Archives for Study Abroad
A government-sponsored visit to Japan
The Kakehashi Project is a government-funded grassroots exchange program that brings groups of Americans to Japan for engaging, focused and customized experiences. After candidates are identified by the Japanese Ministry…
Eight UNG students, including two students of Spanish, win Gilman International Scholarship
Of the eight UNG students who recently won the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, two planned to use those funds toward their study abroad opportunity in Cusco, Peru. Biology…
Dr. Nishio, professor in Japanese, collaboration with Nanzan University
On a regular basis, Dr. Tomoe Nishio and students in her intermediate-advanced Japanese language class at the University of North Georgia (UNG) log onto their computers in the early morning or…
Madelyn Beacham received Fulbright scholarship and became the first from UNG to win a Fulbright for graduate school
Madelyn Beacham won Boren Scholarship in Spring 2018 and it paid up to $20,000 for her to study Arabic for six months in Jordan and live with a…
UNG secures another 4-year, $1.2 million Chinese Language Flagship grant
When the University of North Georgia's (UNG) Chinese Language Flagship program came up for re-authorization this spring, it was not simply a renewal application. The process was an open competition for schools that…
Four alumni and one senior selected as Fulbright finalists
UNG's five Fulbright finalists are: Madalyn Beacham (Arabic major), a December 2019 graduate from McDonough, Georgia, with a degree in international affairs. She plans to pursue a master's degree…
Three UNG students earn Boren Scholarships
Rachel Wilson will become the first UNG student to use a Boren to study at the new Chinese Flagship Domestic Immersion Capstone at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center…
Courtney Van Niman received the prestigious National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) to study Arabic in Jordan.
Courtney Van Niman, FSLA 2017 graduate, SLI 2019 graduate, and QFI scholarship recipient, was received the prestigious National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) to study Arabic in Jordan. Congratulations,…
Madelyn Beacham received Fulbright to to pursue her Master’s in International Affairs in Turkey.
Congratulations to Madelyn Beacham, Arabic Major and UNG Alumni (Dec. 2019), for receiving Fulbright Scholarship to pursue her Master's in International Affairs in Turkey. We are proud of you,…
Two students win Fund for Education Abroad Gilman scholarship
Congratulations to Uriyah Davis and Phillip Ly for receiving Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship earlier this year. Davis and Ly won the Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) scholarship in late March.…