Hitomi Murai, a staff member of MEXT in Japan, is currently being hosted at the University of Arizona (UA) Office of Global Initiatives as part of her Long-term Educational Administrator Program (LEAP) experience. Previously, she worked for Elementary and Secondary Education and is interested in Special Education, especially Dyslexia.

The University of Arizona was selected as one of 12 universities by the International Academic Partnerships Program (IAPP) in Cuba to establish mutually beneficial academic and research programs of interest to Cuba. 

Ohrid, Macedonia and Tucson, Arizona (December 15, 2015) – A five-year Memorandum of Agreement was signed last month between the University of Arizona in Tucson and the University of Information and Science Technology, St. Paul the Apostle, in Ohrid, Macedonia, outlining a series of steps both institutions will undertake to increase their collaboration in research and education.

An innovative partnership with Ocean University of China is hailed as a response to the globalization of legal practice.

International students at the University of Arizona (UA) participated in a panel session for more than 60 AVID students at Doolen Middle School in November during International Education Week. Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) is an initiative that focuses on improving college-readiness.  AVID’s mission is “to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society.”