Show Us the World

Fifty-six students entered photographs in the “Show Us the World Through Your Eyes” photo contest for International Education Week 2007. Entrants submitted images from either the perspective of an international student studying abroad or from the perspective of a U.S. student studying abroad.The photo contest is sponsored by the UI Office for Study Abroad (OfSA) and the UI Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS).

Both contests are co-sponsored by International Programs.To view an audio slideshow of some of the photos that are part of the "Show Us The World Through Your Eyes" exhibit and to hear insights about the importance of study abroad from Janis Perkins, the director of the University of Iowa Office for Study Abroad, and Rachel Bender, a UI student who studied abroad in Ecuador.

American Students' Views Abroad

1st Place

Songwei Chen
“Fermata d’autobus”
Senior majoring in art and international studies
Studied abroad in Italy, Summer 2007

2nd Place

Marc Doobay
“Father and Son Laboring”
Graduate student in the College of Medicine
Studied abroad in Nicaragua, Spring 2007

3rd Place

Marc Doobay
“Watery Poetry”
Graduate student in the College of Medicine
Studied abroad in China, Summer 2007

International Students' Views of the United States

1st Place

Jerome Hiernard
“Hustle and Bustle”
Graduate student from France

2nd Place

Yujun Rong
“BP Gas Station”
Freshman majoring in chemistry and pre-pharmacy from China

3rd Place

You-jou Hung
“The Lady and Her Dogs”
Graduate student in integrative physiology from Taiwan