Latest News and Success Stories of Global Engagement
Germany Committed to Collaboration and Exchanges
February 6, 2026 - A German delegation visited FIU to promote programs and funding available to faculty and students to reserach, study or intern in Germany. Coordinated by the German Embassy in Washington DC and the German Consulate General in Miami, organizations represented were the German Academic Exchange Service or DAAD, German Research Foundation, Friends of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience. The occasion was celebrated with a custom FIU-DAAD cake!What's the impact of an internship abroad? A SpaceX engineer knows!
February 2, 2026 - Jose Fernando Rojas-Sanchez, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering '18, attributes much of his career success to his 6-months intership at Audi in Germany in 2016. Supported by a DAAD scholarship, he studied lightweight design and gained first-hand insights into local work and life culture while also picking up German language skills. Now a structures engineer at SpaceX in California, he reflects on his career path and recognizes a straight line from the learning experiences in Germany to his professional work a decade later.
Three FIU Fulbright Specialists Share Their Expertise Across the Globe
December 8, 2025 - this Fall, a group of FIU Fulbright Specialists led 2-6 week projects abroad highlighting FIU’s commitment to global engagement and collaboration as well as capacity building. Professor Maruthi Sridhar Balaji Bhaskar traveled to Azerbaijan to tackle water management issues; Professor Dileep Rao trained entrepreneurial leaders in Argentina on developing a unicorn-entrepreneur ecosystem; and Director Staci Bernhard led university administrators in Peru through the process of developing their first internationalization strategy.
Students Explore Digital Agriculture Applications in Colombia
September 9, 2025 - led by professors Shateel Ketty and Krish Jayachandran, students Kiara Taibi-Briz, Clare Russell, Julian Roemmich, and Carl Addy traveled to Cali, Colombia for a week filled with experiential learning on digital agriculture, including the application of digital technologies, such as GPS, drones, AI, sensors, and data analysis, to optimize farming processes for greater efficiency and sustainability. This immersive experience was funded by the USDA-NIFA Multicultural scholars program. The institutions visited and FIU expressed a commitment in future research collaboration.
FIU to Host the Fulbright Annual Conference 2025
August 5, 2025 - This October 24–26, unite with Fulbright alumni, students, global changemakers, and mission-driven organizations at the 48th Annual Fulbright Conference at FIU. Rooted in four pillars—advocate, learn, engage, and grow—this year’s conference features inspiring plenaries, hands-on workshops, and powerful cultural experiences that will both challenge and energize Fulbright alumni and those interested in applying for a Fulbright fellowship or scholarship. Whether you’re looking to defend Fulbright, relaunch your global career, or simply reconnect with the international community, the Fulbright community welcomes you!
Fulbright-funded early childhood research exhibited in Greece
May 19, 2025 - Angela Salmon, Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education and Fulbright Global Scholar 2024-2026 to Colombia, Greece, and Poland exhibited the collaborative works resulting from her Fulbright project International Children's Voices at a preconference VIP gathering at the Municipal Gallery of Piraeus, Greece. There, she was joined by her Polish and Greek hosts, Greek Fulbright officers, and other Fulbright scholars to probe how this pedagogy bridges generational, cultural and communication gaps to support children's well-being.
