops, which offer a vital platform for training graduate students.
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March 25, 2024
Wallenberg Fellow encourages sociocultural awakening in Brazil
Saige Porter, the recipient of the 2024 Raoul Wallenberg Fellowship, plans to study the complex systems and policies working to perpetuate social inequality in Brazil.
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February 28, 2024
New U-M website documents war crimes in Ukraine
U-M’s Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia has created Ukraine Testifies, an online digital archive of documented human rights violations, war crimes and atrocities in Ukraine.
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February 15, 2024
Environmental activist Nnimmo Bassey to receive Wallenberg Medal
Nnimmo Bassey, a global environmental activist, will receive U-M’s 2024 Wallenberg Medal and deliver the 29th Wallenberg Lecture at a ceremony Sept. 10.
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December 12, 2023
Grants aim to increase faculty-led education-abroad experiences
Two new grant programs from the Office of the Provost aim to encourage the development of new faculty-led education-abroad programs at U-M.
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December 6, 2023
Insurance, support resources available for international travel
As travel season approaches, current faculty and staff are encouraged to register international travel and enroll in travel-abroad health insurance, even for personal travel.
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November 16, 2023
Nominations sought for president’s international education award
The Office of the President is seeking nominations for the President’s Award for Distinguished Service in International Education. The nominating deadline is Feb. 9, 2024.
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November 14, 2023
Kinesiology professor brings compassion, hope to refugee children
Michal Lorenc, clinical assistant professor of sport management in the School of Kinesiology, has been helping Ukrainian refugees in Poland and in Ukraine.
