Global Initiatives
Overview
Global Initiatives seeks to provide UH students with opportunties to develop global knowledge and skills and increase global engagement by:
- Administrating the Global Citizens Credential Program and Peace Corps Prep Program
- Hosting and sponsoring on-campus global and multicultural events (such as International Education Week)
- Developing relationships and collaborating with campus and community partners on global initiatives
If your office would like to collaborate on a global initiative, please contact the area of Global Initiatives at uhglobal@uh.edu.
For other general inquiries, please contact uhglobal@uh.edu.
Community Partners
- The Alliance
- Asia Society
- Asian Chamber of Commerce
- Azerbaijan Center of Houston
- City of Houston, Mayor’s Office of Trade and International Affairs
- Consulate General of Austria
- Consulate General of India
- Consulate General of Panama
- Consulate General of the Republic of Korea
- Consulate General of Spain
- Consulate General of Sweden
- Greater Houston Partnership
- Hellenic Cultural Center of the Southwest
- Honorary Consul of Belarus
- Honorary Consul of Croatia
- Indo-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston
- Institute of International Education
- Italian Cultural & Community Center
- Malaysian Investment Development Authoriry (MIDA) Worldwide Network
- Partnership for the Advancement & Immersion of Refugees (PAIR)
- Plant It Forward Farms
- Refugee Services of Texas
- Sewa International
- Spain Consulate
- South Asian Chamber of Commerce
- Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO)
- World Affairs Council
- World Chamber of Commerce in Houston
- YMCA International Services
Global Opportunities
Fellowships and Scholarships
- Fulbright Student Program
- Critical Language Scholarship
- Boren Award
- Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship
- Rotary International
- Rhodes
- Marshall
- Schwartzman
- Humanity in Action
- Global Health Corp
- AIF Clinton
- PILA Princeton
- Pickering Fellowship
- Rangel Fellowship
For questions on any of the above, please contact Dr. Ben Rayder, Director of National Fellowships and Major Awards in the Honors College, Office of Undergraduate Research btrayder@central.uh.edu
Internships
- DAAD Research Internships in Science and Engineering
- United Nations
- State Dept.
- World Affairs Council
- City of Houston- Mayor's Office of Trade and International Affairs
International Work and Volunteer Opportunities (Post- Graduate)
Teach Abroad Programs
- JET program (Japan)
- EPIK (South Korea)
- English Opens Doors (Chile)
- TAPIF (France)
- American Language Assistants Program (Spain)
- USTA American Education Commission (Austria)
- Fulbright- English Teaching Assistant
Multicultural Event Sponsorship
Each year, Global Initiatives sponsors at least three community or campus events. Interested groups can submit a sponsorship proposal to request funding for any event that has a clear global, cross-cultural, or multicultural theme and can demonstrate the value added to the UH community (students, staff, and/or faculty).
Multicultural Event Sponsorship Proposal
Staff
Interin contact for the Assistant Director, Global Initiatives is Maggie Mahoney, Director of Global EngagementEmail: uhglobal@uh.edu