Global Virtual Exchange Grants

Global Virtual Exchange Grants is sponsored by Texas Global, University of Texas at Austin. Course development grants for UT Austin faculty to co-create Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) courses with international university partners, enabling students to gain global perspectives and engage in project-based learning.

Global Virtual Exchange | Texas Global To foster meaningful, sustainable and accessible international experiences for all UT Austin students, the Texas Global Virtual Exchange initiative supports faculty in co-creating Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) courses with peers at universities around the world.

Students gain global perspectives, deepening their understanding of the subject matter while engaging in project-based learning. GlobalVirtualExchange@austin. utexas.

edu UT Austin faculty may apply for a Global Virtual Exchange course development grant. Awarded funds support UT Austin faculty to develop and implement the exchange. Faculty partners co-develop and co-teach undergraduate/graduate courses or course modules and deliver content synchronously and asynchronously.

In addition to funds, Global Virtual Exchange faculty receive instructional support through workshops, faculty learning communities and networking events. The following universities may match funds for proposals that include faculty from their respective institutions.

Collaborators from these institutions should consult their university administrators for details: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel) Texas Global awards Global Virtual Exchange grants on a semiannual basis, once in the fall semester and once in the spring semester. Join our mailing list to stay informed! The grant period for the Global Virtual Exchange grant is two years.

We are not currently accepting applications. Applications will reopen in fall 2026. For more information, contact us at GlobalVirtualExchange@austin.

utexas. edu Please visit the Global Virtual Exchange Courses for Students page. Global Virtual Exchange Faculty Texas Global has awarded 69 grants to develop and implement virtual exchanges across 6 continents and 39 countries, serving thousands of students around the world.

Many of our Global Virtual Exchange faculty forge long-lasting partnerships that result in multiple virtual exchange courses and research collaborations. “Global Virtual Exchange gives me the opportunity to rethink my class to fit a global view, which I may have never considered without the grant’s support. Teaching partners exchange ideas and innovate better learning solutions for all participating students.

We have gained deeper insight into each other's expertise that creates opportunities for further collaboration in research and teaching. ” - Dr. Chang Liu, Associate Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Moody College of Communication, recipient of a Global Virtual Exchange grant in 2017 and 2020 Below is a list of UT Austin faculty members who have received Texas Global grant funding to launch new GVE courses.

To explore a full list of new and ongoing GVE courses offered each semester, please visit the Global Virtual Exchange Courses for Students page.

2026 Spring Maarten Rottman Assistant Dean of Medical Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Assistant Professor, Medical Education, Dell Medical School “Global Healthcare Innovation Across Cultures: Bridging Innovation between Egypt and Texas” In partnership with Nile University, Egypt Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Architecture and Lyndon B.

