EUGENE, Oregon (July 10, 2015) – The Office of International Affairs (OIA) in collaboration with the Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships at the University of Oregon have established a new full tuition scholarship for students from Nepal.

“The University of Oregon has a deep commitment to global engagement, with long ties to Nepal and South Asia,” said Dennis Galvan, UO vice provost for international affairs. “When tragedy struck our distant sister city, Kathmandu, we could not stand idly by.”

Sandra Benny, UO student from Singapore, was featured in a series of stories on 25 outstanding Ducks. In her interview she taalks about her career aspirations, her studies and experiences at the UO, and her appreciation for International Student and Scholar Services director, Abe Schafermeyer.

Originally published on April 30, 2015 in the Daily Emerald.

Hometown: Singapore

Year: Senior

Major: Family and Human Services

Dream Job: Ambassador to the United States

The Global Oregon Initiative in the Global Studies Institute is a university-wide strategic initiative to enhance internationalization in the student experience, in research, and in our outreach to the state and the world. It blurs the boundaries among teaching, research, and community service. It establishes new synergies among all three to develop new modes of learning, and new ways for the university to fund itself and give back to the community.

Editorial Note: This article first appeared on Yahoo News on Sunday, June 7, 2015

SINGAPORE, June 7 (Reuters) - As a marathon runner with ambitions of winning the gold medal at the Southeast Asian Games, Soh Rui Yong spent months preparing himself to combat Singapore's stifling humidity.

The Walo garden site now has a fully installed solar water pumping system! Omar Ndiaye Seck, CREATE!’s Country Representative in Senegal, is immensely proud of the accomplishments of CREATE!’s technicians, who worked with volunteers from Walo to complete the installation. Seck and his colleagues were even able to source all needed materials, including solar panels, the well pump, and customized installation equipment, from distributors and artisans located in Senegal. What an achievement!
 


EUGENE, Oregon (June 3, 2015) – The University of Oregon received six Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships for fall and year-long study abroad students.

The UO now ranks eleventh nationally out of 332 colleges and universities across the U.S. in the highly competitive scholarship that helps students cover the costs of their study abroad program, research or internship.

Twenty staff members from the Office of International Affairs traveled to Boston, Massachusetts for the 2015 National Association of Foreign Student Advisers (NAFSA) Conference this week. Representatives from International Student and Scholar Services are meeting with partner institutions and study abroad staff are unveiling GEO (Global Education Oregon), the merger of AHA International and UO Study Abroad.


Ina Asim – History and Iconography of Chinese Gardens from International Ducks on Vimeo.

Please join us in celebrating the launch of the new Global Education Oregon website. GEO (Global Education Oregon) is the new UO campus study abroad office.

Watch the complete presentation in UO TV Channel.