International Activities & Partnerships

3/30/12
Ning "Jackie" Zhang, associate professor of public affairs, describes his experience as the first visiting scholar sponsored by the The Gerontological Society of America in the March 2012 issue of the society's newsletter, Gerontology News. As a GSA visiting scholar, Zhang worked in China last fall to advance the society's China Initiative. The front-page article on Zhang's experiences is titled "Nascent Visiting Scholar Program Seeks New Recruits." Read the articleences is titled "Nascent Visiting Scholar Program Seeks New Recruits."

11/14/11

The College of Health and Public Affairs' International Committee is pleased to announce the following events in recognition of UCF's 2011 International Education Week:

11/15, 1 to 3 p.m., HPA I - 304
COHPA Study Abroad Programs: Students Experiences and Perspectives
Come and learn/exchange the experience of students who have participated in several study abroad courses in COHPA (Russia, Costa Rica, London, Korea) and learn about upcoming opportunities (Puerto Rico, Brazil). To continue enhancing our interdisciplinary activities, students and faculty from COHPA and other colleges are welcome!

11/17, 12 to 2 p.m., HPA I - 304
Challenges of Development and Human Motivations
This workshop will be presented by Dr. David Gurney and will stimulate conversation with the students as “future leaders” about conditions of international students in their home countries. The main goal is to prepare and assist these future leaders to develop perspectives on such issues and expand a globalized approach to this issues. The workshop will be open both to students and interested faculty.

10/13/11
The Criminal Justice Department welcomed delegates from the Singapore Police Force and the Singapore Police Volunteer Special Constabulary (Reserves) on Tuesday, October 11, for a colloquium about comparative policing systems between Singapore and the United States.
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7/26/11
The Department of Public Administration is pleased to announce Professor Peter Colby will lead a group of students on a fall 2011 study abroad trip to Seoul, South Korea, to study the city government. Students interested in the program should send a statement of interest to peter.colby@ucf.edu.

6/27/11
The Gerontological Society of America has named Ning "Jackie" Zhang, associate professor of public affairs, as the first participant in its Visiting Scholar Program. During the 2011-12 academic year, he will work to further the society's China Initiative, which promotes the development of strong linkages and collaborations between gerontologists in the United States and China. Read more 1 Read more 2

6/3/11
Tom Liou, professor of public administration and president-elect of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), was invited to attend the 2011 International Conference of Taiwan Association for Schools of Public Administration and Affairs at the Taipei Municipal University of Education in Taipei. He gave the opening remarks to convene the conference, chaired a panel on publications in public administration journals and participated as a discussant in a panel on public administration education. On May 27, he gave a presentation, “Democracy and Public Service Ethics,” at the National Academy of Civil Service. In addition, Liou was invited to attend an International Round Table Forum of Comparative and Development Administration on June 1 at Shih Hsin University in Taipei. At this forum, he gave a keynote speech on “Retrospective and Prospective Development in Administration” and then chaired a panel on “Theory of Comparative and Development Administration.” The highlight of Liou’s visit to Taiwan was when he met the president of the Republic of China, Ma Ying-jeou. Liou was honored as the first Asian to be elected president of ASPA.

5/9/11
Thomas T. H. Wan, professor of public affairs and associate dean for research, has been invited to be the keynote speaker... more and a commentator at the annual health services research conference at National Yang-Ming University in Taipei, Taiwan, on August 19, 2011. As the keynote speaker, he will provide an overview of the impact of current health care reform in the United States.

3/21/11
Seventeen students from the University of Central Florida had a first-hand look at the English criminal justice system during a 12 day visit to the United Kingdom this Spring Break. Read more.

3/7/11
Physical therapy Instructor Jennifer Tucker will lead nine physical therapy students and two others on a trip to Kingston, Jamaica. UCF students have traveled to Jamaica to help orphans for the past six years, and they are part of an ongoing partnership with the Florida Hospital Outreach program SHARES International. Read more

2/23/11
Seventeen criminal justice majors, along with Associate Professor Ross Wolf, are traveling to the United Kingdom from March 2 -14 to get a first-hand look at the English system. 2-14 to get a first-hand look at the English criminal justice system. Read more

2/2/11
Thomas T. H. Wan, professor of public affairs and associate dean for research, has been invited to participate in a series of workshops organized by the University of Costa Rica and Ministry of Health. The workshops will be held from Feb. 7 to 11. He will give a formal presentation on Global Health... more Care Informatics Research at the university on Feb. 10.

1/6/11
Associate Professor K. Michael Reynolds recently secured a $645,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State to establish centers in southern Russia that also will coordinate human rights efforts and promote police reform. Read more