FIU Global tracks internationalization efforts across the institution to showcase its many dimensions. The following diverse media means help us tell our international story and stakeholders can witness the impact of our global engagement in our local and global communities.
Global Position Summaries
Erasmus+ Partner in Poznan, Poland, Hosts FIU Professor
June 11, 2024 - Nipesh Pradhananga, Associate Professor and Associate Chair in the Moss Department of Construction Management, College of Engineering & Computing, was awarded an Erasmus+ teaching mobility grant with our European partner Poznań University of Technology (PUT), Poznań, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. During the week-long exchange, he taught classes, met with students and discussed with academic leaders how FIU and PUT can continue to collaborate.
International Students @ FIU: Meet Humayra Sultana, Doctoral Student in Public Affairs
Humayra completed her bachelor’s and master's at Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) in Disaster and Human Security Management. At FIU, she recently was a Research Assistant at the Extreme Events Institute. She is now participating in two NSF-funded projects focused on making communities disaster resilient focused on Miami, and post-disaster relocation issues in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria in 2017. Humayra is a true FIU change-maker!
Professor Assefa Melesse Takes Scientific Data to Policy Makers as Jefferson Science Fellow
Hosted by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development, Professor Assefa Melesse is one of nine 2023-2024 Jefferson Science Fellows. He works with the Office of the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and other agencies focused on climate security and diplomacy. Melesse expects to gain support from U.S. companies for a plastics reduction accord and contribute to a climate guide for U.S. embassies and consulates to use with local leaders.
FIU Fulbright Student Connecting in Bahrain
November 2, 2023 - FIU graduate student, Susana Fuertes, is spending the Fall 2023 semester as a Fulbright student researcher at the Bahrain Polytechnic University and recently represented FIU at The Six Gulf for Business Incubators and Accelerators Conference. Susana met with business leaders and women entrepreneurs from Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates among others. While there, Susana took Arabic classes and helped women entrepreneurs with their social media accounts.
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News Articles Archive
- Iceland Study Abroad: Thrilling Eco Adventure (8/30/2023)
- FIU Scholar Earns "Triple Fulbright" (8/28/2023)
- FIU Faculty Take on the World as 2023-2024 Fulbright Scholars (7/18/2023)
- Computer Science Professor Elevated with Honorary Degree in Poland (6/13/2023)
- Hey FIU: What's International Education? (11/14/2022)
- Alexandra Parra Recognized by NAFSA with International Excellence Award (11/14/2022)
- Fulbright Sends FIU Scholars to Canada, Portugal, Spain and Trinidad & Tobago in 2022-2023 (7/28/2022)
- Two Panthers Earn Fulbright Awards (5/25/2022)
- FIU's Fulbright Portfolio Continues to Grow (1/11/2022)
- FIU Recognized with Simon Award for International Educationa Success (3/17/2021)
- Fulbright scholars undeterred by COVID-19 pandemic (2/9/2021)
- International Educators Turn to FIU for Global Learning Expertise (11/30/2020)
- Becoming a Global Citizen (5/14/2020)
- Alumnus named prestigious human rights fellow (6/9/2020)
- Emeritus professor scores sixth Fulbright award (1/14/2020)
- FIU professor Fulbright scholar conducts international law research in Sweden (4/30/2019)
- Get angry Jeffery Sachs urges international educators (5/22/2019)
- Fulbright sends 7 faculty students abroad (7/8/2019)
- APLU recognizes FIU for Global Learning success (11/12/2019)
- Global Learning universal for scholars publish how its done (11/13/2018)
