Global Programs

FedEx Global Education Center celebrates 10th anniversary

cake that says "Celebrating 10 Years: FedEx Global Education Center"

The 2017-2018 academic year marks the 10th anniversary of the FedEx Global Education Center. On Nov. 30, the center hosted a reception in recognition of this milestone, reflecting on Carolina’s global achievements and honoring the faculty, staff and alumni who have been an instrumental part of UNC’s international activity.

UNC, USFQ reaffirm Galapagos partnership

Chancellor Carol Folt and USFQ President Carlos Montúfar stand with staff and faculty from both universities after signing an agreement to commit continued support and funding for the jointly operated Galápagos Science Center. Photo by Brandon Bieltz.

President Carlos Montúfar of the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador visited UNC-Chapel Hill from Nov. 6 to 8 to join Chancellor Carol L. Folt in reaffirming their commitment to the UNC-USFQ partnership and to the institutions’ collaborative activities in the Galápagos Islands.

A job well done

Bob Miles, Associate Dean: Study Abroad and International Exchanges, Professor of Sociology and Global Studies.

Bob Miles traveled a great distance 17 years ago when he left the University of Glasgow in Scotland where he was a sociology professor to become the first full-time director of Carolina’s Study Abroad Program.

Three students selected as 2018 Weir Fellows

Three students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were selected as recipients of the 2018 William D. Weir Honors Fellowship in Asian Studies, a program designed for students who have started their Chinese language journey and would like to develop advanced working language skills.

UNC receives grant to examine human health costs of economic development in the Galápagos

Amanda Thompson, principal investigator and a faculty member in the Department of Nutrition in the Gillings School of Global Public Health and the Department of Anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences is pictured at far right. (Photo by Mary Lide Parker.)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded a two-year grant to the UNC-Chapel Hill to examine the effects of changing environments on human health in the Galápagos, Ecuador. The principal investigator is Amanda Thompson, who holds dual appointments in the Department of Nutrition in the Gillings School of Global Public Health and the Department of Anthropology in the College of Arts & Sciences.