The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill hosted a delegation from the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) Feb. 14, 2018. The IVLP delegation consisted of government officials, public officers and social media forum leaders from … Read more

This spring, the Carolina Asia Center and UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School will participate in the Kakehashi Project, a fully funded youth exchange program designed to promote deeper cultural understanding among youth, create networking opportunities for future leaders of Japan-U.S exchanges and encourage future international work by broadening student perspectives.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tied for 10th among public research universities with the most students receiving Fulbright awards for 2017-2018. UNC-Chapel Hill is ranked 16th nationally among all research universities on the Fulbright U.S. Student Program list.

UNC centers for the study of Africa, Asia, Europe, Russia and East Europe, Latin America and the Middle East present “Global Spotlight Week: Crises of Citizenship,” Feb. 17-24, 2018. The week’s art exhibit, films, concert, lectures and panels will highlight critical approaches to the contested issue of citizenship, exploring experiences of migration and belonging across world regions.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill hosted six visitors from Uzbekistan as part of the Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on January 30, 2018. The program provided participants with a deeper understanding of the roles … Read more

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumna Aneri Pradhan ’07 is no stranger to living abroad. She has spent time on four continents, living in Bangladesh, Belgium, India, Uganda, England and the U.S. Inspired by her international experiences, Pradhan … Read more

By Priscilla Layne, assistant professor of German in the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences When people hear I’m a German professor, they ask me two questions: Do I have German relatives? … Read more

How do societies cohere? How do they maintain? For Rahsaan Maxwell, associate professor of political science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, those questions have always been at the top of his mind. Growing up in Manhattan, … Read more

Since 2009, over 500 medical students have traveled to communities around the world to complete global health electives and gain a deeper understanding of global healthcare through the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine’s Office of International Activities (OIA).

Carolina Valder ’17 can testify to the magic of Marcahuasi. The Peruvian region, a 4000-meter high plateau dotted with giant rock formations, has been attributed with healing properties for centuries. For Valder, visits to the site transformed her study abroad … Read more