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DID YOU KNOW that there are cells in the Big Ben clock tower? Members of Parliament can be imprisoned there for a breach of parliamentary privilege. Imprisonment, however, is rare: the last recorded case of a member being imprisoned was in 1880. |
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Director's Message
The OIE team embraces the 2009-10 academic year to meet the expectations
of our growing UTD community, whose input into the international
education agenda has been fundamental to define and shape our
annual strategic plan. Over the past four years, seven types of mobility have been defined
and consolidated: Study Abroad, Exchange Mobility, Internships,
Independent Study, Customized Programs, Research, and Non-Credit
Programs. As of Summer 2009, UTD has formalized more than fifty
five international collaborations with some of the most prestigious
universities around the world, including seventeen exchange program
agreements. I have the privilege to communicate that three hundred and ten
(307) UTD students pursued international educational programs
during the academic year 2008-09, a growth of thirteen percent
(13%) over the previous academic year. Many of these students
obtained support from the UTD International Education Fund Scholarship.
This growth would not have been possible without the guidance
of UTD leaders, administrative, and academic units that have been
essential for shaping the OIE functions during the last four years
and helped us to provide accessible, simple, and efficient services
to our students. Thank you all!
One more time, welcome to the OIE web page! Sincerely, Rodolfo Rodolfo Hernández Guerrero, Ph.D.
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