Global Virtual Exchange
To foster meaningful, sustainable and accessible international experiences for all UT Austin students, the Texas Global Virtual Exchange initiative supports faculty in co-creating Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) courses with peers at universities around the world. Students gain global perspectives, deepening their understanding of the subject matter while engaging in project-based learning.
At a Glance
For:
UT Austin Faculty
Amount:
$3,000-5,000
Deadline:
November 1, 2024
Application Information
UT Austin faculty may apply for a Global Virtual Exchange course development grant. Awarded funds support UT Austin faculty to develop and implement the exchange. Faculty partners co-develop and co-teach undergraduate/graduate courses or course modules and deliver content synchronously and asynchronously. In addition to funds, Global Virtual Exchange faculty receive instructional support through workshops, faculty learning communities and networking events.
Texas Global awards Global Virtual Exchange grants on a semiannual basis, once in the fall semester and once in the spring semester.
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Grant Period
The grant period for fall 2024 awards is January 1, 2025 - May 31, 2027.
Application Deadline
Applications for the fall 2024 cycle will be accepted through November 1, 2024.
For more information, contact us at GlobalVirtualExchange@austin.utexas.edu
Student Information
Please visit the Global Virtual Exchange Courses for Students page.
Global Virtual Exchange Faculty
Texas Global has awarded 66 grants to develop and implement virtual exchanges across 6 continents and 37 countries, serving thousands of students around the world. Many of our Global Virtual Exchange faculty forge long-lasting partnerships that result in multiple virtual exchange courses and research collaborations.
“Global Virtual Exchange gives me the opportunity to rethink my class to fit a global view, which I may have never considered without the grant’s support. Teaching partners exchange ideas and innovate better learning solutions for all participating students. We have gained deeper insight into each other's expertise that creates opportunities for further collaboration in research and teaching.”
- Dr. Chang Liu, Associate Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Moody College of Communication, recipient of a Global Virtual Exchange grant in 2017 and 2020
- 2024 Spring
Minette Drumwright
Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
"Storytelling for Social Causes in India and the U.S."
In partnership with Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA)Shanti Kumar
Associate Professor, Department of Radio-TV-Film, Moody College of Communication
“Streaming Media in Asia: UT-BRAC University Virtual Exchange”
In partnership with BRAC University, Bangladesh- 2023 Fall
Pramit Chaudhuri
Associate Professor, Classics, College of Liberal Arts
"Quantitative Criticism: Integrating Humanistic and Computational Approaches to the Study of Culture”
In partnership with University of Macau, Macau- 2023 Spring
Marilyn Felkner
Clinical Assistant Professor, Public Health Program, School of Human Ecology, College of Natural Sciences
“Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Guatemala”
In partnership with Asociación Nuestros Ahijados in Guatemala- 2022 Fall
Stephanie Grasso
Assistant Professor, Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Moody College of Communication
“Preparing Speech-Language Pathology Students to Work with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Individuals”
In partnership with Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), MexicoMina Kim
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Korean Department of Asian Studies, College of Liberal Arts
“Developing learning strategies by designing a global virtual exchange: First-Year Korean I and Second-Year Korean II”
In partnership with Charles University, Czechia; University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom; and University of Vienna, AustriaMarina Peterson
Professor, Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts
“Elemental Anthropology”
In partnership with Humboldt University, Germany- 2021 Fall
Octavio Kano-Galván
Assistant Professor of Practice, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
“360 Video Production”
In partnership with Anahuac University in Mexico and De Montfort University in the United KingdomAlice McCoy-Bae
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Korean Program, Asian Studies, College of Liberal Arts
“Global Virtual Exchange Bringing Korea into the Classroom; Third-Year Korean I”
In partnership with Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in South KoreaAlida Louisa Perrine
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Spanish and Portuguese, College of Liberal Arts
“Black Digital Feminisms in Brazil”
In partnership with Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará in Brazil- 2021 Summer
Kamran Ali
Professor, Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts
“Cities and Citizenship”
In partnership with American University in Cairo in EgyptDavid Eaton
Bess Harris Jones Centennial Professor of Natural Resource Policy Studies, LBJ School of Public Affairs
“Global Virtual Exchange: University of Texas with The Hebrew University of Jerusalem”
In partnership with The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in IsraelMina Kim
Lecturer, Korean Department of Asian Studies, College of Liberal Arts
“First-Year Korean II and Second-Year Korean I & II”
In Partnership with Universität Wien in Austria- 2021 Spring
Track A
Marc Bizer
Professor of French, Department of French and Italian, College of Liberal Arts
“Female Literary Legacies in Early Modern France”
In partnership with University of Versailles Saint-Quentin in FrancePaola Bonifazio
Associate Professor, Department of French and Italian, College of Liberal Arts
