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Faculty, Staff & Scholars

The UK International Center supports faculty, staff and scholars at UK by inspiring global learning, sponsoring global operations and promoting international partnerships and research.

Global Learning

Find tools and opportunities to help you:

  • Internationalize your classroom
  • Support international students
  • Teach courses abroad
  • Global Engagement Academy
  • Global Health Initiatives

Global Operations

Learn more about:

  • Hiring and hosting int’l faculty, staff and scholars
  • International travel
  • Global Impact Awards
  • Coming to UK as an international faculty, staff or scholar

Partnerships & Research

Find out about

  • Initiating an international partnership
  • Current international partnerships
  • UKinSPIRE
  • Fulbright

 

Cultivating and advancing global learning, understanding, and connection by leading, supporting, and inspiring global engagement.

 

 

90+

Countries represented by students

250+

International Partnerships

300+

Education Abroad programs offered in 70 countries

News

Markey forges global alliance for cancer research

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 17, 2024) — The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center helped launch the Global Cancer Consortium, an innovative partnership uniting top cancer centers across continents. The new group is advancing cancer research, education, and patient care to tackle one of the world's most pressing health challenges. 

Fulbright Specialist program allows UK professor to explore mental health with global perspective

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 4, 2024) For Chizimuzo Okoli, Ph.D., offering his expertise to address global mental health as a Fulbright Specialist was the opportunity of a lifetime. 

UK International Center releases Global Engagement Academy offerings for Fall 2024

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 17, 2024)  As the University of Kentucky continues to become a more globally engaged campus, it is important that all faculty and staff have the opportunity to be informed about UK’s many international connections and to contribute to internationalization themselves.  

Upcoming Events

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Nov
2024
Multicultural Thanksgiving Dinner
Tuesday, 5:00pm - 7:00pm | Gatton Student Center - Grand Ballroom

Can’t make it home for Thanksgiving? Never experienced a traditional American Thanksgiving? All University of Kentucky students and their familie...

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02
Dec
2024
OPT Workshop
Monday, 1:00pm - 2:00pm | International Student Services - Lucille Little Fine Arts Building

Optional practical training is a benefit of the F-1 status. It allows eligible students to get real-world work (paid or unpaid) experience related to ...

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