2021 News

During a visit to Northwestern on Friday, November 5, the Aer Lingus College Football Classic delegation visited Northwestern in preparation for the university's first overseas football game in Dublin next year.

During her first visit to Northwestern, Bi-khim Hsiao, the Representative of Taiwan to the United States, took the opportunity to highlight Taiwan’s current state of trade, innovation, and education.

During a visit to Northwestern on Friday, September 10th, the Argentine Ambassador to the United States Jorge Argüello pledged to expand academic ties between Argentina and Northwestern.

Since the 1870s, when Northwestern began awarding honorary degrees, many distinguished individuals from all across the globe received the accolade. In honor of commencement and as part of our #NUGLobalJourney series, we will revisit some of the most notable international recipients.

The two universities signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), which will allow Northwestern and NTU to exchange faculty, increase language offerings, and allow undergraduate travel to Taiwan.

In the early 1900's, sailing across the world on so-called “study tours” was a favorite past time of Northwestern students.

Recently, Crown Visiting Professor in Israel Studies Elie Rekhess was named the official Israel Liaison for Northwestern. In this new role, Rekhess will assist with the expansion and development of institutional relationships and Northwestern programs and support the coordination and communication with university partners and visitors from Israel.

New virtual platform chronicles over 200 historical milestones and memorable moments of Northwestern’s global history

Northwestern President Schapiro sends Lunar New Year Greetings.

As 2020 halted international education and exchange in the traditional sense, it also propelled Northwestern faculty, staff and students to create and participate in innovative and reimagined global engagement activities.