Samuel Ajayi
International Student from Nigeria
Doctorate in Physics
Samuel Ajayi, Ph.D. student at FSU pursuing his doctorate in physics, passed his written Ph.D. Qualifying Exam within a year of admission, which students usually take after completing the second year in the program.
Aws Al-Taie
International Alumnus from Iraq
Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Class of 2019
Recent FSU graduate Aws Al-Taie has been selected as the head of his branch within the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Technology (UoT) in Baghdad, which is the equivalent of a chair of a department at FSU.
Mina Akbari
International Alumna from Iran
Master's Degree in Art History and Library Science, Class of 2020
Akbari began pursuing visual art as an art history and library science student at FSU. After being encouraged by visual arts faculty and students to express herself through painting, she developed several bodies of work.
New international student Seif Eldeen Aldahiyat from Jordan was one of 352 new international students from 70 countries beginning their studies this fall with FSU. Aldahiyat said one of the main reasons he chose FSU was the amazing reputation FSU has nationwide. Due to the global pandemic, only 29 new students received visas to enter the U.S., 47 FSU graduates started new degree programs, and 105 students transferred to FSU from other U.S. institutions. An additional 171 of the newly admitted international students for fall began their studies from their home countries.
Florida State University’s Center for Global Engagement welcomed 96 new international students from 36 countries to campus this spring. Forty-two undergraduate students, including 21 students transferring in from FSU's Republic of Panama Branch Campus, 23 master’s students and 20 doctoral students made up the majority of the new group.
This fall 20 FSU students were awarded the Global Citizenship Certificate (GCC) at a graduation ceremony on Wednesday, December 4, marking the beginning of their journey as life-long global citizens.
Five F-1 international students from The Bahamas encourage anyone in the FSU community who is interested in supporting Hurrican Dorian relief efforts to contribute monetary donations. Four of the students are from Nassau and one is from Grand Bahama, which was one of the two most devastated locations in The Bahamas.
Shaquania Dorsett, master’s student studying public health from Grand Bahama, encourages the FSU community to make a donation through the government’s official relief efforts website: www.bahamas.com/relief.
Three FSU students who came to Tallahassee from FSU’s Republic of Panama branch campus won Modo Labs' Ideathon™ at FSU with an app they developed during the competition. The Ideathon™ is a weekend-long competition full of fun and innovation where students take their ideas and build them into an app – no coding skills necessary.
Angélique Stevens and Betty Jensen joined the CGE's staff as international student advisors in December and January, respectively. They helped welcome new international students at the CGE's orientation and have met current students during walk-in advising hours.
