International Alumni

An art exhibition at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, which runs from Sept. 9 through Feb. 14, and an event at Kirkpatrick Chapel celebrate Rutgers’ early ties to the island nation. The exhibition, Japan In/Out of View, begins in the 1860s, when Rutgers hosted some of the earliest Japanese students visiting the U.S. and became the first university in America to admit students from Japan as early as 1867. The university also hosted “Rutgers Meets Japan: A Celebration of Friendship,” on September 12 at Kirkpatrick Chapel. 

Rutgers Global was pleased to welcome distinguished alumnus Dr. Shams Eldien Naga to campus in January, celebrating his enduring connection to Rutgers University and his international impact as a leader in architecture, urban planning, and design. Dr. Naga, who earned his Master of Science in Urban Planning from Rutgers University in 1986, is Founder and Chairman of the DHB Group and NAGA Architects, Designers, and Planners, which operate across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and the United States. During his visit to Rutgers, Dr. Naga met with key faculty and staff from the Rutgers School of Engineering, the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, the Rutgers University Foundation, and Rutgers Global.