The International Office is pleased to announce that the inaugural ADNOC foundation year program is off to a great start. In September, we welcomed 25 students to UT from the United Arab Emirates to prepare for college during an intensive foundation year program incorporating ESL, SAT and TOEFL preparation. Students… read more
International Voices: “The Customer is King” – Rambling Thoughts on Service Culture in the US
This post is a part of our weekly International Voices column, writing by UT students, for UT students. Enjoy! Did you know you live in customer service paradise? Maybe you haven’t noticed, because you’ve always been greeted with a smile in the supermarket, your food has been cheerfully bagged for… read more
International Voices: The Power of Conversation
This post is a part of our weekly International Voices column, writing by UT students, for UT students. Enjoy! From the lady in line at the grocery store, to the new student you met in class, to the musician at the bus stop, to the exchange scholar at an ISSS… read more
International Voices: 10 Things I Found “American”
This post is part of our weekly International Voices column, writing by UT students, for UT current and prospective students. Enjoy! Although I was aware about the cultural differences between the country I am from and the US (TV shows and movies give a clear hint about the western part of the… read more
Welcome Hubei Visiting Students Program!
The pilot Hubei Visiting Students Program began this week! 38 students arrived to Austin from the Hubei province in China on Sunday, September 21. Designed by the UT International Office in collaboration with the UT Global Initiative for Education and Leadership and Severn Institute, this new 3 week program will… read more
Scholar Social Hour – September 2014
On Wednesday, September 3, the International Scholar Services team hosted the first scholar social hour of the Fall 2014 semester. What a fun opportunity to meet a diverse group of scholars! About 20 scholars attended the event and our conversations ranged from Texas politics to favorite books and authors. Conversation… read more
International Voices: Discovering Happiness in a Bowl
New international students are arriving on campus for the fall semester, so our International Voices columnists will be sharing their experiences as new UT students on the blog this month. Welcome to Austin, incoming students! We look forward to connecting with you in ISSS. By Shruti Kota I knew that… read more
New Summer Study Opportunity in Texas for Undergraduate International Students!
The University of Texas at Austin International Office in collaboration with the Cockrell School of Engineering is happy to announce a new summer study program for international undergraduate engineering students called the Summer Engineering Development (SED) program occurring June 1 – August 2, 2014 in Austin Texas. This customized program has… read more
Students Celebrate Eid al Adha with Food, Music and Dancing
Each year, Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al Adha, the Festival of the Sacrifice, to honor the prophet Ibrahim and his obedience to Allah. On Tuesday, October 15, Saudi Arabian students from the KAUST Foundation Year Program and SABIC Foundation Year Program collaborated to host a celebration in honor… read more
October Scholar Social Hour A Success!
On October 2, ISSS held another Scholar Social Hour event at Cuatros. This monthly social event occurs the first Wednesday of every month. Our October event was attended by forty-three scholars — our highest turnout yet! The crowd consisted of new scholars who had just arrived at the University of Texas… read more
