Tagged: China Gateway

The East Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies and Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies have awarded $1.150 million in student support this year in the form of 50 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship grants to Ohio State students spanning 16 graduate programs and 22 undergraduate majors. Funding for FLAS Fellowships comes from the U.S.

Janet Smith, assistant director of outreach for the East Asian Studies Center and Amanda Yusko, program manager for the international student team in the Office of International Affairs, are recipients of the 2024 Distinguished Staff Award, the highest honor bestowed upon staff at Ohio State.

The Office of international Affairs (OIA) awarded close to $100,000 in grants to seven faculty, 21 graduate students, and two undergraduate students to conduct international research and scholarship projects abroad and in the United States. Awards ranged between $1,000 and $4,000, and will be used during the 2024-25 academic year.

From Brazil to Uganda, Estonia to South Korea and everywhere in between, faculty and students will travel to 18 different countries to advance their research and expand their global engagement.

On March 28, 2024, Interim Executive Vice President and Provost Karla Zadnik recognized students and faculty from The Ohio State University who are recent Fulbright and Fulbright-Hays recipients and Fulbright student semifinalists, as well as visiting Fulbright students and scholars from around the globe, during a reception at the Thompson Library.

Roger Williams is a connector. As the academic director of the China Gateway, he works to foster collaboration among faculty and staff at Ohio State and partners in China.

What’s it like to help organize one of The Ohio State University’s biggest annual events? Just ask Shadiyah Feliciano, Taste of OSU 2024 student chair.

The Office of International Affairs is pleased to announce the grantees for the first Global Gateways Initiative grant program.

On October 25, prospective students, parents and Ohio State alumni gathered at the China Gateway office in Shanghai for a lecture by Professor Caroline Wagner from the John Glenn College of Public Affairs.

Throughout autumn of 2023, China Gateway played an important role in establishing connections between students, parents and The Ohio State University in China. In the realm of undergraduate recruitment, the China Gateway team participated in 38 high school visits and college fairs, resulting in meaningful interactions with over 3,000 students and parents from more than 10 different cities such as Suzhou, Hangzhou, Beijing, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Dalian and Harbin.

Joshua Melching, '13 Chinese language and literature and 16' political science, has established a successful career working and living in China after his time at Ohio State. After a foray into supporting WeWork's expansion in Shanghai, he has gone on to a role as client business director for JWDK, a design firm specializing in cultural and place identity in China. Melching shares more about his passion for bridging cultures, what it's like to be a part of the Buckeye family and his advice for current students.