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USF hosts hurricane preparedness for international students to gain storm savvy

The start of the academic year coincides with the historic peak of hurricane season, making hurricane awareness and preparation a unique challenge for international students unaccustomed to dealing with tropical storms. That’s why USF World’s International Student Services team set out to empower students with information, tips and supplies to stay safe in a storm.

September 4, 2025Faculty & Staff, Students

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A home away from home: Newly arrived international students welcomed by the International Support Team in the Global Student Center

Eager and newly arrived international students gathered at the Global Student Center on Thursday, August 21, 2025, for the international student orientation, where they were warmly welcomed by the International Student Support (ISS) Team.

September 2, 2025Events, Students

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USF will host free, multinational film festival

The Tampa Bay community will have an opportunity to screen Spanish and Portuguese-language films from the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Spain, Brazil and Mexico during a month-long film festival coming to USF.

August 28, 2025Events

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Inaugural ‘Gael Scoil USF’ event shares Irish traditions with the Tampa Bay community

This summer, the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ introduced Tampa Bay youth to Irish heritage through its inaugural ‘Gael Scoil USF’ event, inviting grade schoolers to engage with Irish culture firsthand through baking, dancing, sports, storytelling, and other immersive experiences.

August 13, 2025Events, Faculty & Staff

A recent gathering with Japan's Consul General in Miami and a delegation of business leaders follows a recent journey from Florida's life sciences, academic and government leaders to Japan. The goal is for world-class health technologies and capabilities take root and grow in both countries.

July 23, 2025Global Networks

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USF World celebrates renewed Sarasota-Perpignan Sister City partnership

The renewal of the Sister City bond between Sarasota, Florida, and Perpignan, France, has ushered in a new era of transatlantic collaboration, with the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ (USF World) playing a pivotal role in deepening academic, cultural, and economic ties. Read about the event and partnership.

March 25, 2025Events

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USF International Business Forum explores the promise and peril of AI

Leading strategists in technology, trade, and key industries gathered at the 2nd Annual USF International Business Forum on March 13 to contemplate how artificial intelligence will shape the future. Read more about their discussions.

March 19, 2025Events

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Three USF professors partner with communities to make a local, national and global impact

USF professors Will Schanbacher, Heather O’Leary and Christian Wells, are sharing their time, expertise and resources with communities to “build capacity for positive change.â€

January 22, 2025Faculty & Staff

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NATO Edge brings a historic partnership and its digital future to Tampa

NATO’s Communications and Information Agency, the cyber arm of the 75-year-old military alliance, held NATO Edge at the Tampa Convention Center, the first time the biennial technology conference and showcase has been held in the United States. Read how the event placed a global spotlight on USF entities including USF World and more.

December 11, 2024Events

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USF World forum is first step toward a new French connection

At USF’s inaugural French Business Forum in November, participants discovered a natural synergy between emerging technologies, which are shaping both the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s status as a global research institution and France’s future economy. Read about those who came and how this event impacts the university locally and globally.

November 27, 2024Events, Global Networks

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USF Global Student Center opens in celebration of international education

USF President Rhea Law, Rocky, USF World leaders, and the broader university community officially opened the USF Global Student Center. Read how the event gave the USF international community a chance to explore the center’s many offerings.

November 27, 2024Events, Students

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USF creator of global clean water, energy technology is inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame

The USF College of Engineering professor whose vision of building a clean-energy system that could solve challenges in parts of the world with no sanitation systems was inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame in October. Read how his technology is being used in India, South Africa, and on a global scale.

November 22, 2024Accolades, Faculty & Staff

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