News by Topic: Global Engagement

With international campuses located in China, Croatia, Dubai, and Kosovo, along with numerous study abroad, international research opportunities, and faculty-led excursions, RIT maintains a strong global network, giving students and faculty the chance expand their horizons across the world.

April 29, 2014

Student finalist for Net Awards in London

Jen Lamere, a first-year software engineering student, ranks among the top five nominees for the 2014 Net Award in the category of Emerging Talent of the Year.
April 28, 2014

RIT team takes first in business plan contest

Imagine Soap, led by industrial design graduate student Brendan Gordon, took first place in the social/nonprofit category at the New York Business Plan Competition in Albany.
April 17, 2014

Teams head to business plan contest finals

Three teams of RIT students have advanced to the final round of the New York Business Plan Competition on April 25.
April 15, 2014

Symposium celebrates multifaceted global films

“The Globe at the Movies” features the opportunity to screen six internationally released films and participate in Q&A sessions with directors and film scholars.
April 9, 2014

RIT celebrates graduate students

The first Graduate Education Week at RIT will be held April 14–18 and features speakers, workshops, information fairs and a keynote address and luncheon.
April 4, 2014

NTID students go from chilly to Chile

A dozen students from NTID spent much of January’s intercession in Chile, learning about its history, culture, politics and Chilean Sign Language.
April 4, 2014

Prime minister visits graduates’ brewery in Kosovo

Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci visited the brewery owned by Alex Butler ’11 and Etida Zeka ’09, ’10 during his re-election campaign.
March 31, 2014

Business students in first place in Macy’s contest

Three Saunders College of Business students earned first place in Macy’s Undergraduate Marketing Challenge 2014—winning a trip to New York City to pitch to Macy’s executives.
March 27, 2014

RIT commemorates anniversary of Rwandan Genocide

RIT will host a public ceremony April 7 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide, a state-backed campaign in which more than 800,000 people were killed.
March 24, 2014

RIT cultivates Dominican leaders

Graduates from the Dominican Republic use their education to contribute to the growth and development of their nation.
March 21, 2014

RITz Dinner provides a thousand and one delights

The menu will take a Middle Eastern turn for the 29th Annual Puttin’ on the RITz Dinner. Reservations are now available for the RITz of Arabia: One Thousand and One Delights.
March 11, 2014

Symposium explores research on native languages

Experts from across the country will converge at RIT on March 17 to report on the progress of studying and saving native languages of the Americas.

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