intl students

When the pandemic took hold, international students faced a difficult choice—remain on campus or return home. Incoming students also needed to decide if they wanted to begin online or postpone for a year. But as the U of M reopens, these students are quickly returning to campus.

Over the summer, twenty-five of Africa’s brightest emerging leaders virtually participated in an academic and leadership institute at the University of Minnesota through the Mandela Washington Fellowship, part of the Young African Leaders Initiative.

In a joint statement released on July 26, the U.S. Departments of State and Education announced a “renewed U.S. commitment to international education.”

In her three years on campus, Seoyeon has worked hard to ensure all students with marginalized identities feel welcome, whether they are from another country, LGBTQIA+, or students of color.

Three graduating international students share their plans to help their home countries eliminate HIV, advance community-based development approaches, and implement renewable energy.

Tanmay Agarwal, a computer science major from India, started his own podcast where he interviews professors and industry researchers.

Originally from Venezuela, Christian Moreno Cova came to UMD to study jazz. His compositions fuse traditional Venezuelan music with components of American jazz.

Alumna Sanda Ojiambo helps fight climate change as executive director of the Global Compact at the United Nations.

The Twin Cities campus International Recruitment Committee has released its 2020 annual report. It features statistics on international student enrollment, the University's response to the pandemic, and factors impacting international recruitment. 

Software engineering grad Changle Li “misses the snow” all the way from China as the University of Minnesota Crookston helps him capture two promising internships.