“Italian Cinema”
In partnership with University of Udine in ItalyDavid D Heymann
Professor, Department of Architecture Program, School of Architecture
“Hot, Humid, Isolated, Urgent: The Crisis and Potential of Architecture in the Galapagos”
In partnership with University of San Francisco Quito in EcuadorJames R Patton
Associate Professor of Instruction, Department of Special Education, College of Education
“Individual Differences, Diversity, & Inclusion with Special Populations”
In partnership with National Taiwan Normal University in TaiwanAaron G. Sandel
Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts
“Primate Conservation -- The Human Story of Ecosystems in Uganda”
In partnership with Makerere University and Mountains of the Moon University in UgandaEllenor Shoemaker
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of French and Italian, College of Liberal Arts
“TeleTandem: Tandem Language Learning in a Virtual World”
In partnership with Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3 in FranceTrack B
David Eaton
Bess Harris Jones Centennial Professor of Natural Resource Policy Studies, LBJ School of Public Affairs
“Global Virtual Exchange: University of Texas With Hiroshima University”
In partnership with Hiroshima University in Japan, Tribhuvan University in Nepal and Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani in India- 2020 Initiative
Marcela Castillo
Assistant Professor, Women's Health, Dell Medical School
“Foundations of Global Health – Enrichment Elective”
In partnership with Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, MexicoOctavio Kano-Galván
Assistant Professor, Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
“Digital Social Media Production”
In partnership with Universidad Iberoamericana, MexicoThomas J. Garza
Associate Professor and Director, Slavic and Eurasian Studies, College of Liberal Arts
“Advanced Russian through Global Debate“
In partnership with Moscow International University, RussiaIlyas Iyoob
Adjunct Professor, Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
“Exploratory Data Analysis to Identify Bias in Artificially Intelligent Systems”
In partnership with Ryerson University, CanadaJaydeep Prakash Kulkarni
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
“Graduate Course on Semiconductor Memory Design”
In partnership with Indian Institute of Technology, IndiaFernando Luiz Lara
Professor, Architecture, School of Architecture
“Latin Urbis - The History of the City in Latin America”
In partnership with Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Universidad Federal da Bahia, BrazilJeannette Okur
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Middle Eastern Studies, College of Liberal Arts
“Cultural Translation”
In partnership with Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, TurkeyHugh Smyth
Professor, Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, College of Pharmacy
“Written Scientific Communication Using Digital Tools”
In partnership with Universidad de Chile and Universidad de Valparaiso, ChileSean Theriault
University Distinguished Teaching Professor, Government, College of Liberal Arts
“International Responses to a Global Phenomenon: The COVID-19 Pandemic”
In partnership with Sciences Po Lyon, FranceWilfried Wang
O'Neil Ford Centennial Professor in Architecture, School of Architecture
“International Students' Architecture Award”
In partnership with Universidad de Palermo, Argentina; Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Brazil; Pontificia Universidad Católica, Chile- 2020 Implementation
Erika Bsumek
Associate Professor, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts
“Radical Hope: Global Environmental History”
In partnership with Ludwig Maximilian University in Germany and Queens University Belfast, Northern IrelandJason Cons
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts
“Landscape and Power”
In partnership with University of Newcastle in AustraliaMichael P. Domjan
Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
“Principles of Conditioning and Learning”
In partnership with Universidad Nacional de Colombia in ColombiaOrlando Kelm
Associate Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, College of Liberal Arts
“Business in Hispanic Life and Culture”
In partnership with Tecnológico de Monterrey in MexicoChang Liu
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Moody College of Communication
“Hearing Science and Lab”
In partnership with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, East China Normal University, Capital Medical University, and Sichuan International Studies University in ChinaJames Loehlin
Shakespeare at Winedale Regents Professor, Department of English, College of Liberal Arts
“Shakespeare through Performance”
In partnership with University of Witwatersrand in South Africa- 2020 Development
Caroline Faria
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and the Environment, College of Liberal Arts
“International Development in Africa”
In partnership with Makerere University in UgandaPatricia L. Hamilton-Solum
Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
“Nursing Care of Childbearing Families Clinical Practicum”
In partnership with Moi University in KenyaXiaofen Keating
Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
“Fitness Behavioral Changes and Fitness Testing”
In partnership with Northeast Normal University in ChinaRobyn Metcalfe
Assistant Professor of Instruction, School of Human Ecology/Nutritional Sciences, College of Natural Sciences
“Global Food Systems Design”
In partnership with Universidad de Francisco Marroquin in GuatemalaMarina Peterson
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts
“Sensing: Elemental Media as an Anthropology for Change”
In partnership with University of Manchester in the U.K.Gabriela Polit
Associate Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, College of Liberal Arts
“Journalism and Human Rights”
