Tagged: Global Gateways

In partnership with the United States-India Education Foundation in Ahmedabad and Chennai, Ohio State participated in two virtual EducationUSA student recruitment sessions for students in India in June.

Building on the momentum of ongoing executive programs delivered to Tata group of companies, Aravind Chandrasekaran, associate dean for graduate programs and executive education in the Fisher College of Business, traveled to India in May to meet with existing and potential partners. Manoj Garai, assistant director, India Gateway, facilitated meetings with Indoco Remedies, TMTC Pune, Mahindra Leadership University, MIQ, SPJIMR and IIT Bombay. 

The India Gateway organized a virtual pre-departure orientation session on June 3 for undergraduate and graduate students from India attending Ohio State in the autumn 2022 semester. Nearly 90 new Buckeyes joined the orientation to learn about available resources that would help them prepare better for their departure to Columbus.

Students from China planning to attend Ohio State autumn semester learned about college life in the U.S. and the importance of being involved both inside and outside the classroom during a virtual Pre-Departure Orientation held on June 25. The event was hosted by the China Gateway and the Offices of International Affairs, Student Academic Success and Student Life and attended by 226 new students and their parents.

On June 10, the Brazil Gateway team delivered a presentation about Ohio State to the Passo-a-Passo Institute in the city of Itatiba, São Paulo. The institute works on treatment therapy for children with disabilities through interaction with horses and does research in hippotherapy and social responsibility.

Richard Vasques, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Ohio State, visited the Polytechnic Institute (IPRJ) at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) to present a lecture in early July.

On June 22, the Brazil Gateway, Office of Academic Student Success, Office of Student Life and Office of International Affairs hosted a virtual

Three Ohio State Area Studies Centers have been awarded more than $5.5 million in U.S. Department of Education grants for the next four years. These awards support language and area studies learning and provide grant opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and professional school students.

Mitch Lerner, director of the East Asian Studies Center and professor of history, has been recognized with the 2022 Peter L. Hahn award for distinguished service by the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR). The award is annually presented to a senior historian who has provided significant contributions to the growth and development of SHARF over the course of their career. 

The India Gateway organized a virtual panel discussion for admitted undergraduate students scheduled to come to campus in autumn 2022. The session helped students learn more about Ohio State through the experiences and perspectives of current students.