The African Studies Program invites you to attend their first event of the semester, "The African Land Grab: Insights from Zambia." This event will take place on Monday, March 26, 2018 from 12-1:30 p.m. in UCC 2520D (University Capitol Centre). 

The European Studies Group (a part of International Programs) and the UI School of Music will present a guest lecture by Anne Leonard of the University of Chicago on "The Turned Canvas and the Musical Turn: Thoughts on the Romantic Imagination" at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21 in Vox 2 (Voxman Music Building).

The Japanese Program, the International Writing Program, and the MFA in Literary Translation are thrilled to present Japanese Poetry Now, a workshop and reading featuring two of the brightest names in contemporary Japanese poetry, Kanie Naha and Nagae Yūki, and their translator and collaborator, Professor Jordan Smith of Josai International University, one of the translators of Yoshimasu Gozo's Alice Iris Red Horse (New Directions).

Learn about Clarisse Chia, undergraduate student from Malaysia, pursuing a double-major in actuarial science and mathematics.

As soon as we’d settled into our school routine, it was time to shake things up with a seven-day tour of central Morocco. Rabat is fairly far north, so “south” encompasses most of the country. It was our first excursion, and first time leaving the home-base of the Rabat Medina neighborhood.

Environmental challenges come in all shapes and sizes. Some seem far away and intangible while others touch us in our homes, on our farmland, in the air we breathe, and in the water we drink. Leading experts in climate science and environmental research will join WorldCanvass host Joan Kjaer on April 25 to discuss the most pressing concerns facing Iowans and international efforts to mitigate potentially disastrous effects of climate change and the resulting disruption to populations worldwide. You’re invited to attend the live discussion at MERGE, 136 South Dubuque Street, from 5:30-7 p.m. on April 25. The program is free and open to the public with a pre-show catered reception from 5-5:30 p.m.

Lyon used to be just a dot on the map for me. Situated in the east of France and tantalizingly close to Switzerland, this city was my obsession over the summer and fall of 2017.

One day you are tackled by time and realize that you have only a week to go before spending the next semester of your life in another country. Then you suddenly find yourself stuffed in the middle of a Boeing 777, with a stomach full of airplane food and butterflies. 

After staying close to home in the United States for a few decades, a couple of UI music professors are ready to give students a global perspective.

University of Iowa International Relations major Alex Bare, a Walcott, Iowa native has been awarded a 2018 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS).