Global Engagement

UNMC Office of Global Engagement releases annual report

The report highlights a year of milestones in expanding international partnerships and elevating education abroad.

Jun 11, 2026

Jane Meza, PhD, interim vice chancellor for academic affairs

Beyond the Border: A Global Learning Experience

During the summer of 2025, siblings Eben and Esther Samuel, both M1s, joined 14 other UNMC medical students for the university’s inaugural Scott Scholars Global Immersion Program in Xalapa, Mexico. Through a strategic partnership between the UNMC Office of Global Engagement and the Universidad Anáhuac, Veracruz, the Scott Scholars Program successfully launched a new student […]

May 14, 2026

A DIF staff member shows students (standing left to right: Elias Smith, Caden Connealy, Nolan Zeger, Mitchell Blaine; sitting left to right: Eben Samuel & Jacob Rademacher) a plaster mold that was created. He will use this mold to design the prosthetic for this patient.

Global engagement announces International Photo Contest winners

A total of 74 photos were submitted by 30 faculty, staff, students and residents.

May 13, 2026

“Before the Vows,” by UNMC student Ridhi Bhola is the grand prize winner of the UNMC Office of Global Engagement's Sixth Annual International Photo Contest.

iTEACH Awards recognize contributions to campus, community life

UNMC students, faculty and staff were recognized at a ceremony with Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, and Mayor John Ewing Jr.

Apr 29, 2026

From left, UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD; UNMC medical students Winnie Ladu and Omar Ceesay; Omaha Mayor John Ewing Jr.; and Vice Chancellor for Campus Engagement Sheritta Strong, MD. (Photo credit Lily Butler)

UNMC, India research institute expand longtime partnership

A new memorandum of understanding with the Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute expands the partnership that began in 2009.

Mar 30, 2026

Attending the signing ceremony were, from left: Jane Meza, PhD, interim vice chancellor for academic affairs at UNMC; Chandra Are, MBBS, UNMC's senior associate dean of graduate medical education; T. Subramanyeshwar Rao, MBBS, medical director of the Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute; UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD; and Bradley Britigan, MD, dean of the UNMC College of Medicine.

Experts from UNMC, Egypt lead biosafety and security workshop

The three-day event in Cairo brought together researchers and scientists for an intensive training session.

Mar 20, 2026

UNMC researchers, in collaboration with experts from Egypt, led a biosafety and security training workshop in Cairo.

Global engagement holds 2026 International Photo Contest

Participants are invited to submit up to three of their favorite travel photos for the contest.

Mar 6, 2026

Graphic of a camera and desk items that says UNMC Office of Global Engagement 2026 International Photo Contest Prize for Winners

Free registration for Global Health Conference Midwest

The UNMC Office of Global Engagement will pay the registration fee for up to 50 UNMC students to attend the conference.

Feb 13, 2026

Image showing a hand and multiple colors with the words Access and Advocacy in our Changing Global Health Landscape

Ukrainian health care fellows visit UNMC

The Senator Ben Nelson Fellows are involved in an ongoing international exchange that spans more than a decade.

Nov 21, 2025

Visitors from Ukraine at the Davis Global Center

Events scheduled for International Education Week

The festivities, food and fun run Nov. 17-22 at UNMC.

Nov 13, 2025

The 2024 global expo