Global Engagement

  1. November 28, 2017

    Students worldwide to connect virtually to solve entrepreneurial challenges

    A new virtual exchange program will give undergraduate students at U-M the chance to address social entrepreneurship challenges from opposite sides of the world.

  2. November 20, 2017

    Ford School senior named U-M’s 28th Rhodes Scholar

    Nadine Jawad, a senior at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, is one of 32 Americans chosen as Rhodes Scholars for 2018. She plans to study medicine, public health and forced migration.

  3. November 13, 2017

    University again among leaders in sending students overseas

    For the fifth straight year, U-M ranks in the top 10 among higher education institutions with the most students studying abroad, according to the annual Open Doors report by the Institute of International Education.

  4. September 18, 2017

    University launching new, efficient registry for travel abroad

    U-M is preparing to launch a new secure, cloud-based travel registry that will provide more robust and efficient tools to track and contact its faculty and staff traveling abroad.

  5. September 8, 2017

    U-M, Tsinghua start grad program in environment, sustainability

    The School for Environment and Sustainability and Tsinghua University’s School of Environment have established an Accelerated Master’s Degree Program that begins this fall.

  6. July 27, 2017

    U-M, SJTU research teams share $1 million to study data science

    Five research teams from U-M and Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China are sharing $1 million to study data science and its impact in a variety of areas.

  7. July 25, 2017

    Faculty, students building research collaborations in Ethiopia

    From an online cancer database to soil restoration and conservation, U-M students and faculty are tackling research collaborations with Ethiopian universities and organizations.

  8. May 31, 2017

    U-M celebrates official name in Chinese

    The university has a new, official Chinese name: 密西根大学. It was unveiled by S. Jack Hu, vice president of research, during the recent Pan Asia alumni reunion in Shanghai.

  9. April 24, 2017

    William Davidson Institute honors 25 years at U-M, looks to future

    Twenty-five years ago this week, Guardian Industries owner William Davidson donated $30 million to create an institute at U-M that would assist the development of “emerging economies.”

  10. April 14, 2017

    Louise Baldwin honored for service in international education

    Louise Baldwin, senior associate director of the International Center, is the recipient of the inaugural President’s Award for Distinguished Service in International Education.