India Gateway News

Happy Diwali

The India Gateway sends love and light to everyone who celebrates. May the spirit of Diwali remind us that out of darkness there is light in knowledge, wisdom, and truth. Let us look to the year ahead with optimism and hope.

India Gateway meets prospective students

As a core strategic area of focus, the India Gateway is meeting with and assisting prospective students learn more about Ohio State. High school visits and fairs have started with the India Gateway participating in the Omega Career Fairs organized by Cialfo along with the Lalaji Memorial Omega International School and Heartfulness Education Trust in Chennai on August 13. More than 1,100 prospective students and parents across grades nine to 12 attended

International Research and Scholarship Grant Call for Proposals

Proposals are sought from undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty for a wide range of international projects that can be implemented on campus and around the globe. Projects can address critical issues in regional context; advance disciplinary and/or interdisciplinary methods; implement collaborative/inclusive research scholarship and exchange in diverse settings; explore area studies; and research global education that enhances equity, and racial justice, across the state, the nation and the world. Proposal deadline is November 18.

People’s Choice Voting for International Photography Exhibition

Vote now for People's Choice Awards in the 2022 International Photography Exhibition in each of three categories: People, Places and Arts and Culture. The 40 original photographs in the exhibition were taken overseas by Ohio State students, staff, faculty and alumni. Voting takes place on Facebook and Instagram.

Global Teaching and Learning Grant

The Office of International Affairs, the Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning and the Office of Technology and Digital Innovation are sponsoring a faculty grant competition to develop internationally focused learning and cultural exchanges at Ohio State, using a variety of platforms and mediums. Proposals are sought for initiating new and inclusive global teaching to internationalize the learning experiences and impact students beyond the traditional classroom or study abroad. Deadline to apply is November 18.

Rajmohan Gandhi: Lessons on reconciliation

Rajmohan Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, has dedicated his life’s work to preserving his grandfather’s legacy of nonviolence and reconciliation. A historian, biographer and human rights activist, Gandhi shared his insight with the Ohio State community on September 7 when he delivered two lectures. His talks focused on the 1947 partition of India and the critical message of peaceful resolution left by one of the world’s best known political and spiritual leaders.

Signature conference to confront TB and HIV challenges planned

In partnership with The Ohio State University College of Medicine and the Foundation for Neglected Disease Research in Bangalore, the Global Gateways and the India Gateway are planning a two-day signature conference to confront the TB and HIV challenges. Planned for January 2023, the conference builds upon the momentum of three prior signature conferences – the International Emerging Infectious Diseases Conference in 2018, the Changing Paradigms in Infectious Diseases in 2019 and the Threat of new and re-emerging infections in 2021.

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Ohio State’s Global Gateways facilitate the university's global reach in China, India and Brazil. Learn more at oia.osu.edu/global-gateways.