The International Institute is seeking the names of graduate students who have expressed an interest in international and area studies. In order to help us at the International Institute make these important connections, please send the attached email message out to your first and second year graduatestudents by September 8. We would like to connect with all the potentially interested students out there in your programs. We are asking them to respond to a web form where they can indicate the Center(s) in which they are interested.
As you may know, the International Institute is responsible for coordination of research and training in area, comparative, and international studies within the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, as well as promotion of innovative collaborations in international affairs across the University's schools and colleges. By identifying students whose research focuses on international and area studies, units at the International Institute are able to reach out to these young scholars and connect them with students and faculty who share similar interests, as well as introduce them to U-M resources and programs that may be relevant to their research. Resources include various funding opportunities sponsored by the International Institute or its constituent centers, including the FLAS fellowships.
Thank you for your assistance in this important endeavor,
Julie
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The International institute would like to welcome you to Michigan!
Do you have international study interests?
The University of Michigan International Institute (II) houses 18 centers and programs focused on specific world regions and global themes. Our centers rank among the nation’s finest in their respective fields of study and bring together faculty experts from across the U-M campus. We are looking for students who have an interest in, or wish to focus on a particular world region or country, as part of their studies or for their own enrichment.
Benefits of connecting with our Centers:
· Graduate student email lists for information on each Center's activities, lectures, events, job news, conferences, funding opportunities, etc.
· Courses on the various regions or countries of interest.
· Certificate in Graduate Studies programs focusing on some regions, open to students from any graduate program to enhance your current area of study
· Invitations to special events where you can connect with other students and faculty from around the University who have the same regional interests.
· Center web sites that you can go to for more information, including fellowship & grant opportunities.
Please note that programs and benefits vary from Center to Center.
If you would like to learn more about the programs available through the II’s centers, please select the link below and fill out the response form. We would appreciate hearing from you as soon as possible, preferably by September 15, so that we can contact you as soon as possible.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Best wishes for the upcoming year,
Julie
Julie Claus Burnett
Academic Services CoordinatorArmenian Studies Program
Academic Services CoordinatorArmenian Studies Program
Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Center for European StudiesCopernicus Program in Polish Studies
Center for European StudiesCopernicus Program in Polish Studies
Islamic Studies Program
Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies
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