UF International Center - UFIC

UFIC was pleased to welcome EducationUSA advisors from 19 countries for an immersive visit to the University of Florida 🌍🎓

From exploring campus to connecting with our International Student Council, advisors gained firsthand insight into the academic programs, resources, and opportunities available to students at UF. These visits help strengthen global partnerships and support future international recruitment and collaboration.

Read more: https://internationalcenter.ufl.edu/news/2026/06/ufic-welcomes-educationusa-advisors-/

Global Gators Abroad!

Happening today!

As the global transition toward clean energy accelerates, demand for critical minerals such as lithium is reshaping political, economic and environmental dynamics across the Global South.

On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 10:30 AM in Salle Laâyoune, UM6P - Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Campus Benguerir, the Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS-UM6P), in collaboration with the UM6P Africa Initiative, will welcome Prof. Miles Larmer, Director of the Center for African Studies at the University of Florida, for a seminar examining the governance challenges and societal expectations surrounding Ghana’s emerging lithium industry.

Drawing on field research and interviews with policymakers, industry actors and local communities, this seminar will explore how questions of value creation, environmental stewardship and social beneficiation are influencing the future of lithium mining in Ghana and, more broadly, the politics of transition minerals in Africa.

Hope on Pause?: The Politics of New Lithium Mining in Ghana

Prof. Miles Larmer is Director of the Center for African Studies and Professor of History at the University of Florida. His research focuses on African political, social and environmental history, with recent work examining the opportunities and challenges created by the growing global demand for transition minerals.

🌎UFIC was proud to host our inaugural Partner Day 2026, welcoming 33 representatives from 22 international universities to the University of Florida.

From campus tours to partnership discussions, the day was filled with meaningful connections and opportunities to strengthen global collaboration. Thank you to our international partners and everyone who helped make the event a success!

Read more: https://internationalcenter.ufl.edu/news/2026/06/inaugural-partner-day-2026-hosted-by-ufic-/

It's National Higher Education Day!

We are very fortunate to be a part of the University of Florida. With more than 13,500 works of art in our collection focusing on African, Asian, modern and contemporary art, and photography the Harn offers faculty opportunities to help their students experience art, history and culture, sometimes in unexpected ways. Tours, assignment collaboration and up-close engagement with art are valuable to any discipline.

Welcome to the Week 4 edition of the . This week we have Coffee Talk, Volleyball, and a visit to the UF Harn Museum of Art. We have TWO trips on Saturday - Haile Farmer's Market and Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo. Make sure you sign up and join the fun to make friends and practice English. Have a great week!
https://eli.ufl.edu/2026/06/volume-160-issue-4-june-8-2026/

To date, $45 million in financial aid has been disbursed to UF students for summer 2026. For students that have direct deposit, scholarship and financial aid refunds should start showing in bank accounts, depending on your bank’s policies for applying electronic payments. If you have not signed up for direct deposit, do so immediately at https://one.uf.edu/campusfinances/directdeposit to receive your refund as quickly as possible.

Last month's disbursement to over 13,000 students included Federal Grants, Federal Loans, State Scholarships, Institutional Grants, Institutional Scholarships, Private Loans, and Private Scholarships. Students can check the “Financial Aid” and “Campus Finances" tabs at https://one.uf.edu for updated disbursement information. Financial aid will continue to disburse throughout the summer semester until all eligible students are paid.

Na semana passada, visitamos a University of Florida, em Gainesville, e aprendemos mais sobre a experiência de estudar em uma das maiores universidades públicas dos Estados Unidos. 🐊

A UF recebe estudantes de mais de 140 países, com o Brasil sendo o 4º país mais representado.

Também descobrimos algumas curiosidades: o Gatorade foi inventado na universidade, visitamos o lago onde vive o famoso jacaré, Chewy, e conhecemos a tradição dos Gators, o mascote jacaré da UF. 💙🧡

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