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Visiting Pakistani teachers participating in a 6-week professional development program, volunteered along with UNO mentors and instructors at a diaper and food giveaway at ABIDE in North Omaha. This opportunity supplemented the Community Service and Leadership aspects of their program at UNO giving the visiting group first-hand experience in volunteering in the U.S.

UNO’s International Program’s Center for Afghanistan Studies hosted 33 Pakistani English teachers for a six-week teacher training and cultural exchange program this fall. The participants, representing five different provinces in Pakistan, were the fifth group that the Center for Afghanistan Studies has hosted since Spring 2022.

UNO’s International Program’s Center for Afghanistan Studies is preparing to host 34 Pakistani English teachers for a six-week teacher training and cultural program. The participants, from five provinces of Pakistan, are set to arrive in Omaha on August 19, 2023.

UNO will host 18 university students for a short-term language fluency and culture group from our partner, Shizuoka University in Japan. The annual summer tour with Shizuoka University which has taken place since 1979 restarts after a short hiatus since COVID 2020 with a completely new itinerary. Shizuoka University and UNO are nearing 44 years of collaborations.

Twice each year, students from across the United States apply for the Gilman Scholarship to support their plans to study abroad. This award period, 5 UNO students were selected to receive the Gilman, a scholarship program of the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. Government.

The Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Institute on Civic Engagement at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and our partners – Arizona State University, Kennesaw State University, and Portland State University – hosted an Alumni Summit in Bangkok, Thailand May 25-28, 2023.

Faculty interested in teaching a 2024 Global Course with domestic or international travel should fill out the initial interest form for UNO Education Abroad by June 19.

UNO and Internal Compass (IC) students will coalesce at the Jewell Jazz Club in Omaha's Capitol District for a public performance on Sunday, April 30 at 7:00pm.

The Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Institute on Civic Engagement at UNO welcomes its eighth year of young leaders from Southeast Asia to the U.S. as part of an international exchange program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.

January 2023 was UNO’s second year offering the 3-week January Session to the campus community. 58 students participated in courses with international or domestic travel components as part of their learning experience.

Hear from Kirk Henningsen, the 2022 UNO Nene Field Ambassador, about his time in Ireland this summer. Kirk studied at one of UNO's newest partner universities, University of Galway. You'll also find the announcement about the 2023 Nene Field Ambassador Scholarship, with details where this year's program will take place and how to apply.

UNO's TEA Grant teachers returned to Pakistan and are now completing a variety of leadership projects which will greatly impact their communities.