Global Engagement Articles

Senior Lyric Jones is one of the UNG students awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. UNG had eight students awarded the Gilman in 2016-17, making it one of the top-producing schools of Gilman Scholars by the U.S. Department of State.

The University of North Georgia (UNG) has been named as one of the top-producing schools of Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship awards by the U.S. Department of State.

For the past 10 years, UNG has been conducting Summer Language Institute programs in languages such as Chinese, Korean, Russian, and Arabic. In February, the Qatar Foundation International LLC (QFI) awarded a grant to UNG for its Arabic SLI program. The $39,000 grant will provide scholarships to 10 dual-enrolled or joint-enrolled students to attend the six-week summer program on UNG's Dahlonega Campus.

Qatar Foundation International awards UNG grant

In February, the Qatar Foundation International LLC (QFI) awarded a grant to UNG for its Arabic SLI program. The $39,000 grant will provide scholarships to 10 dual-enrolled or joint-enrolled students

Maher Nasser, director of the Outreach Division in the U.N.'s Department of Public Information, delivered opening remarks at the CTAUN conference held at UNG's Dahlonega Campus Feb. 24.

CTAUN conference empowers educators to take action locally and globally

The University of North Georgia (UNG) hosted the annual Committee on Teaching About the United Nations (CTAUN) Conference for the first time on Feb. 24. Held on UNG’s Dahlonega Campus, the conference

: Col. Tomasz Smal, professor and dean at the Military University of Land Forces (MULF) in Wroclaw, Poland, guest lectures a class of cadets at UNG's Military Leadership Center. Smal is one of five officers visiting this semester to conduct research and serve as guest lecturers, sharing their perspective and knowledge on a range of issues.

UNG hosts visiting military scholars from Hungary and Poland

Less than a generation ago, Poland and Hungary were in the Soviet Union's orbit and adversaries of the United States. But with the end of the Cold War, these two former Communist countries are now vit

Jillian Jay, a UNG student pursuing a major in biology pre-med, will spend the summer studying in India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Cambodia thanks to earning a Gilman scholarship

Students selected for prestigious study abroad scholarships

As the University of North Georgia (UNG) expands language and study abroad opportunities, more students are winning prestigious national scholarships to pursue their interests in locations around the

Eight UNG graduates and current students named Fulbright semifinalists

January 31, 2018

Two UNG students win Gilman International Scholarship to study in China and Spain

December 19, 2017

UNG graduate delivers Atlanta's bid for Amazon's HQ2 to officials in Seattle

November 27, 2017

Olmsted grant doubles, funding more overseas trips for cadets

November 15, 2017

Students experience taste of foreign countries during International Education Week

November 6, 2017

UNG junior helped rescue man from drowning in Rhine River

October 18, 2017