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Japanese Ambassador Discusses Strengthening US-Japan Alliance
October 22, 2021Koji Tomita, Japanese ambassador to the United States, affirmed the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance and said that the U.S. and Japan should continue to strengthen political dialogues, economic cooperation and people-to-people exchanges in an Oct. 6 virtual discussion about the countries’ alliance. The livestream event was part of “Diplomatic Discussions,” a dialogue series featuring career diplomats and national security experts organized by the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs as part of its Diplomacy Initiative. The initiative, led by UNC-Chapel Hill’s Vice Provost for Global Affairs Barbara Stephenson, a former U.S. ambassador and senior diplomat, aims to enhance Carolina students’ understanding of the practice of diplomacy, … Read more
2021 AAD Sisco Memorial Forum: The Role of Diplomacy in Addressing Climate and Water Issues
October 1, 2021During the annual Joseph J. Sisco Memorial Forum, “Preserving Life: Climate Change, Water, and Diplomacy,” leading foreign affairs practitioners discussed the role of diplomacy in generating the international cooperation needed to address climate and water issues. The event, hosted by the American Academy of Diplomacy (AAD) in collaboration with the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs (OVPGA) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was held in the Nelson Mandela Auditorium of the FedEx Global Education Center on Sept. 9, 2021. Ambassador Ronald Neumann, president of the AAD and former U.S. ambassador, and Barbara Stephenson, vice … Read more
Six UNC-Chapel Hill Graduate Students Awarded Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
September 27, 2021Six doctoral students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were awarded grants under the 2021 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellows Program (DDRA). Carolina consistently ranks among the top producers of Fulbright-Hays DDRA fellows. UNC-Chapel Hill was awarded $210,398 in funding for the program by the U.S. Department of Education. These fellowships allow doctoral students to pursue dissertation research abroad in foreign language and area studies for six to 12 months. During their research, fellows deepen their subject knowledge and develop skills they would not otherwise be able to through opportunities in the U.S. The Fulbright-Hays DDRA Program is a … Read more
UNC-Chapel Hill Ranks 52nd in 2022 ‘Times Higher Education’ World University Rankings
September 3, 2021The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranks 52nd among the world’s top 1,600 research universities, according to the London-based ‘Times Higher Education’ World University Rankings. The 2022 ranking, released Sept. 1, is based on 13 separate performance indicators designed to capture a full range of university activities. Indicators cover teaching, research, citations, industry income and international outlook. Among U.S. universities, UNC-Chapel Hill placed 22nd overall and 9th among public universities. Last year, the University ranked 56th in the world and 28th in the United States. The University of Oxford is ranked first in the world. The California Institute of Technology and Harvard University are … Read more
UNC-Chapel Hill Ranks 29th in 2021 Academic Ranking of World Universities
August 17, 2021The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked 29th in the world and 20th in the United States among global universities, according to the 2021 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) released by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy on August 15, 2021. The University also ranks 7th among U.S. public universities. Carolina ranked 30th in 2020 and tied for 33rd in 2019. Harvard University, Stanford University and the University of Cambridge continue to hold the top three spots respectively. “I am delighted to see Carolina moving up a position in the Academic Ranking of World Universities,” said Barbara Stephenson, vice provost for global affairs and chief global officer. “We should all celebrate the exceptional work by faculty, students and staff to solidify the University’s position as a leading global public … Read more
UNC Library Publishes Report on UNC COVID-19 Research and Collaboration
August 2, 2021Over the past year, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has contributed extensive research discoveries associated with COVID-19. To increase the visibility and illustrate the extensive organizational collaborations that help move UNC-Chapel Hill research forward, a team from the UNC Health Sciences Library analyzed the COVID-19 research output of Carolina researchers. The team sought to answer the following questions through their analysis: What is UNC-Chapel Hill’s research output related to COVID-19 and in which journals are UNC-Chapel Hill researchers publishing? Which individuals within the University have been involved in published research efforts? How are schools within UNC-Chapel Hill collaborating on COVID-19 research efforts? With which institutions, organizations and countries are UNC-Chapel Hill researchers collaborating? What are the various areas of focus being investigated … Read more
UNC-Chapel Hill’s Russian Flagship Program Caps Off Successful First Year
June 28, 2021The Russian Flagship Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recently completed a successful first year. Launched in April 2020, the federally funded language initiative is the first of its kind in North Carolina and one of only eight Russian Flagship Programs in the United States. The program seeks to answer a critical U.S. national security need for university-educated U.S. citizens with advanced linguistic skills and an in-depth cultural understanding of Russia and Russian-speaking countries. Building a Strong Foundation With the support of the national Language Flagship program network, Stanislav Shvabrin, director of Carolina’s Russian Flagship Program … Read more
UNC Global Partnership and Programs’ Katie Bowler Young Nominated for Governor’s Award for Excellence
June 25, 2021Katie Bowler Young, interim senior director for Global Partnership and Programs in the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs, has been nominated for a Governor’s Award for Excellence, the highest honor a state employee can receive. The award recognizes contributions that make a positive difference in the lives of North Carolinians. Employees from across the state, serving numerous governmental departments as well as the UNC system, are eligible to receive the award, which is presented in seven categories. Young was nominated in the Efficiency and Innovation category for her work to develop Carolina’s first Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) program. Young’s work helped further global education during the pandemic when many global learning opportunities were … Read more
Delivering Global Education Through Curriculum Development Awards for COIL
May 24, 2021The Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has announced an additional 15 Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 Curriculum Development Awards for Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL). As part of the Connecting Carolina Classrooms with the World initiative, COIL involves shared learning between students in a course at UNC-Chapel Hill and peer students at a global partner university. Curriculum Development Awards for COIL support faculty members who partner with a colleague at an international institution to develop collaborative activities between students in a course at UNC-Chapel Hill and students at … Read more
Jenny Suwanmanee ’21 Reflects on Global Education at Carolina
May 13, 2021On the eve of graduation, a two-time recipient of the Carolina Family Scholarship for children of University employees reflects on her time at Carolina and abroad. As someone who likes to dive headfirst into new situations, Jenny Suwanmanee was primed for the challenge. She stepped from her flight to Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport with only minutes to purchase tickets and board a train to Rotterdam to begin a semester studying abroad. Slicing through the crowd, she followed signs, bought tickets and jumped on the train without a hitch. Her time in the Netherlands was off to a great start. That’s just … Read more