The Office of International Affairs takes pride in our connections and collaborations across our campuses and the important role we play in helping develop, support and advance Ohio State’s international initiatives. 2024 demonstrated how our Buckeye community made their mark and elevated Ohio State's reach across the globe. Take a peak at some of our top stories and events from the past year as we look forward to all that will inspire us in 2025.
A decade-long career of turning research into practice has led Dianne Morrison-Beedy to her newest role at Ohio State: director of outreach and community engagement for the Global One Health initiative (GOHi).
Music, masterclasses and more – the School of Music continued its music residency program for the third year with universities in Brazil.
Buckeyes are Buckeyes for life! For four Chinese alumni, being a Buckeye has meant maintaining lifelong bonds across continents. Qiuyuan Pan, Yuanfang Zheng, Shanxiao Xie and Lian Wei were part of the first cohorts from mainland China to study at Ohio State in 1979 and 1980. The friends are now in their 70s and 80s and have had successful careers in engineering, robotics, soil mechanics and publishing, all while staying in touch throughout their lives.
“We don’t necessarily see a separation between global and local. Global is something that starts right here, right now,” said Kaya Şahin, vice provost for global strategies and international affairs, in his remarks welcoming Ohio House Representative Ismail Mohamed to campus on November 20.
The Ohio State University is ranked 23rd among doctoral institutions for the number of students studying abroad and 30th in international student enrollment, according to a national report released today. Ohio State more than doubled the number of students studying abroad with 2,043 traveling internationally in 2022-23. The university also is ranked 12th in the nation for the number of students participating in short-term programs with 1,764 studying abroad for two to eight weeks during the academic year.
For the past three years, Ohio State’s Global One Health initiative (GOHi) has dedicated substantial resources to partner facilities in Ethiopia enhancing their capacity to provide microbiology services and implement infection prevention and control practices. This work is all part of the Global Action in Healthcare Network – Antimicrobial Resistance (GAIHN-AR), which is a global network of healthcare facilities, laboratories and infection, prevention and control (IPC) teams.