Leaders discuss intersection between technology, women’s rights at United Nations panel
A Lehigh University panel discussed how technology can provide economic empowerment and safety for women while warning of risks like AI exploitation and digital inequality. The experts emphasized that while digital tools can bridge gender gaps, global success depends on improving literacy and infrastructure.
Giving Day is almost here, and Global Lehigh needs your support!
Giving Day + March Mania will be held at Lehigh University on March 24 and 25, and Lehigh's Office of International Affairs (OIA) needs your support!
Lehigh, Vellore Institute of Technology expand partnership with new graduate opportunities
Lehigh University and the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) have launched a new global partnership initiative offering VIT alumni in North America access to U.S. graduate programs in engineering and business at Lehigh, with a 20% tuition scholarship available.
Lehigh recognized among top institutions for Gilman Scholarship recipients
Lehigh University has been named a U.S. Department of State Gilman Scholarship top-producing institution, highlighting its success in supporting Pell Grant–eligible students in earning nationally competitive study abroad scholarships.
IIIP alumna advances girls' empowerment in Armenia
Lehigh University graduate Ana Sofia Mendoza ’24 reflects on her experience in Armenia through the Iacocca International Internship Program, where she supported girls' empowerment and helped secure funding for a nonprofit serving vulnerable communities.
Lehigh student Alex Azzara earns national DIS Green Scholarship
Lehigh University environmental engineering student Alex Azzara has been awarded the national DIS Green Scholarship, receiving $10,000 to support her Spring 2026 study abroad semester in Copenhagen, Denmark focused on sustainability, renewable energy and environmental innovation.
University News
Lehigh Symposium Puts Focus on Entrepreneurship
Community and business leaders are welcomed to campus for discussion on the role of universities in fostering innovation.
Lehigh Team Certifies EU Mission as Sustainable
Lehigh’s partnership with the UN began in 2004 when Lehigh became the sixth university in the world to gain Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) status with the United Nations (UN). This designation gives the university rare access to the world’s largest intergovernmental organization.
