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Office of Global Affairs

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The University of Washington’s hub for global engagement.


  • Bringing together students from the UW and Taiwan through Collaborative Online International Learning

    June 17, 2024

    This spring, Professor Yen-Chu Weng, UW College of the Environment, brought together students from the University of Washington and National Kaohsiung Normal University in Taiwan to evaluate the accessibility of interpretive signs in nature parks. Professor Weng’s course, “Environmental Issues in East Asia”, was a five-week collaboration with Professor Chen-Chen Cheng’s course in Special Education…

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  • UW study abroad returns to pre-pandemic participation levels, helps increase graduation rates

    June 4, 2024

    As the academic school year comes to an end, many students will continue their studies by packing a suitcase and heading overseas. A record-high 3,000 UW students will study abroad this school year. UW leaders say these programs promise profound experiences and lifelong memories, and new research shows that college students who study abroad are…

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  • Navigating Crisis: A Journey from Sudan to Safety

    June 3, 2024

    When Yasir Zaidan embarked on his research journey to Sudan, he never anticipated that the peaceful pursuit of knowledge would be disrupted by the chaos of war. As conflict erupted in April 2023, his experience transformed into a harrowing tale of survival and resilience, illustrating the unpredictable nature of global events and their far-reaching impacts.…

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  • Innovative study abroad program to Rome focuses on the global refugee crisis

    May 29, 2024

    Dr. Jonathan Carey Jackson, professor in the Department of Medicine and an adjunct professor in the Department of Global Health at the UW, shares his reflections about The Global Refugee Crisis Program: From Devastation to Diaspora. Nineteen undergraduate honors students and two Professors from the University of Washington joined two Italian Professors in Rome during…

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  • May 16 Falling Walls Lab

    May 14, 2024

    Join us this Thursday for Falling Walls Lab in Seattle at CoMotion! Our finalists will pitch their cutting-edge ideas that have a positive impact on science & society and have a chance to win a trip to the Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin this November. 📆 Thursday, May 16 | 4-8 pm (PST) 📍…

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2024 Spring Recognition Reception