Study Abroad, part of International Programs, will host an information session on its India Winterim program, on Monday, August 27 at 10:30 a.m. and Tuesday, August 28 at 1:30 p.m. in 1117 University Capitol Centre. 

Join International Programs for an information session to discuss the process of applying for a Fund for Education Abroad scholarship on Wednesday, August 29 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in 1117 University Capitol Centre. 

Prior to coming to Cape Town, myself and others were conflicted about the impact of the water crisis in South Africa. I didn’t know anything other than what mainstream media in the States was broadcasting and an email from the IES program. The news would say, “Severe water crisis in South Africa…Dams nearly drained of fresh water.” So on and so forth. I couldn't help but think, should I really go abroad during this time of crisis?

Anna Patty (B.A. journalism, Spanish ’03) isn’t afraid to dream big and take risks—characteristics that served her well not only at the University of Iowa, but also today as a business owner, as a community leader, and as a mother of four.

After studying community health in South Africa on a prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, UI global health major Emily Smith has been chosen to serve as an official representative of the U.S. Department of State’s Gilman International Scholarship Program.

Graduate students in the Sustainable Water Development Program can now conduct longer projects to continue the work being done in India.

Please join International Programs for one of several information sessions to discuss the process of applying for a Gilman Scholarship. 

Learn how to get the most out of your time at the Study Abroad Fair (Sept. 18) and hear Diversity Ambassadors discuss their study abroad experiences.

A water sustainability course offered through the University of Iowa’s India Winterim—a three-week, field-based program for undergraduate and graduate students—will expand its reach thanks to a U.S.-India 21st Century Knowledge Initiative Award granted through the United States-India Educational Foundation.

Heather Cook, mother of four, wife to Andrew Cook, full-time employee at AAB, and online management student through the Tippie College of Business, clearly has a demanding schedule. Even so, she managed to incorporate a study abroad experience to China with the support of her family, scholarship funding (Ann Morse Study Abroad Scholarship and Nancy Hauserman Global Scholarship), and short-term study abroad offerings available to UI students. Cook recently returned from Beijing and Shanghai after participating in the two-week Business and Culture in China course led by Dr. Bob Walker. Cook recently shared some of her study abroad reflections with us.

When I say I’m “out here in the desert,” I’m not kidding. Someone told me the last time it rained was 10 months ago, but it HAS sprinkled a couple times. All the mosques are constantly praying for rain. Ibri is located just outside the largest sand desert in the world, the Empty Quarter, and as one of my instructors put it, “Ibri is famous for the color brown.”

I am now deep into my intensive Arabic language studies at the Noor Majan Training Institute (pronounced “Noor Magán”), so it’s about time I give a glimpse into academic life here in the sultanate.