Source The Chronicle of Higher Education
by Karin Fischer

On a recent fall afternoon, the Place du Souvenir, a large open-air space on Dakar’s corniche, was humming. The plaza’s name means “place of remembrance,” and it is dedicated to the African diaspora, but ice cream and ocean breezes were the main attraction this day, offering strolling families relief from unseasonably hot weather. Skateboarders clattered down a set of stairs, attempting tricks, while TikTokers used a large sculptural map of Africa as backdrop for their video shoots.

On the plaza’s southern end, a crowd was beginning to form outside a low-slung building. Inside, a group of American college representatives bustled about, hanging banners, fanning out admissions viewbooks, and arranging mounds of university-branded swag on folding tables. An American-... READ MORE

To continue our ongoing MOU between the University of Florida and the University of Cuenca, the Dean of the College of Design Construction and Planning, Dr. Chimay Anumba, and Assistant Professor of the School of Architecture, Dr. Karla Saldana Ochoa, visited Cuenca this month. During their visit, the UF representatives met with the architect Alfredo Ordonez the Dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Cuenca; Dr. Silvia Johana Ortiz Ulloa, the Director of the International Center at the University of Cuenca, and the Provost of the University Dr. Maria Agusta Hermida. On Thursday, January 13, both Universities organized a seminar attended by authorities, professors, and directors of research groups of the Faculty of Architecture. An academic agenda was discussed, including enabling virtual exchange courses and study abroad programs. Regarding the research agenda, the professors discussed the opportunity of a visiting scholar program to co-write research grants to... READ MORE

The Fall 2022 Virtual Exchange Training gathered UF faculty members and international faculty partners for a five-week online course. Participants attended synchronous sessions and collaborated in the development of an international virtual exchange module for their courses. Through these modules, students at UF will virtually collaborate on class projects and activities with their peers around the world.

This special edition of our newsletter features some of the virtual exchange projects designed by the faculty who participated in this professional development opportunity. We hope you will be inspired by them.

To learn more about virtual exchange visit our website.