Study Abroad in Beijing, China (video)

     

  

In this new video, Rochelle Liu talks about exploring her Chinese roots while studying abroad in Beijing, China. She was able to meet her extended family for the first time and do exciting activities, like zip-lining off the Great Wall of China.  Watch the video here.  

Ugandan Rev. to discuss LGBT rights July 18 

     

  In a country where being gay is illegal, Uganda minister Mark Kiyimba has been threatened numerous times for his stand against an anti-homosexuality bill that could punish those perceived as homosexual with life imprisonment -- or even death -- if passed by the Ugandan parliament. Kiyimba will be in Iowa City July 18 to discuss the struggle for LGBT rights in his country. Learn more.

Summer Institute for Teachers 2011 (video)   

     

  Each summer, International Programs hosts a Global Education Summer Institute for K-12 teachers from the State of Iowa. This year's institute broadly addressed global literacy concepts and the 21st century skills of the Iowa Core Curriculum. See a highlights video from the 2011 summer institute.   

UI Chopsticks contest: China Daily commentary

      

  

Liu Jun came to the UI to teach students about Chinese culture; but in the process, Jun discovered she had actually learned more from her students than they did from her. Read her commentary from China Daily.