Christian Fredericks

Christian brings more than a decade of experience in international education and program management. He earned a Master of Science in College Counseling and Student Development from Azusa Pacific University and a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management from Grand Valley State University, where he also completed international business coursework in London.

Earlier in his career, Christian directed interdisciplinary study abroad programs in Ghana, West Africa, supporting faculty and students in immersive academic experiences that combined coursework, service-learning, and cultural exchange—work that shaped his long-term commitment to expanding access to global learning opportunities.

Most recently, Christian served as Senior Program Coordinator for International Engineering Education at UT Austin, managing a portfolio of global programs that included faculty-led initiatives, pilot internship programming, and partnership engagement across Europe and Japan. His work has spanned program development, faculty collaboration, international partnership management, student advising, and on-site program oversight. Christian also worked in Education Abroad earlier in his career as a program coordinator on the faculty-led team, and we are looking forward to welcoming him back.

Christian brings a wealth of knowledge and experience running hands-on, perspective-changing programs across multiple colleges and departments at UT Austin with a strong focus on innovation, access, and meaningful faculty collaboration.