This summer, Rutgers Global and the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy (EMSOP) launched a new short-term program for international students on the Rutgers-New Brunswick campus. The Rutgers Pharmacy Summer Program ran from July 5 through July 19 and welcomed 31 undergraduate and graduate pharmacy students from South Korea. The students hailed from Dongguk University, Ewha Womans University, Seoul National University, and Sungkyunkwan University. The goal of the two-week residential program was to introduce students to pharmacy education, clinical practice, biomedical research, and pharmaceutical career pathways in the United States.

Rutgers University is pleased to announce that ten faculty and staff have received Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards in a range of fields and in a variety of countries for the 2026-2027 academic year. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international academic exchange program, founded in 1946 with an ambitious goal: to increase mutual understanding and support friendly and peaceful relations between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Since its inception, nearly 450,000 individuals have participated in the Fulbright Program.

A delegation from Rutgers University traveled to India and China to conduct in-person pre-departure orientations (PDO) with newly admitted undergraduate students and their families in June. The PDOs are spearheaded by Rutgers Global and serve to introduce a new class of Rutgers international students to the academic support services available just for them. The Rutgers team leading the orientation was comprised of leadership from Rutgers Global, and the School of Engineering, School for Environmental and Biological Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers-New Brunswick, and Rutgers Business School. The events were held in Delhi, Mumbai, Beijing and Shanghai. 

From June 12 through 15, Rutgers University hosted a research collaboration and partnership development program that brought together approximately 200 biomedical researchers, medical school leaders, government-supported research fellows, and trainees from South Korea, reinforcing Rutgers' growing role as a global hub for biomedical innovation and international research partnerships. Hosted in collaboration with the Korea Association of Medical Colleges (KAMC), the program brought together recipients of South Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) Overseas Training Program, Korean biomedical researchers, and representatives from many of Korea's leading medical schools and research organizations.

With matches from the FIFA World Cup drawing fans from across the globe to the region, Rutgers Global is inviting students, faculty, staff, and community members to participate in a Panini World Cup Sticker Album exchange—a tradition that has united generations of soccer enthusiasts worldwide. Throughout the remainder of the tournament, Rutgers Global will host informal sticker swap gatherings at The Yard, where World Cup matches are being shown on the big screen. Participants are encouraged to bring duplicate stickers, trade with fellow collectors, and share in a global pastime that extends far beyond the game itself.
 

Rutgers University recently welcomed three senior faculty leaders from the Graduate School of Business and Entrepreneurship (GSBE) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, as part of a groundbreaking initiative to develop the first Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) program in Uzbekistan in collaboration with Rutgers Business School (RBS).

Riana Wulandari, 2025 Fulbright Doctoral Degree Grantee and PhD Student in Public Health at Rutgers School of Public Health, and Mutiara Indah Puspita Sari, 2024 Fulbright Master’s Degree Grantee (Class of 2026 Graduate) at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, share their reflections from a presentation given to a 5th grade classroom at Indian Fields Elementary School. "We came to share Indonesia, and a fifth-grade classroom in New Jersey showed us something too."

Passions have long driven senior Presley Albadine—whether it’s been through dance, public service, or her leadership roles at Rutgers–Camden. After graduation, the Gloucester County native and newly minted Fulbright scholar will leverage many of those pursuits internationally, capping an undergraduate journey packed with academic honors and campus involvement. Albadine, who majored in psychology and childhood studies, will travel to Paraguay next year to serve as an English Teaching Assistant through a Fulbright Scholarship. 
 

On May 18, Rutgers Global hosted a graduation ceremony for a special group of 10 graduating students—7 students from Afghanistan and 3 students from Gaza—who completed an exceptionally challenging journey to obtain their degrees from Rutgers University. As Vice President for Global Affairs Rick Garfunkel noted in his opening remarks, “The strength and resilience needed to reach this achievement is nothing short of astounding. And this is why we are gathered together today—to honor this journey.”

Rutgers University is proud to announce that 12 students from across its New Brunswick, Newark, and Camden campuses have been awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for the Spring 2026 cycle. Funded by the U.S. Department of State, the Gilman Scholarship supports students of limited financial means in pursuing study or internship opportunities abroad, helping to foster cross-cultural understanding and prepare the next generation of globally engaged leaders.
 

At the Global Appreciation Dinner in April 2026, Neha Tehmas, a senior majoring in Public Health at Rutgers, shared her reflections on participating in the Global Health Practicum program in Tanzania in January 2024. Here are her remarks from the event.

I went to Tanzania on a Global Health Practicum in January of 2024, where I shadowed nurses and physicians in a variety of different hospital departments, got to know the nursing students at the University of Dodoma, executed nursing simulations with them, and helped train them in Stop The Bleed.
 

Rutgers University is strengthening its engagement in Ghana through a growing network of academic partnerships, faculty collaborations, student opportunities, and community-centered initiatives that reflect the university’s broader global strategic vision. At the heart of this work is the newly formed Ghana Working Group, a cross-campus collective of faculty and administrators organized by Rutgers Global and headed by Assistant Vice President Ji-Yeung Jang and dedicated to coordinating and advancing Rutgers’ activities in the country.