Four years after the program was established, UI Friends Without Borders members and its director reflect on ways the program can improve and attract more members.

The African Studies Program invites you to attend their first event of the semester, "A Roundtable with the 2018 IWP Residents from Africa." This event will take place on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 from 12-2 p.m. in S401 Pappajohn. 

Group performed research on volcanic activity, lava flows, beach with green sand

Did my journey start out perfectly? Absolutely not. Would I change how it started? Absolutely not - the story is way too funny.

Do you want to try cooking Korean food? Learn about Korean culture while making Korean food at one of several cooking classes offered by the King Sejong Institute at the University of Iowa.

Join International Programs and the UI Latin American Studies Programs for the 8th annual Charles A. Hale Lecture entitled "History's Autobiography," delivered by professor Maurico Tenorio-Trillo on Tuesday, Sept. 18, from 3 - 4:30 p.m. in Old Capitol Museum Senate Chamber.

Program offers platform for learning, inclusiveness, and friendship

International Programs welcomes acclaimed physician and pain and palliative care specialist Dr. M.R. Rajagopal to Iowa City for a series of talks during September 17-18. 

I didn’t want my semester abroad to end. But really, study abroad doesn’t quite finish when you board that plane back to the States—for one thing, there’s the new you, then there’s all the memories, and finally, there’s that suitcase to unpack.

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.