International student Sedigheh Fathollahzadeh Dizaji is among the participants at this year’s commencement ceremony who have traveled very far from home in pursuit of their academic dreams. Fathollahzadeh is from Tehran, the capital city of Iran.
Unit: International Engagement
New fund to support study abroad for management students
The new Management Study Abroad Program fund is designed to bring the enrichment that comes with study abroad within reach for students.
Joint journey: The Ferraz Rodrigues brothers’ path to collaborating in web design
While you may not know Anderson and Andre Ferraz Rodrigues by sight, you have certainly seen their work on the massive project of bringing all the Illinois State websites over to the new V4 template. From their very first semester here as international graduate students/assistants, twins Anderson and Andre have been problem-solvers, and their skills in that area have helped shaped the template into what it is today.
Study Abroad receives IIE American Passport Project grant
Illinois State University has been selected by the Institute of International Education (IIE) to receive an IIE American Passport Project grant that will enable up to 25 Illinois State students to obtain a U.S. passport and support their study abroad journeys.
Forging a path: An international business program in Panama is expanding Illinois State’s footprint
When Zaché Alvarado ’22 was in high school in Panama, she dreamed of studying business at an American university.
Seriously funny: Comedian Vir Das explores the intersection of comedy and culture at Indian Cultural Dinner
Comedian Vir Das headlined Illinois State University’s Indian Cultural Dinner at the Bone Student Center’s Brown Ballroom.
International Seminar Series event to focus on corruption in soccer April 19
The next event in the Spring 2023 International Seminar Series, The FIFA World Cups of Soccer-Joy and Context, is open for registration.
International students explore St. Louis
International students went to St. Louis for the day to visit the St. Louis Zoo, the St. Louis Galleria mall, and the Gateway Arch.
International Seminar Series event to focus on labor and human rights, March 29
The next event in the spring 2023 International Seminar Series, The FIFA World Cups of Soccer-Joy and Context, is now open for registration.
In Bloomington-Normal, ‘a small soccer ball’ unites players from around the world
“Soccer is really my life,” said Rabah Seffal, who was part of a four-person panel that led the discussion, “The FIFA World Cups of Soccer—Joy and Context,” for the Spring 2023 International Seminar Series held March 8, in the Old Main Room of the Bone Student Center.