In partnership with Universidad San Francisco de Quito in EcuadorAdam T. Rabinowitz
Associate Professor, Department of Classics, College of Liberal Arts
“Classical Archaeology: Methods and Approaches”
In partnership with University of Bucharest in RomaniaHeather R. Rice
Lecturer, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, College of Liberal Arts
“First Year Russian Online II;” “Second Year Russian 1”
In partnership with Higher School of Economics in RussiaSara M. Stewart Stevens
Assistant Professor of Instruction, School of Human Ecology/Division of Textiles and Apparel, College of Natural Sciences
“Product Development” Lecture
In partnership with Institute for Arts and Culture in PakistanAmelia Gabrielle Weinreb
Senior Lecturer, Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies, College of Liberal Arts
“Multicultural Israel”
In partnership with The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in IsraelEvgenia Wilkins
Lecturer, Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies, College of Liberal Arts
“Intensive Russian I;” “Intensive Russian II”
In partnership with Irkutsk State University in Russia- 2019 Spring
Jason Cons
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts
“Lie of the Land: Landscape and Power in Texas and New South Wales”
In partnership with University of Newcastle in AustraliaErika Bsumek
Associate Professor, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts
“Global Environmental History - Radical Hope: Inspiring Present-day Sustainability Transformations through an Examination of Our Past”
In partnership with Queens University Belfast in Northern IrelandLina Del Castillo
Associate Professor, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts
“Mapping Latin America”
In partnership with La Universidad Nacional de ColombiaChris Trapani
Assistant Professor, Butler School of Music
“Introduction to Computer Music”
In partnership with Mahidol University in ThailandTracie Harrison
Professor, School of Nursing
“Global Studies in Gerontological Nursing”
In partnership with Xiangya Nursing School, Central South University in ChinaMarilyn Felkner
Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Human Ecology, College of Natural Sciences
“Environmental Health”
In partnership with La Universidad del Valle in GuatemalaMichael P. Domjan
Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
“Principles of Conditioning & Learning”
In partnership with Ankara University in TurkeyAndrew Garrison
Professor, Department of Radio-Television-Film, Moody College of Communication
“Death and Documentary: Introduction to Documentary Production”
In partnership with Instituto Politécnico do Porto in PortugalKathryn Dawson
Associate Professor, Department of Theatre and Dance, College of Fine Arts
“Teaching Artists in Schools and Communities”
In partnership with University of South Australia in Australia“Drama-Based Pedagogy,” co-taught with Lara Dossett, Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Theatre and Dance, College of Fine Arts
In partnership with the University of Sarajevo and the University of Banja Luka in Bosnia and Herzegovina- 2018 Spring
Chadi El Mohtar
Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
“Earth Slopes and Retaining Structures”
In partnership with American University of BeirutSimon Humphrey
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences
“AIF Laboratory Techniques”
In partnership with the National Autonomous University of MexicoElizabeth Catlos
Associate Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
“Earth Materials”
In partnership with Heidelberg University in GermanyBarbara Laubenthal
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Germanic Studies, College of Liberal Arts
“Immigration in Germany and the US”
In partnership with the University of Passau in GermanyBenjamin Brower
Associate Professor, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts
“Violence & Visual Culture: Research in the Archive”
In partnership with the University of Paris Nanterre in FranceChris Abbyad
Clinical Associate Professor, School of Nursing
“Nursing Care of Childbearing Families”
In partnership with Moi University in KenyaWenhong Chen
Associate Professor, School of Journalism, Moody College of Communication
“Introduction to Media and Entertainment Industries”
In partnership with Shanghai University of Law & Political Science in China- 2017 Spring
Jack Stamps
Associate Professor of Practice, School of Design and Creative Technologies, College of Fine Arts
“Music, Technology & Culture”
In partnership with Luleå University of Technology in SwedenChang Liu
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Moody College of Communication
“Hearing Science”
In partnership with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, East China Normal University, Capital Medical University, and Sichuan International Studies University in ChinaJohn Rumrich
Professor, Department of English, College of Liberal Arts
“Shakespeare: Selected Plays”
In partnership with Zhejiang University in ChinaPatricia Kyle
Lecturer, Department of French and Italian, College of Liberal Arts
“Enhancing French Skills”
In partnership with the Université Grenoble-Alpes in FranceStephanie Holmsten
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Government, College of Liberal Arts
“Capstone Research in International Relations and Global Policy Studies”
In partnership with Pontifical Catholic University of Peru in Peru and Pontifical Catholic University of ChileOrlando Kelm
Associate Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, College of Liberal Arts
“Portuguese for the Professions: Business in Brazilian Life & Culture”
In partnership with the Adventist University of São Paulo in BrazilGloria González-López
Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
“Sexual Violence across Mexican Cultures”
In partnership with the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education in Mexico