The UO has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Freeman Foundation to award and administer Freeman Internship Fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students conducting internships in East and Southeast Asia.

The funds, administered by the UO’s Center for Asian and Pacific Studies, offers fellowships of up to $6,000.

The grants allow students to choose an internship in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, or Vietnam.

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Long before World War II, Adolf Hitler was laying the groundwork for what promised to be one of the most extensive art heists Europe had ever known.

A UO delegation visited Kuwait and United Arab Emirates in the Middle East.

The visit was a first step to establish strategic contacts to promote study abroad and internship programs in the area, recruit students from these countries and explore new research opportunities that benefit the UO and countries in the region.

The UO delegation, which included Vice Provost for International Affairs Dennis Galvan and Assistant Vice President for Development John Manotti was welcomed in Kuwait by a group of more than 30 international alums and host Mr. Jameel Al Sane.

Abandoned as a child in China, Wyatt Harris never knew his biological parents growing-up thousands of miles away in Oregon.

But a UO study abroad opportunity in 2010, became the first step in a long journey to find his roots and original family in China.

Read the complete story by Kimber Williams in the latest edition of Oregon Quarterly Winter 2012.

The Center for Asian and Pacific Studies (CAPS) hosted nine visiting architects fall term 2012 to do a specialized program in sustainable design. The cohort is from Shanghai Xian Dai Architectural Design Group (SXDA), one of the largest architecture firms in China and a key host for UO interns. CAPS organized the trip and UO Professor Nancy Cheng from the School of Architecture and Allied Arts (AAA) in Portland served as faculty advisor.

After more than 1,600 submissions from around the country, the Swedish Institute, Embassy of Sweden and Student Competitions.com selected UO’s Michael Buchman as a third place winner for the Challenge Your Perspectives contest.

Buchman, who graduated as a double major in political science and economics this past spring, chose to participate in the contest for a chance to travel abroad and complete a Master’s in Economics degree for free from Uppsala University.

The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship recipients for spring 2013 were announced this week. Of the more than 2,300 scholarships awarded this year, the UO tied for sixth in the nation with a total of 10 recipients.