News Archive

This fall semester, UNO Education Abroad held the first ever Passport Days, supporting 39 of the 73 students receiving their first U.S. Passport through the Maverick Passport Project. Read on to learn more about the event and hear directly from students about their enthusiasm at being selected for the program, and for details on how to apply for the 18 remaining awards.

Join UNO's International Programs to celebrate International Education Week (IEW) this November. Events throughout the week highlight UNO's global community and ways to experience international education in Omaha. Register for a lecture, visit the Global Marketplace, see faraway places through live virtual tours, and connect locally at Refugee Day.

Burlington Capital International, University of Nebraska at Omaha’s International Programs, and University of Nebraska Lincoln welcomed three former U.S. Ambassadors to the UNO campus on October 25th and the UNL campus on October 26th for the 10th annual Nebraska Ambassadors Forum.

The mission of the intensive, short-term exchange program is to provide participants with civic engagement, leadership and collaboration skills; cultivate an understanding of American culture, values, and institutions; and foster relations between the U.S. and Southeast Asian nations. The State Department’s Educational and Cultural Affairs Bureau oversees YSEALI and other international exchanges.

The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) is pleased to welcome its tenth Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Institute on Civic Engagement.

From "The Conversation": Hanif Sufizada, Education and Outreach Program Coordinator at UNO's Center for Afghanistan Studies, explains what financial sources the Taliban might turn to for funding their new Afghan government.

Michael Blakely, UNO class of 2014, repeat study abroad participant, and CEO of InterOperate is leveraging his success to help current Mavericks study abroad. Blakely and his company, InterOperate, have donated funding to help 25+ UNO students obtain their first passport. Read on to hear his story and why the Maverick Passport Project is one of his passion projects!

This funded experience is open to professors from a variety of scholarly interests and academic fields; deadline Sept. 15.

The Andy Award recognizes international journalism in Nebraska. The Andersen-Gouttierre Awards recognize UNO faculty, staff, students, and members of the community for their contributions to international exchange and understanding; deadline is April 15.

Despite the global pandemic, the Center for Afghanistan Studies (CAS) has continued work on many exciting projects and media engagements. Read on for more details of what they’ve been up to this past year, and how they are forging ahead in 2021.