How 2 BU Sydney Internships Led to Launching, Growing, and Exiting Australia’s Leading Social Media Agency
For 11 years, Gina Lednyak and Elena Fullerton have built a successful business abroad together Something indescribable and intangible gripped Gina Lednyak (CAS ’07) and Elena Fullerton (CAS ’13) when they studied abroad in Sydney, Australia – each going abroad during their senior year. They both felt a strong pull to this new, beautiful place and that Sydney was where they would end up long term, despite studying abroad during different years. “From the moment I landed in Sydney, I knew,” recalls Lednyak. “I remember being on a bus with the facilitator at the time and he said, ‘there’s always one person... More
Recent Grad Launches Organization to Empower Refugees and Immigrants, Wins BU Refugee Challenge
Maria Gorskikh’s Nonprofit Helps Immigrant & Refugee Entrepreneurs Realize their Dreams Maria Gorskikh (Questrom ’23), a recent graduate who majored in finance and hails from Russia, won the Boston University Refugee Challenge earlier this year with her non-profit organization DREAM Venture Labs. Gorskikh’s organization is dedicated to empowering refugees and immigrants in starting and growing their own businesses, and it serves as a connection between immigrant and refugee entrepreneurs and essential resources to boost their business ventures. Gorskikh started DREAM Venture Labs to address the notable challenges faced by immigrants and refugees, such as language barriers, limited access to resources, and lack... More
When Museums & Street Art Tours are the Classroom
Madrid Students Analyze Classical and Modern Art, Try Stenciling at Street Art Workshop Anticipation and excitement filled the air when students of the spring 2023 Madrid Spanish & European Studies program entered the classroom for their course Art and Architecture in Madrid: 1561-Today. Several of the students were completely new to art history and embarked on the course and the program despite the content having little to do with their degree programs. In fact, the temporary departure from STEM courses was one of the draws for Karina Mihura (CAS’24), a biology student with long-term goals to pursue medicine. Mihura had always... More
Dublin Internship Offers COM Student Portfolio-Building Opportunity and More
Bylines in GCN Magazine are just the start of Nat Mak’s experience interning abroad Nat Mak (COM ’23) had little knowledge about Ireland before they decided to enroll in BU’s Dublin Internship program. Perhaps it was, at least partly, the unknown that intrigued Mak and moved them to enroll in the program. “I realized it would be more worthwhile to go [study abroad] somewhere I didn’t know about and learn about it as I was studying there,” they say. “I am proud of going to a city that I knew little about and building a relationship with it. During my time spent... More
BULA Celebrates 20th Anniversary, Alumni & Staff Share Memories, Gratitude
Program continues to have large BU alumni support network Boston University Los Angeles (BULA) started in 2002 – at the dawn of the digital age – an exciting time in the industry with the internet getting integrated into communication and entertainment. Realizing what a terrific opportunity it would be to bring College of Communication (COM) students out to LA, then Dean of the College Brent Baker and other COM leaders got together with several BU alumni who had made LA their home and were working in the industry. Some of the first alumni to meet with COM leaders, help shape and launch... More
An Erasmus+ Collaboration with Ca’ Foscari University of Venice & Studying Climate Change Adaptation
Fruitful International Exchange Leads to More Students & Scholars Exchanged Over Next Three Years CAS Professor Ian Sue Wing of the Department of Earth & Environment leads an Erasmus+ collaboration with Ca' Foscari University of Venice (UNIVE), with the fruits of this collaboration affording the exchange of several students and scholars. A European Union program designed to support education and training in Europe, Erasmus+ has given millions of people the opportunity to study, train, or work across Europe and beyond. For Boston University and UNIVE, the collaboration has meant Sue Wing and Professor Enrica De Cian of UNIVE have been able to... More
IEW Brought the BU Community Together With Wide Range of Events Offered
Each year, International Education Week (IEW) celebrates BU’s global engagement, and this year’s IEW had more than 30 events on offer for students, faculty, and staff across campus – including globally at several of BU’s Study Abroad locations. From international film screenings to research seminars to cultural events, there was a wide range of both academic-related and community building events on tap. Global Programs applauds the BU community’s commitment to creating opportunities for exchanging ideas, building community, sparking curiosity on global issues, and broadening worldviews. A Noteworthy Multidisciplinary Panel Discussion Global Programs and the Center on Forced Displacement welcomed more than 150... More
Meet Global Programs’ New Leaders Focused on Partnerships and Health, Safety, and Security
Lisa Stinnett Turker and Kevin Kugel fill key positions Lisa Stinnett Turker and Kevin Kugel have recently joined the ranks of the Global Programs Global Partnerships & Support team. Delighted about their appointments to Managing Director of Partnerships and Support and Associate Director of Health, Safety and Security, respectively, we sat down with Lisa and Kevin to learn more about their career paths and what their roles entail for Global Programs and the University. You both have interesting backgrounds. Can you talk about your path to becoming Managing Director of Partnerships & Support, Lisa? And Kevin, your path to becoming... More
Inside One of BU’s Newest Study Abroad Programs in Cape Town, South Africa
Student’s time in South Africa reaffirmed his interest in African politics, expanded his perspective Recently, Aidan Flanigan (CAS ’23) was one of the first BU students to take part in BU’s new Cape Town, South Africa study abroad program. Flanigan says he’s always been curious about this region of the world but had not had the opportunity to visit sub-Saharan Africa until participating in the fall 2022 program. “I’m fascinated by African politics,” he says. “This program seemed like the perfect fit for me, as someone who enjoys trying new experiences.” As an international relations major, Africa and the Middle East is Flanigan’s... More
Spotlight on International Students Who Served on ‘Talk About’ Event Panel with Innovate@BU
Last month Global Programs partnered with Innovate@BU to host a Talk About event on teamwork skills. Talk About is a series of events for international students led by Global Programs and features topics chosen by international students. This Talk About event focused on teamwork, communication, and resources offered by Innovate@BU for students who have an entrepreneurial mindset. Four international students served as panelists during the talk: Qi Xia, COM '23 (MA, Emerging Media Studies); Diego Segura, QST '24 (MBA; MS, Digital Technology); Doga Sevgi, CAS '25 (BA, Psychology); and Wenxuan Li, CAS '25 (BA, Political Science). Kamelia Turcotte, Global Programs’ Assistant... More
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