IU alumna brings Malaysian education delegation back to IU Bloomington
Indiana University President Michael McRobbie on Thursday welcomed a delegation of education leaders from Malaysia, including its minister of higher education, to IU Bloomington. For many in the delegation, including Dató Seri Idris Jusoh, Malaysia’s top higher education official, it was their first visit to beautiful IU Bloomington. But for one visitor, Dr. Asma Ismail, […]
Books from Kelley School faculty hit the shelves in time for classes at top Myanmar university
Back in December, we told you about the more than 1,900 books that would soon be on their way to Myanmar (also known as Burma). Last month, 79 boxes and three tons of textbooks arrived on the library shelves of one of the top universities in that Southeast Asian nation. These more than 1,900 academic […]
Through reunion and other activities, IU builds on strong ties across Southeast Asia
According to Google, the distance between Bloomington, Ind., and Jakarta, Indonesia is about 10,000 miles. But should Hoosiers find themselves in the world’s fourth most populous country, Indiana University is well represented through its alumni and an official alumni chapter. A series of major activities there recently, including a historic reunion in Bali, furthered IU’s […]
Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi delivers strong message about Myanmar’s reform process at event organized by IU
INDIANAPOLIS — Close to 150 people — many of them Burmese expatriates living in the Midwest — gathered today at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis to discuss constitutional reform and economic development in Myanmar. As history and even recent events would suggest, both are complex issues for the Southeast Asian country, which since becoming an independent […]
Kelley School faculty donate books to update library at Myanmar’s top business school
Earlier this fall, Hodge Hall, the hub for undergraduate activities at the Kelley School of Business, was dedicated. But work continues on some interior spaces, including the familiar seven-story tower where faculty offices have been located. While much has been said about the importance of the Hodge Hall project on Kelley students and the Bloomington […]
Size of IU’s School of Global and International Studies’ faculty growing, will offer important perspectives in key areas
If you gaze to the east from across the arboretum and older areas of Indiana University Bloomington, progress on the new International and Global Studies Building is evident. It already is raising the profile of the campus. Construction of the $53 million, four-story, 165,000-square-foot structure will be completed this summer and it will be ready […]
