2017 News
December
![Universidad Panamericana Campus Mexico President Santiago García Álvarez and Northwestern Provost Jonathan Holloway exchanging a purple package](../../images/up-visit-dec_17.jpg)
December 19, 2017
Building faculty engagement and collaborations with Northwestern a top priority for Universidad Panamericana
November
![Women stand outside a window](news-images/documentary-summary.jpg)
November 14, 2017
The Office of International Relations funds Northwestern MFA in Documentary Media students to engage in filmmaking projects abroad.
![Dr. Julia Polk wears her scrubs at medical school in Israel](news-images/Polk news index.jpg)
November 3, 2017
Julia Polk returned to campus for Reunion Weekend and shared her story as a doctor in global health and advice for those interested in a similar direction.
October
![Debbie Kaltman poses with colleagues at the University of Minnesota](news-images/Big-10-exchange-index.jpg)
October 23, 2017
The Office of International Relations expands professional development opportunities for staff within the field of international education.
![Man in Cuba holds cigars](news-images/Cuba Cigar Man)
October 2, 2017
Driven by an institutional effort to expand international partnerships and collaborations, a group of Northwestern faculty members and administrators observed first-hand the ins and outs of Cuba's effective healthcare system.
September
![Headshot of Rebecca Seligman](news-images/RebeccaSeligman_index.jpg)
September 29, 2017
In an interview Rebecca Seligman, Associate Professor of Anthropology, discusses her research interests and her recent trip to Cuba.
![Faculty exploring collaborations in Cuba](news-images/Cuba Faculty Visit_summary.jpg)
September 15, 2017
Proposals are being accepted on a rolling basis.
August
![Students look at model building](news-images/Bocconi_index_small.png)
August 31, 2017
Students from Bocconi University in Italy learn about credit risk management at Northwestern, with Chicago as their campus.
![NU Club of Japan members enjoy pizza](news-images/NU-club-japan-summary.jpg)
August 23, 2017
Northwestern University and the University of Chicago’s alumni clubs co-host Chicago-style pizza networking event in Tokyo.
July
![people sitting at desks](news-images/SJTU MOU Signing_24July201726-summary.jpg)
July 31, 2017
Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering and Shanghai Jiao Tong University expand long-standing partnership by adding a dual PhD degree to its list of joint academic programs
![people sitting at desks](news-images/Yali_YOU.png)
July 12, 2017
The leaders are on the Northwestern campus as part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, a flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative.
June
![people walking](news-images/Paris 3 - 12_Gallery.jpg)
June 16, 2017
Northwestern humanities and communications faculty now have the opportunity to expand their international networks and build new academic relationships in a variety of disciplines.
![people in front of food stand in Japan](news-images/Kakehashi-Thumb.jpg)
June 6, 2017
Northwestern students experience Japan through the Kakehashi Project