International Center University of Florida

Source: Daily Commercial

4-H is the largest positive youth development program globally and is delivered by Cooperative Extension through more than 100 public universities. For more than 100 years, 4-H has provided experiences where kids learn by doing. There are over 70 independent, country-led 4-H programs around the world. Worldwide, there are almost seven million 4-H'ers. 4-H has the goal of reaching 20 million members internationally by 2025.

In 4-H programs, youth complete hands-on projects in various areas like agriculture,...

November 3rd was International One Health Day, and the One Health Student Association celebrated with two exciting events during the week.

On November 1st, they held an interdisciplinary panel of experts at UF to discuss anti-microbial resistance. By facilitating this important conversation between students, faculty, and the general community, the OHSA made this panel a huge success, supporting education, awareness, and networking. Read more about...

The UF Public Utility Research Center hosted a successful in-person international training program where 11 countries came to Gainesville in October to study how their energy and broadband services can expand through the rest of the pandemic and afterward. This is the first time since January 2020 that the Public Utility Research Center has been able to bring multiple countries together to work on their most pressing infrastructure issues. The October program included 30 utility regulators and professionals from such places as diverse as The Bahamas, Mozambique, and Albania. This was the 48th program that PURC has provided the PURC/World Bank International Training Program on Utility...

Congratulations to the fall 2021 Virtual Exchange Training faculty cohort. It's been an honor to work with all of you on the development of your virtual exchange projects.

AAU Releases Joint Statement Calling for National Strategy to Return International Student Enrollment to Pre-COVID-19 Levels

11/22/21

This week, AAU joined seven other higher education associations, including ACE, APLU, and IIE, in issuing a statement urging the U.S. government to develop and implement a national strategy to return international student enrollment and exchanges to pre-COVID-19 levels.

The joint statement coincided with the commencement of International Education Week and the release of the Open Doors 2021 Report on International Educational Exchange, which confirms the significant...

One Health UF at the Think20 Summit

11/08/21

From October 4th – 6th, the Think20 Summit was held in Milan, Italy. One of the Engagement Groups of the G20, the T20 “brings together leading think tanks and research centers from around the world, with the aim of contributing, through research and policy proposals, to the G20 Leaders’ reflections on the big issues related to global governance.”

On October 5th, the Director of the One Health Center Ilaria Capua was invited to speak on the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Capua took this opportunity to share her “Seven Pandemic Teachings”, concepts that we should all take away from this transformative...

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