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Fall 2024 Events
Download the scheduleInterested in globally-focused employment? Attend events in this series to learn about working internationally and how that can be done locally, domestically or abroad.
Sponsored by numerous internationally-focused units at KU, including:
- Center for East Asian Studies
- Center for Global & International Studies
- Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies
- Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies
- Kansas African Studies Center
- Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships
- University Career Center
- Global Awareness Program
- Study Abroad & Global Engagement
- Global Business Studies, School of Business
- International Support Services
- KU Honors Program
- KU International Affairs
- African & African-American Studies
Events are informative, practical, and inspiring. Students are encouraged and guided to:
- Explore career options (Foreign Service, government offices, nonprofits, teaching abroad, graduate programs).
- Work on their resume, cover letters, and LinkedIn profile.
- Attend talks, workshops, and panel discussions by alumni working in the field, diplomats, and other guest speakers.
- Apply to internships, scholarships, and fellowships.
- Network, make connections, and investigate the possibilities!
Information presented at the event can be found at ICS: Language Scholarship 2024(pdf).
Information presented at the event can be found at ICS: Graduate School Scholarships (pdf).
Information presented at the event can be found at ICS: Teach Abroad (pdf).
Information presented at the event can be found at ICS: Advice from an Alum: Gabriel Rebeck (pdf).