Dr. Mina T. Gabor, President and Founder of the International School of Sustainable Tourism in the Philippines, will offer a public presentation on the development and current status of the International School of Sustainable Tourism as well as eco-tourism and farm tourism in the Philippines on Friday, Oct. 26, from 2-4:30 p.m. in The Globe Room 2300. Dr. Gabor's presentation will be followed by an open discussion on opportunities for collaboration with ISST for FSU faculty and students.
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Apply for the Global Citizenship Certificate Scholarship by November 1 to receive a scholarship toward a Global Exchange program at one of FSU’s 40+ international partner universities.
Last week, the Center for Global Engagement, under the Division of Student Affairs, hosted a celebration in recognition of the ten-year partnership with the School of Global Japanese Studies at Meiji University located in Tokyo, Japan.
Manfa Sanogo, a doctoral candidate from Côte d'Ivoire studying French and francophone literature, was awarded the Chateaubriand Fellowship to perform research at the University of Paris-Nanterre during the next academic year.
The Chateaubriand Fellowship is a prestigious program offered by the Embassy of France in the United States in order to foster academic exchange between scholars from France and the United States.
The Provost’s Latin America/Caribbean Merit Scholarship provided 9 new international students from St. Maarten, Nicaragua, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, and the Dominican Republic, with scholarships for one or two semesters of the 2018-2019 academic year.
Through this scholarship, the students receive a scholarship of $500 for one or two semesters and classification as a Florida resident for tuition purposes, during the semester(s) of the scholarship.
International Students Alan Febraio Parma and Veronica Quintero Carrizo performed in the FSU Flying High Circus during the 71st Annual Home Show Series this spring.
“The circus is a place of wonderment where we can bring joy to people who watch our performances,” Parma said. “But most importantly, it is a special place where I found a second family miles away from home.”
William Vince Dewar, Lillie Sullivan, and Ramy Noseir (left to right above) received the Center for Global Engagement’s 2018 Global Citizen Award at FSU’s Leadership Awards Night held on April 10.
These three exemplary FSU students, nominated for this prestigious award by FSU faculty and staff, were selected out of a competitive pool of over 10 nominees. Each of these students had made significant contributions toward fostering global understanding on campus, in the community, and abroad.
Fifteen international students from FSU's Special Academic Programs (SAP) complete their yearlong program this semester, with most applying for FSU graduate programs in the fields of electrical engineering, public administration, finance, chemical oceanography, and communication.
Senior Jingwen Li, public administration major from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China, said that the SAP program was of tremendous benefit to her. She is one of 14 students who hope to remain at FSU for graduate school.
Learn about maximizing your intercultural, personal, and professional experiences from four returning Peace Corps volunteers at our Engage Your World event this Thursday, February 22.
Jared Tirone, FSU Peace Corps recruiter and graduate student in the College of Education’s International and Multicultural Education program, spoke with us about this event. “I’m most excited for students to learn about the life-changing aspects of the Peace Corps, and how the intercultural experiences shaped us as human beings,” Tirone said.
The CGE’s New International Student Advisory Board will co-host International Coffee Hour this Friday at The Globe from 5-6:30 p.m.
The ISAB was established by the CGE to enhance international student engagement at Florida State University.
“We’re really excited to introduce ISAB to our international students this Friday,” said Emily Leyava, program assistant charged with coordinating the new board. “We want students to know that the board is focused on producing additional enriching programming geared toward increasing engagement with the larger FSU community.”