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07/09/25
"We got the museum programme for our virtual exchange and it was really a crazy one!’ laughs Samantha, ‘it was very large scale. But it allowed us to mould the space in such a creative way, so I think it was a wonderful opportunity to connect with the culture of Cali Colombia."
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06/23/25
The Emerging Pathogens Institute (UF EPI) has released a new video spotlighting international research led by Dr. Arie Havelaar in collaboration with Haramaya University and UF Ph.D. students Amanda Ojeda and Ibsa Ahmed. Their study focuses on Campylobacter, a genus of bacteria responsible for roughly 200 million cases of diarrhea globally each year.
Using a multidisciplinary approach—combining epidemiology, social sciences, and genomics—the team examined how exposure to Campylobacter affects child health. They found that 25% of infants were colonized within a month of...
06/23/25
The University of Florida International Center (UFIC) was honored to host Shri Ramesh Babu Lakshmanan, Consul General of India in Atlanta, during his official visit to campus on Friday, June 13. As part of a full-day agenda, Shri Lakshmanan met with UF leadership and faculty from across disciplines to explore opportunities for collaboration.
He also joined Dean Marta Wayne at UFIC, engaged with students over lunch, participated in a faculty roundtable, and toured the UF campus, including a visit to the HiPerGator supercomputing facility. Shri Lakshmanan’s visit highlighted the growing partnership between the University of Florida and India, with shared goals in research, education...
06/23/25
The University of Florida International Center (UFIC) is pleased to announce the appointment of John J. Mulligan as Interim Director of the Study Abroad Program, effective immediately.
In lieu of reopening the search for a permanent director this spring, UFIC leadership has named Mulligan to serve in a long-term interim capacity, providing strategic continuity and advancing departmental goals. With extensive experience in international administration, Mulligan is exceptionally well positioned to support and enhance UF’s education abroad initiatives.
Mulligan joined UFIC in 2023 as Health, Safety, and Global Risk Manager for the Study Abroad...
06/09/25
Nishanta ‘Nishi’ Rajakaruna with Welwitschia mirabilis subspecies namibiana in the Namib Desert
Source: Fulbright
"The future belongs to those who dare to step into discomfort and welcome the unknown — and those are the ones who become Fulbrighters.”
- Nishi
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06/09/25
"What is in my own head is great but learning from others is amazing and more than you can get from books alone. This was my biggest takeaway.” Learn more about Natalie’s experience as a student participating in an international virtual exchange with a focus on Interior Design, in this interview with UNICollaboration, a European-based Virtual Exchange (VE) network.
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05/26/25
Dr. Erika Brooke, Associate Instructional Professor in the UF Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law, and her virtual exchange partner, Professor Xavier F. Andrade Castillo from Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador, were recently interviewed by UNICollaboration, a European-based Virtual Exchange network. During the interview, they explained how they created a virtual exchange project that enabled students to compare and reflect on the cultural similarities and differences in their perceptions of law and justice systems.
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05/26/25
UF graduate Adrianna Ruiz, who majored in Criminology and Political Science, was recently interviewed by UNICollaboration, a European-based Virtual Exchange (VE) network, about her experience as a virtual exchange participant through a course she took titled "Careers in Criminal Justice" taught by Dr. Erika Brooke in spring 2024. For the virtual exchange project, Adrianna collaborated with students from Dr. Xavier F. Andrade Castillo's class at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador, and had an opportunity to explore global perspectives on topics related to criminal justice systems. ...
05/26/25
Paloma Rodriguez, Director of the Office of Global Learning, and Mary Risner, Associate Director of UF’s Center for Latin American Studies, visited Universidad Autonoma de Campeche and the Instituto Campechano in Mexico to discuss future collaborations and increasing virtual exchange partnerships between our institutions. A special thank you to Monica Guerrero, Irene Aké Ché, Benjamin Otto Ortega Morales, Rosalinda Echavarría Sánchez, Gabriela De la Cruz Pereyra, Darwin Perez, Rafael Enrique Meneses Lopez, Melissa Aguilar, Nadia Kass May, Eduardo Aguilar and all the wonderful faculty and colleagues who met with them during their visit.