Book on International Students Employability Published by Prof. Michael Kung and Various Collaborators
09/26/22

In this book, they explore the socio-political environment that impacts international students' employability and discuss student experiences of employability development during and after their studies. The book also aims to provide a holistic understanding of international student employability on a global scale, incorporating various higher education contexts, including the US, UK, Netherlands, Vietnam, and Japan. This book includes both conceptualizations of international students who participate in “internationalization abroad” through physically crossing the border and those who participate in “internationalization at home''.

The COVID-19 pandemic has potentially transformed...

Audio Pronunciation Tool, "Namecoach" Launches this Week

UFIT Center for Instructional Technology & Training is pleased to announce that NameCoach will be enabled in Canvas next Wednesday, 9/28.

This tool provides students, faculty, and staff the ability to record the pronunciation of their name which Enables instructors, student services, advisers, and peers to be more respectful and inclusive in every interaction. It builds a sense of belonging and community across the campus as part to promote student persistence and achievement and demonstrates a commitment to equity and inclusion from the classroom to commencement. They will have a NameCoach support page on...

UF Title VI Centers Receive Over $5.2 M in DOE Grants

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UFIC New Faculty Open House
09/19/22

The International Center hosted an Open House to welcome new faculty members at the University of Florida.

New faculty members were greeted and presented with opportunities to teach and research globally. For additional information, please visit our website!

A Global Impact Through Virtual Exchange: Story by Megan Mocko
09/19/22
 

Source: Warrington College of Business Newsroom

In the Fall of 2021, Paloma Rodriguez, Director of the Office of Global Learning, forwarded to me an electronic request...

International Book Release by UF Prof. Abraham G. Hartzema
09/19/22

The Japanese translation of Ali Ayad and Prof. Abraham G. Hartzema entitled "Post-Authorization Safety Studies of Medicinal Products” was published recently by Elsevier Publishing House. Dr. Hartzema's colleagues at Keio University, Kyoto University, and Nagasaki University supervised the translation. Dr. Ayad was his Ph.D. student at UF and a Fulbright scholar from Iraq.

Congratulations!

UF College of Nursing Presents at International Council of Nursing in Dublin

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Jane Carrington PhD, RN, FAAN, FAMIA, Rene Love PhD, DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP and Michael Maymi DNP, CPNP-AC, CCRN, CNE from the College of Nursing recently presented at the 12th ICN - International Council of Nurses NP/APN Network Conference in beautiful Dublin, Ireland! There they presented on topics involving precision education for advanced practice registered nurses and how informatics improves practice. We heard there were plenty of crowds watching their presentations.

Go Global...

18th Annual Gainesville Latino Film Festival Uplifts Latin American Communities on the Big Screen

latino Photo by Courtesy by The Alligator

Source: The Independent Florida Alligator
Article by Isabella Marzban

As the screen fades from black, an elderly man adorned in an orange vest ponders over a newspaper...

UF Gatorloop Team Participated in European Hyperloop Week in Netherlands
09/12/22

Undergraduate students from mechanical and aerospace engineering and electrical and computer engineering who are part of UF's Gatorloop team participated in European Hyperloop week in Delft and Hilversum, Netherlands.

The European Hyperloop Week is an annual international event dedicated to the ‘transport of the future, the Hyperloop. This event enables university students, guest speakers, companies and hyperloop enthusiasts to discuss the technology, feasibility and scalability of the Hyperloop.

During this week, university hyperloop teams present their prototype...

UF School of Architecture and Urban Planning Hosted International Discussions on Adapting, Designing and Building Resilient Environments
09/12/22

"Resilience in the built environment" was the event held on June 27-28 by the research group of the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Virtual Tec, together with the SHARE Research Laboratory of the University of Florida and with the support of the Florida Climate Institute.

Four lines of discussion were addressed in face-to-face and virtual mode in the following panels: key elements for a resilient and healthy environment in urban areas, tools for environmental management, community participation for resilient environments, and tools and methods in response to anthropogenic natural hazards.

The dean of the faculty, Alfredo Ordóñez, explained that the objective of...

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