Our past programs have included higher education administrators exploring best practices in university management and operations, undergraduate accounting students refining industry-specific language skills and learning U.S. financial practices, research students preparing for advanced degrees, junior faculty advancing teaching methods and young entrepreneurs strengthening business strategy and building industry networks.
Examples of past programs include:
UT Austin was competitively selected to host this 10-week intensive program for faculty from Iraq in 2016-2018 and from Egypt from 2019-2022. The programs were administered by the Institute of International Education and AMIDEAST, respectively, and sponsored by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
From 2011-2017, UT Austin welcomed professionals, students, and scholars representing African, Caribbean, East Asian, European, Latina American, Middle Eastern, and South Asian nations for topical seminars on higher education administration and social entrepreneurship and preparation for their Fulbright experiences in the U.S. and re-entry to their home countries.
We partnered with Hiroshima University in Japan in 2019 and 2024 to deliver two unique custom programs, centered on U.S. Social Studies Education and Entrepreneurship with Generative Artificial Intelligence/Data Science, respectively. Both programs integrated academic content with site visits and cultural activities focused on connecting with UT students.
This program, hosted in summers 2016-2022, was a five-week customized research experience for undergraduate students that consisted of lab shadowing, research enhancement workshops, site visits, and a final poster session. The program was administered by IIE and sponsored by KAUST.
The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders Alumni Enrichment Institute provided participants from the 2021 virtual Fellowship the opportunity have an in-person experience in 2022, which included site visits, leadership workshops, community service, cultural activities, networking, and mentoring. The program was administered by IREX and sponsored by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Between 1979 and 2024, we delivered a unique program for select undergraduate and graduate students from the Universität der Bundeswehr München in Germany. These students enrolled in summer courses at UT Austin, participated in local cultural activities, and engaged with UT Austin students through the Cultural Ambassador program.