Spring Orientation is right around the corner! We will be welcoming 300-400 international exchange, graduate, and transfer students in January and we need your help! Please consider assisting your new classmates by volunteering to be an International Orientation Volunteer (IOV). Any UT student, domestic or international, with an interest in… read more
International Open Mic Night at the Cactus
Calling all musicians! Texas Global is looking for talented musicians and singer-songwriters within UT’s international student, scholar, faculty & staff populations to sign up for a special edition of Open Mic Night at the Cactus Café. Monday, November 18, KUT/X and the Cactus Café are partnering with Texas Global to… read more
Fall Excursion Preview
What are Texas Excursions? While in the city, you hop on the bus or grab a share bike, but how do you plan to visit the rest of the state? You may have noticed that Texas is a pretty car-oriented place. There is even a magazine dedicated to our roadways… read more
That’s a wrap! International Student Orientation ends and life in the long semester begins
We had so much fun welcoming all of our new international Longhorns to the Forty Acres at the end of August. Your excitement was infectious and we were so happy to see you all making new friends and embracing the UT spirit. Over 700 students came to our international… read more
International Student Orientation Fall 2019
ISSS International Student Orientation is in full swing! We kicked off with a general assembly in UT’s historic Hogg Auditorium followed by a Welcome Lunch for new international students and their families in the Texas Union. A special guest, Hook’em, made a special appearance to greet some of his new… read more
Friendship Program: Applications Are Open!
Greetings International Students & Scholars! Applications are once again open for the Friendship Program kicking off this Fall for the 2019-2020 Academic year. What is it? The Friendship Program facilitates connections between members of the Austin community with international students & scholars. Hosts and their match(es) commit to gather… read more
Jaeyun Song, UT ’22, talks about his experience with Passport to UT 2018
Hello! My name is Jaeyun Song. I am from Seoul, the capital of the Republic of Korea. I have finished my freshman year at UT and am taking a Dynamics Maymester class in Toulouse, France and Barcelona, Spain. I am in the class of 2022, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. I… read more
International Orientation Assistants: Final Week to Apply!
Don’t get bored waiting around for school to start this August–hurry and apply to be an International Orientation Assistant (IOA)! There is only one week left; applications close on June 24 at 5 p.m. This opportunity is great for returning international students who remember what it was like to start their… read more
First time studying in the U.S.A.? Passport to UT is the program for you!
New to Austin? To living and studying in the U.S.? Fortunately, there is a program for that! I’m happy to announce that registration is now open for Passport to UT. Passport to UT was originally developed within the international graduate student population before being opened up to the entire incoming… read more
International Orientation Assistants Needed!
Calling all Longhorns! If you are a returning student in Fall 2019 and want to help International Office staff at International Student Orientation this August, then you should think about applying to be an International Orientation Assistant (IOA). For domestic students, it is a great way to get to know… read more
