Tagged: Global Gateways

Buckeyes are Buckeyes for life. For alumni like Song Qi, a Fisher College of Business MBA graduate from 1999, this can play out in some unexpected ways. “I was once sitting at the Sydney airport reading a book and waiting to board a flight,” he recalled. “I heard the familiar O-H-I-O from another passenger passing by who also wore a scarlet Ohio State T-shirt. That made my day!”

The virtual Pre-departure Orientation for international students from China took place on June 17. The event, hosted by the China Gateway and the Offices of International Affairs, Student Academic Excellence and Student Life, provided 143 students and 28 family members with valuable information regarding their upcoming college life.

The Ohio State University has been named one of the world’s top universities, according to the 2024 edition of the QS World University Rankings released today. Ohio State is ranked 151st in the world and 35th in the United States.

Lauren Van Niel ’23, a graduating senior who hails from Ohio comes away impressed and surprised after meeting with five first years attending college far away from home. Her brief encounter with five students from China was published in the Summer 2023 issue of the Ohio State Alumni Magazine where she shares how they acclimated to life on campus and the United States. 

The China Gateway provided assistance with this story.

Meet Conan Cao, a passionate Ohio State alumnus (’20 economics, and public management, leadership and policy) dedicated to public service. Cao currently serves as deputy secretary general at Love Save Pneumoconiosis, a non-profit organization based in Beijing dedicated to helping the more than 6 million migrant workers who are suffering from this debilitating respiratory disease in China.

The Office of International Affairs is seeking applications for its Faculty Research, Teaching and Outreach Grant. The grant supports faculty working on projects that align with the mission and current engagement initiatives of the university’s five Area Studies Centers and their respective regions of the world. Proposed activities should be directly connected to Africa, East Asia, Latin America, Middle East or Eastern Europe and Eurasia.

Tra Pham, assistant dean, graduate and international affairs, Moritz College of Law, traveled to India from March 28 to April 5, to visit top-ranked law colleges in India to discuss potential collaboration and partnerships. Assistant Dean Pham also met with one of India's top law firms to explore experiential learning opportunities for Moritz law students.

The India Gateway team conducted outreach with undergraduate students joining Ohio State in fall 2023. The team responded to questions about scholarships, next steps, housing, financial aid, campus, and more.

“Being part of a large campus, I think that’s one of my fondest memories. The breadth of courses that Ohio State offers is unparalleled,” recalls Vishwanath Swarup, ‘04 MS industrial and systems engineering. Ohio State’s flexibility in course offerings allowed Swarup take courses at the Fisher College of Business while being a student in the College of Engineering.

The Brazil Gateway continues to strengthen its relationship with Meli Bees, a nonprofit working to protect the Meli stingless bees in indigenous, quilombola, campesino or other rural and urban communities in the most endangered areas of the Amazon Rainforest. Through environmental education and knowledge generation, Meli Bees helps communities create environmentally and economically sustainable activities that allows both land and people to flourish.