KU International Short Programs

Now open: A new global professional development experience for EFL educators! 🌍
The KU EFL Innovator Program is a 2-week immersive program designed to build 21st-century English teaching skills. Participants will engage in hands-on workshops, connect with global peers, and experience U.S. culture and English language immersion in Lawrence, Kansas. Registration is now open – join us on campus next spring!

Thank you for your support of internationalization at KU! Through your combined generosity, KUIA received almost 100 gifts for a total of nearly $91,000. 💙🌍❤️Thank you for making one of the best ones yet!

Connect KU to the world and the world to KU! Your gift today will send Jayhawks abroad, equip them with passports, provide emergency aid to international students in crisis, and sustain critical foreign language fellowships through our Area Studies Centers—ensuring every student gains the global tools to thrive.

🔵🌎🔴 International Student Emergency Fund Challenge 🔵🌎🔴 International students often face sudden, unforeseen hardships—loss of income, medical emergencies , or natural disasters or conflict at home. Your gift to the Emergency Fund ensures they can continue their education without derailing their dreams. Leslie Schweitzer will generously contribute $4,500 when 20 donors make a gift of any amount. Help unlock this vital support today!

One Day One KU — when Jayhawks from around the world come together to support KU — is just a few days away! Money raised through KU International Affairs will support study abroad scholarships, free passports, international students in crisis, and critical foreign language studies within our area studies centers. Here's what you should know:

🗓 One Day One KU will run from noon to noon Tuesday, April 28, to Wednesday, April 29.

✅ Sign up to become an ambassador and encourage alumni, friends, and family to give. (Click the link for “Get involved” at the One Day One KU site!)

🔓Help KUIA unlock bonus dollars through Power Hour Challenges.
There are a bunch, but here is one of our favorites: From 4-5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, in Lawrence - Furthest Gift Power Hour: $1,000 for receiving the furthest gift between 4-5 p.m. wins $1,000 in bonus funds! So, for example, that would be 5-6 a.m. on Wednesday for Perth and Hong Kong, 4-5 a.m. on Wednesday for Jakarta. Have an international friend who could help? Please reach out.

KU International Short Programs is proud to host 50 students participating in Thailand’s One District, One Scholarship ODOS Summer Camp, a fully funded, five‑week program focused on emerging digital technologies, English language, and cultural exchange. These students have already made the most of their first weeks, and we’re excited for what’s still ahead. ✨ Soon, you'll hear from some of the students themselves. ✨

Last week wrapped up the KU experience of four fellows from CRDF Global--a nonprofit organization that promotes international security, safety, and sustainability. The fellows, Azra Habibija Ražanica from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Drenusha Salihu from Kosovo, Ivana Tatar from Montenegro, and Daniela Andrović from Serbia, spent their time on campus with mentors across KU Information Technology (KU IT), KU Center for Cyber-Social Dynamics, and KU Medical Center Information Technology (KUMC IT). They had the opportunity to shadow operations, meet with staff, learn about their work and operations, and observe some KU cybersecurity and law courses.
Next they will head to Washington D.C to meet up with other CRDF Global fellows for professional programing. The foursome was hosted in partnership with the University of Kansas’s International Short Programs. International Short Programs designs and delivers short-term, customized educational and cultural programs for international groups visiting KU’s Lawrence campus.