Lehigh University faculty fellow Gabrielle String advances United Nations water and sanitation policy, contributing expertise in safe drinking water, hygiene, and global WASH research.
The program emphasizes experiential learning and includes training for the World Health Assembly simulation, where students engage with pressing global health issues alongside international participants.
Lehigh University students traveled to India through the Equitable Innovation course to collaborate with global partners, apply bioengineering research and develop real-world healthcare solutions.
Four alumni of Lehigh University’s Iacocca Global Entrepreneurship Intensive (IGEI) enrolled as undergraduate students, highlighting how the pre-college entrepreneurship and global leadership program inspires students to choose Lehigh.
A Lehigh University student gained hands-on marine conservation experience during a semester abroad in Croatia, studying dolphins and rehabilitating sea turtles in the Adriatic Sea.
Lehigh University hosts Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program participants at Linderman Library to discuss global leadership, climate resilience, and community-centered approaches to building safe and resilient communities.
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 + 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 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 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.
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 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.
Lehigh University Faculty Fellow Sabrina Arias researches how small states influence the United Nations agenda through diplomatic capital as part of the LU/UN Partnership and the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals initiative.
Katie Welsh Radande, Director of Study Abroad at Lehigh University, was honored with the IES Abroad Professional Development Award for her leadership in expanding study abroad and international internship opportunities for Lehigh students.
Counselor Elisa Hein from the EU Mission to the UN spoke to nearly 40 attendees about global trade and UN financing issues. She discussed the EU's role, budgetary matters, and answered questions on budget constraints and EU negotiations.
Lehigh University’s Office of International Affairs leaders presented on global strategy, international partnerships, AI in international education, and institutional leadership at the 2026 AIEA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.