Global Impact

News about UB’s global partnerships and our impact around the world. (see all topics)

  • UB, Brock ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ to offer a joint Master of Arts degree in American and Canadian studies
    2/6/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – Satish A. Tripathi, president of the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½, and Jack Lightstone, president of Brock ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ in St. Catharines, Ontario, have made official a joint Master of Arts degree in Canadian and American studies to be offered in the fall.
  • UB Confucius Institute, Chinese Club of WNY Will Usher in the Year of the Snake on Feb. 10
    1/10/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Confucius Institute (UBCI) and the Chinese Club of Western New York (CCWNY), in partnership with Buffalo’s Gold Summit Organization for the Development of Eastern Culture, will present their colorful, musical and much anticipated annual Chinese New Year celebration on Feb. 10.
  • National Report Says UB International Students Brought $108 million to WNY Economy in 2011-12
    11/20/12
    The 5,357 international students who attended the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ in the 2011-12 academic year and their dependents contributed approximately $108,419,700 to the Western New York economy according to the 2012 report issued by NAFSA: Association of International Educators this week.
  • Report on International Student Exchange Finds UB among Top 20 U.S. Host Universities
    11/13/12
    The 2012 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, released yesterday in Washington, D.C., finds that, for the tenth year in a row, the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ is among the top 20 institutions in the United States hosting international students.
  • UB to Host India-China Institute for Teachers Next Summer
    11/5/12
    In July, 2013, the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Asian Studies Program will present a three-week India-China summer institute that will be open to 30 K-12 teachers throughout the region and the country.
  • Upcoming Public Programs: UB School of Architecture and Planning
    10/23/12
    The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ School of Architecture and Planning has announced several lectures, discussions and seminars for late October and November that focus on new methods and formats of practice in architecture and planning.
  • UB Ranked One of the World's Best Universities by Times Higher Education
    10/3/12
    Times Higher Education has named the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ as one of the world's top 200 universities. UB is ranked 198th in the 2012-13 Times Higher Education World ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Rankings, up from last year's ranking among the top 201 to 225 universities worldwide. The assessment uses 13 performance indicators to analyze how well a university is doing in core missions including teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.
  • UB's Confucius Institute to Celebrate Chinese Moon Festival Sept. 30
    9/14/12
    The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Asian Studies Program and its Confucius Institute will celebrate the Chinese Moon Festival, also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival, on Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. in Slee Hall on UB's North Campus.
  • Memory of Late Historian and Human Rights Activist Alison Des Forges Honored by UB Scholarship
    9/4/12
    The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ has established a scholarship in memory of Alison L. Des Forges, the late historian and human rights activist who was killed in the crash of Continental Flight 3407 near Buffalo on Feb. 12, 2009.
  • International Conference on the Revival of Confucianism in China to be Held at UB
    4/20/12
    Twenty-four noted scholars in philosophy, history and theology from across Asia, Europe and North America will gather at the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ April 27-28 for "Beyond New Confucianism: Confucian Thought for Twenty-first Century China," a conference that will examine the current revival of Confucianism and the roles this ancient philosophical tradition plays in contemporary Chinese culture.