News & Events
Keep up on news about UNMC's community of international students and study abroad students.
Our Signature Events
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International Student Welcome Lunch & Ambassador Appreciation
This September event for international students provides a time for meeting and learning about each other and UNMC.
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Celebrate Culture!
An event called Celebrate Culture! is held in in conjunction with Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May. Interactive tables, representative of these countries, featured calligraphy, ddakji (a traditional game played using folded paper tiles), lantern making, liusu (tassel) making, origami and trivia.
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Holi Festival
The International Student Association hosts the Festival of Colors, an annual spring event celebrating the Hindu Holi Festival. The event, symbolizing rejuvenation and optimism, celebrates the arrival of spring after winter, signifies the victory of good over evil, and, for many, a festive day to meet others, laugh, forgive and forget.
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International Education Week
The annual International Week is a campus-wide event held during the fall semester and features customs, foods, and attire from a variety of ethnicities and cultures represented at UNMC. Ping-Pong and badminton tournaments are also part of the International Week festivities, which are organized by UNMC’s International Student Association.
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Chinese Cultural Fair
The Chinese Cultural Fair is held every year around the Chinese New Year, providing an opportunity to to celebrate Chinese culture with food, crafts, games, music and dance. UNMC’s Chinese Scholarship Council students are the main organizers of the event.
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International Photo Contest
Our annual photo contest, open to all members of the UNMC community, features photos capturing the culture, spirit and landscapes of other countries, inspiring adventure, cultural awareness and diversity. The 2023 grand prize winning photo above, by Devashri Gandhi, is titled "Purity of Soul."
D.J. and Janet Thayer Family Global Engagement Award
The inaugural D.J. and Janet Thayer Family Global Engagement Award is presented to Shannon Maloney, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health.
This award is intended to foster the growth and development of collaborations in global health and global engagement among full-time faculty at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Global health and engagement encompass the various means by which faculty connect UNMC with the international community through their teaching, research, and service. Shannon Maloney’s proposal seeks to establish an international research collaborative between UNMC and one or more research institutions in India. Working alongside community-based organizations, this partnership will develop and evaluate a crucial preconception health intervention. The project is anticipated to advance the health and wellbeing of mothers both domestically and internationally. This award recognizes Dr. Maloney’s efforts in fostering global connections and understanding.
Office of Global Engagement Announces International Photo Contest winners
The Potters Touch,” by Santosh Shrestha, is the grand prize winner of the Fifth Annual International Photo Contest.
The Office of Global Engagement has announced the winners of its Fifth Annual International Photo Contest.
View all the 2025 submitted photos here.
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