UNC-Chapel Hill has been selected to receive a grant from the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Fund as part of the 2022 U.S.-Andean Innovation Fund Grant Competition co-sponsored by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. With this … Continued

Carolina’s Collaborative Online International Learning program began in response to a global pandemic that paused international travel.  But after more than two years, COIL has grown into something much bigger and more impactful, forging educational partnerships throughout the world and diversifying the … Continued

For the first time since the start of the pandemic, a group of UNC-Chapel Hill senior leaders and staff traveled to King’s College London (KCL) in September. One of UNC-Chapel Hill’s longest standing strategic partners, the UNC-King’s Strategic Alliance was … Continued

The Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs (OVPGA) has appointed four faculty members to serve as Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) faculty fellows for the 2022-23 academic year. COIL is a flexible pedagogical approach that involves shared virtual … Continued

This fall participation in Study Abroad Office programs will reach 110% of pre-pandemic levels. By the end of the academic year, more than 2,000 Tar Heels are expected to study abroad—more than any previous year. When combined with steadily expanding … Continued

This Spring Carolina students participated in a new hybrid course model as part of BUSI 201, “Business in Europe,” in which they engaged first virtually and then in person, traveling to Hungary to co-present projects with students from Corvinus University … Continued

We at Research, Innovation and Global Solutions interviewed Le Minh Giang, Associate Professor in Epidemiology/Global Health, Hanoi Medical University; Vivian Go, PhD, Professor, Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health; Natasha Hughes, MPH candidate in Global Health, … Continued

When Florence Babb, professor of anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, heard about Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), she jumped at the opportunity to enhance her Introduction to Latin American Studies (LTAM 101) class and ultimately … Continued

Students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain have produced a multimedia site called “Climate Letters.” The site chronicles the impacts of climate change on both North Carolina and the … Continued

The Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs (OVPGA) has appointed Sharmila Udyavar as associate director of global education. Udyavar previously served as interim director for international programs at Fayetteville State University (FSU).  As associate director, Udyavar will expand global learning opportunities for UNC-Chapel Hill students … Continued