February 29, 2024 Thank you to British Consulate-General Boston, Consul General to New England Dr Peter Abbott OBE, and U.K. Department for Business and Trade for spending time at University of Connecticut. We highlighted our global affairs initiatives, investments in R&D, and ongoing collaborations with industry partners — with a focus on biotech, decarbonization, materials […]

Feburary 15, 2024 We are incredibly thankful to the University of Nairobi for hosting us and sharing insights into Kenya’s proactive measures in the realm of climate change, with a special highlight on the initiatives led by the Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation and the Wangari Maathai Institute. The visit was an opportunity to […]

January 29, 2024 Exciting news! We are thrilled to announce that the University of Connecticut has officially signed an agreement with Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee and Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research (RIVER) in India. These partnerships coordinated by UConn College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources and signing ceremonies attended by […]

January 26, 2024 The Department of Biotechnology at Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering (SVCE) welcomed A. Tolga Turker, Director of Global Partnerships & Outreach at the University of Connecticut, on campus today (18th January 2024, Thursday). Tolga Turker engaged in discussions with the Heads of Departments from various student departments regarding the Semester Abroad Programme […]

January 19, 2024 It was a pleasure to welcome University of Toulouse’s Stange-Fayos Christina, Delegate Vice President for European and International Relations, and Pascal Maussion, INP Vice President for the International Affairs, to UConn’s campus. During this eventful visit, they met with the Office of Global Affairs; UConn’s Department of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages; the […]

October 04, 2021 | Kerry Carnahan, Global Partnerships Graduate Assistant On Wednesday, September 22, 2021, UConn Global Affairs and the German Consulate General Boston co-presented the lunchtime discussion “Confronting History: The Legacy of Alexander von Humboldt’s Encounter with the Americas in the Twenty First Century.” Discussants were German historian of knowledge Dr. Sandra Rebok, author […]

August 20, 2021 | United Nations Academic Impact Blog | Fahad Khadim, Graduate Research Assistant in Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, and Laurel Pehmoeller, Multimedia Specialist, Global Partnerships & Outreach “The question of how science, research, and study address challenges, pinpoint innovative solutions and reach people in need, is an issue of concern for […]

July 12, 2021 | Laurel Pehmoeller, Multimedia Specialist, Office of Global Affairs, University of Connecticut UConn Extends a Virtual Welcome to ECNU Students Last week, UConn Global kicked off a new virtual program, in partnership with East China Normal University (ECNU), called “Critical Thinking, Academic Research and Global Citizenship in the 21st Century”. East China […]

July 6, 2021 | National Geographic | Scott Wallace, Professor of Journalism, University of Connecticut “As tensions between illegal gold miners and Indigenous communities erupt into open violence in the Brazilian Amazon, legislators allied with right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro are aggressively pursuing measures aimed at curtailing protections of the territories and rights of Indigenous people. […]

June 1, 2021 | Associate Vice President for Global Affairs Yuhang Rong, Ph.D., was appointed as a member of the Advisory Board for the Queen Rania Teacher Academy in Amman, Jordan.