Dean Marta L. Wayne met with the Study Abroad Peer Advisors (SAPA) for a breakfast gathering in honor of UFIC’s Student Appreciation Month. The event provided an opportunity to connect, share experiences, and recognize the valuable contributions of these student leaders.
12/01/25
Victoria Dolce, PhD is UFIC's Associate Director of International Student Support & Engagement and a spring 2025 graduate of the UF College of Education doctoral program in educational leadership and policy. She presented her dissertation research and was selected to chair her session at the International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation in Seville, Spain earlier this month. Her research aims to understand the experiences of development practitioners providing school quality assurance in Haiti.
This year, over 860 professionals from 80 different countries joined the International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED) in Seville to present...
12/01/25
In November, Dr. Paloma Rodriguez was the keynote speaker at the COIL Symposium hosted by UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México). She presented UF’s model for “Internationalization at Home” and fostered dialogue on inter-institutional collaboration. Additionally, Dr. Rodriguez led a workshop on helping students identify and articulate career-related outcomes gained through participating in virtual exchange projects. Find out more about virtual exchange at UF by clicking here.
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The inaugural installment of Career Conversations with UF Professionals, a new pilot program coordinated and created by Anita Badhwar, Administrative Specialist I with the Office of Global Learning at the University of Florida International Center, successfully concluded its Fall 2025 workshop series. The program was designed to strengthen students’ professional development by connecting them with University of Florida experts who share insights from their career paths, professional experiences, and lessons...
12/01/25
Anurag Sharma, a 2009 Alec Courtelis Award recipient, recently returned to UF with his family to see his name on the winners’ plaque. Now based in Houston and working in the oil and gas industry, Sharma made a day trip to visit the College of Engineering and the International Center while in Florida for a Disney vacation. His visit coincided with International Education Week, adding to the celebration.
12/01/25
Karen S. Reed, DHSc, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs — Undergraduate Education and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Florida College of Nursing, has been selected for her second US Fulbright Specialist project. In March 2026, Dr. Reed will travel to Chiang Mai, Thailand, to collaborate with the Faculty of Nursing on an educational initiative in nursing for a duration of four to five weeks. She has previously served as a UF Fulbright Scholar in Cambodia in 2013.
Congrats, Dr. Reed!
Dr. José Valentino Ruiz Receives Five Global Music® Outstanding Achievement Awards
Dr. José Valentino Ruiz has been honored with five Global Music® Outstanding Achievement Awards, recognizing his excellence in bass guitar performance, contemporary composition, jazz arranging, production, and engineering across multiple genres. These distinctions bring Dr. Ruiz’s total to 40 ...
Source: UF Online
For UF Online students, education isn’t confined to a screen—it happens anywhere in the world. Maddy Durand, an English and Psychology double major, spent a full academic year at University College London navigating bustling libraries, historic classrooms and London’s vibrant culture while working toward her UF degrees. Nora Gibbs, a UF Online Geography: Environmental Geosciences student, explored...
11/24/25
UFIC hosted one of its signature IEW events, bringing students, faculty, and staff together to compete in lively world trivia challenges covering flags, geography, languages, pop culture, and more. Thank you to everyone who participated. We look forward to seeing you again next year!
11/24/25
The UF International Center was delighted to welcome the delegation from MATE – the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences.Their visit provided an excellent opportunity to discuss new avenues for international collaboration, exchange, and partnership development.