Tagged: Global Gateways

The Fisher College of Business hosted an in-person Pre-Departure Orientation for incoming graduate students in May. Organized by the India Gateway, 23 Buckeyes from around India attended the orientation in Mumbai that featured in-person host Associate Dean, Graduate Program and Executive Education, Aravind Chandrasekaran, as well as Fisher College colleagues who joined virtually.

Ohio State’s Graduate and Professional Admissions and the China Gateway hosted a virtual information session on May 13 for potential students at a graduate school fair organized by the Rochester Institute of Technology-Weihai and Beijing Jiaotong University.

The session was well attended with 39 students and family members. An overview of Ohio State’s graduate and professional programs was presented as well as tips on how to navigate the graduate admissions website, and information about tuition, scholarships, research, and career opportunities.

Delegations from the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), a public university, and the Dom Cabral Foundation (FDC), a business school, both from the state of Minas Gerais, visited Ohio State in May.

Professors Lucia Costigan, Isis Barra-Costa, Pedro Pereira and Pamela Spinosa de los Monteros were awarded an Arts and Humanities Dean’s Discretionary Grant worth $3,000 for their projects in collaboration with community leaders, such as Kessia Cericola – Moritz College of Law alumna and attorney at Cericola LLC – and Lawrance Ujiie – manager at the Brazilian Grill and Bakery.

Bringing together producers, companies, researchers, professionals and students, the Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), through the Sinop Campus AgriScience project, held the 4th Technical Update Meeting and the 4th Agricultural Technological Showcase, Field Day in early May.

“Our objective was to bring producers, professionals, young people and children closer to academic knowledge, technological innovation and scientific production. It is the university performing its function,” said Professor Daniel Carneiro de Abreu, coordinator of the event.

Identifying ways in which Ohio State can best facilitate a student’s transition from high school to college and through graduation is the goal of the newly formed High School Counselor Advisory Board in China. In partnership with the Office of Student Academic Success, the China Gateway appointed members to the inaugural advisory board, which held its first meeting on May 24. The board consists of nine experienced high school counselors from cities across China including, Beijing, Shanghai, Ningbo, Ji’nan and Wuhan.

Seven faculty members, 19 graduate students and three undergraduate students are the recipients of more than $100,000 in funding to pursue international research and scholarship projects during the 2022-23 academic year. The International Research and Scholarship grant competition is supported by the Offices of International Affairs, Research, Student Academic Success and the Global Gateways.

Finding ways to pay forward is a long-time tradition of every Buckeye and the spirit of giving runs deep within The Ohio State University Alumni Club of Hong Kong, which recently raised HK$140,588 (close to $18,000 USD) to help children with cancer and their families in need.

When Jacob Chang, a fourth-year student from Nanjing, China, first arrived at Ohio State, he never could have imagined how the next few years would unfold. Chang started as a computer science and engineering student.

The Office of International Affairs’ English Conversation Program (ECP) has been recognized with a 2022 Student Life Leadership Award.