Johnson School of Public Affairs “A Coordinated Plan to Reconstruct Ukrainian Cities” In partnership with Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Ukraine Assistant Professor of Instruction, Center for East Asian Studies, College of Liberal Arts “Beyond Borders: Empowering Korean Heritage Learners through Global Virtual Collaboration” In partnership with The University of Ulsan, South Korea 2025 Spring Christina Fragale Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Special Education, College of Education “Exploring Culture and Disability in Singapore and U.S.” In partnership with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Assistant Professor of Instruction, Germanic Studies, College of Liberal Arts “Yiddish Storytelling in Austin and Melbourne: A Global Virtual Exchange Proposal” In partnership with Monash University, Australia Assistant Professor, Department of Human Dimensions of Organizations, College of Liberal Arts “Exploring Organizational Experiences of Gender in the U.S. and Finland through Global Virtual Exchange” In partnership with the University of Turku, Finland 2024 Spring Minette Drumwright Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication "Storytelling for Social Causes in India and the U.S." In partnership with Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA) Associate Professor, Department of Radio-TV-Film, Moody College of Communication “Streaming Media in Asia: UT-BRAC University Virtual Exchange” In partnership with BRAC University, Bangladesh 2023 Fall Pramit Chaudhuri Associate Professor, Classics, College of Liberal Arts "Quantitative Criticism: Integrating Humanistic and Computational Approaches to the Study of Culture” In partnership with University of Macau, Macau 2023 Spring Marilyn Felkner Clinical Assistant Professor, Public Health Program, School of Human Ecology, College of Natural Sciences “Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Guatemala” In partnership with Asociación Nuestros Ahijados in Guatemala 2022 Fall Stephanie Grasso Assistant Professor, Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Moody College of Communication “Preparing Speech-Language Pathology Students to Work with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Individuals” In partnership with Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico Assistant Professor of Instruction, Korean Department of Asian Studies, College of Liberal Arts “Developing learning strategies by designing a global virtual exchange: First-Year Korean I and Second-Year Korean II” In partnership with Charles University, Czechia; University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom; and University of Vienna, Austria Professor, Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts In partnership with Humboldt University, Germany 2021 Fall Octavio Kano-Galván Assistant Professor of Practice, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication In partnership with Anahuac University in Mexico and De Montfort University in the United Kingdom Assistant Professor of Instruction, Korean Program, Asian Studies, College of Liberal Arts “Global Virtual Exchange Bringing Korea into the Classroom; Third-Year Korean I” In partnership with Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in South Korea Assistant Professor of Instruction, Spanish and Portuguese, College of Liberal Arts “Black Digital Feminisms in Brazil” In partnership with Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará in Brazil Professor, Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts In partnership with American University in Cairo in Egypt Bess Harris Jones Centennial Professor of Natural Resource Policy Studies, LBJ School of Public Affairs “Global Virtual Exchange: University of Texas with The Hebrew University of Jerusalem” In partnership with The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel Lecturer, Korean Department of Asian Studies, College of Liberal Arts “First-Year Korean II and Second-Year Korean I & II” In Partnership with Universität Wien in Austria Professor of French, Department of French and Italian, College of Liberal Arts “Female Literary Legacies in Early Modern France” In partnership with University of Versailles Saint-Quentin in France Associate Professor, Department of French and Italian, College of Liberal Arts In partnership with University of Udine in Italy Professor, Department of Architecture Program, School of Architecture “Hot, Humid, Isolated, Urgent: The Crisis and Potential of Architecture in the Galapagos” In partnership with University of San Francisco Quito in Ecuador Associate Professor of Instruction, Department of Special Education, College of Education “Individual Differences, Diversity, & Inclusion with Special Populations” In partnership with National Taiwan Normal University in Taiwan Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts “Primate Conservation -- The Human Story of Ecosystems in Uganda” In partnership with Makerere University and Mountains of the Moon University in Uganda Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of French and Italian, College of Liberal Arts “TeleTandem: Tandem Language Learning in a Virtual World” In partnership with Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3 in France Bess Harris Jones Centennial Professor of Natural Resource Policy Studies, LBJ School of Public Affairs “Global Virtual Exchange: University of Texas With Hiroshima University” In partnership with Hiroshima University in Japan, Tribhuvan University in Nepal and Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani in India 2020 Initiative Marcela Castillo Assistant Professor, Women's Health, Dell Medical School “Foundations of Global Health – Enrichment Elective” In partnership with Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico Assistant Professor, Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication In partnership with Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico Associate Professor and Director, Slavic and Eurasian Studies, College of Liberal Arts “Advanced Russian through Global Debate“ In partnership with Moscow International University, Russia Adjunct Professor, Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering “Exploratory Data Analysis to Identify Bias in Artificially Intelligent Systems” In partnership with Ryerson University, Canada Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering “Graduate Course on Semiconductor Memory Design” In partnership with Indian Institute of Technology, India Professor, Architecture, School of Architecture “Latin Urbis - The History of the City in Latin America” In partnership with Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Universidad Federal da Bahia, Brazil Assistant Professor of Instruction, Middle Eastern Studies, College of Liberal Arts In partnership with Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey Professor, Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, College of Pharmacy “Written Scientific Communication Using Digital Tools” In partnership with Universidad de Chile and Universidad de Valparaiso, Chile University Distinguished Teaching Professor, Government, College of Liberal Arts “International Responses to a Global Phenomenon: The COVID-19 Pandemic” In partnership with Sciences Po Lyon, France O'Neil Ford Centennial Professor in Architecture, School of Architecture “International Students' Architecture Award” In partnership with Universidad de Palermo, Argentina; Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Brazil; Pontificia Universidad Católica, Chile 2020 Implementation Erika Bsumek Associate Professor, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts “Radical Hope: Global Environmental History” In partnership with Ludwig Maximilian University in Germany and Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts In partnership with University of Newcastle in Australia Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts “Principles of Conditioning and Learning” In partnership with Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Colombia Associate Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, College of Liberal Arts “Business in Hispanic Life and Culture” In partnership with Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico Associate Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Moody College of Communication “Hearing Science and Lab” In partnership with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, East China Normal University, Capital Medical University, and Sichuan International Studies University in China Shakespeare at Winedale Regents Professor , Department of English, College of Liberal Arts “Shakespeare through Performance” In partnership with University of Witwatersrand in South Africa 2020 Development Caroline Faria Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and the Environment, College of Liberal Arts “International Development in Africa” In partnership with Makerere University in Uganda Patricia L.

Hamilton-Solum Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing “Nursing Care of Childbearing Families Clinical Practicum” In partnership with Moi University in Kenya Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education “Fitness Behavioral Changes and Fitness Testing” In partnership with Northeast Normal University in China Assistant Professor of Instruction, School of Human Ecology/Nutritional Sciences, College of Natural Sciences “Global Food Systems Design” In partnership with Universidad de Francisco Marroquin in Guatemala Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts “Sensing: Elemental Media as an Anthropology for Change” In partnership with University of Manchester in the U.K. Associate Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, College of Liberal Arts “Journalism and Human Rights” In partnership with Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador Associate Professor, Department of Classics, College of Liberal Arts “Classical Archaeology: Methods and Approaches” In partnership with University of Bucharest in Romania Lecturer, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, College of Liberal Arts “First Year Russian Online II;” “Second Year Russian 1” In partnership with Higher School of Economics in Russia Assistant Professor of Instruction, School of Human Ecology/Division of Textiles and Apparel, College of Natural Sciences “Product Development” Lecture In partnership with Institute for Arts and Culture in Pakistan Senior Lecturer, Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies, College of Liberal Arts In partnership with The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel Lecturer, Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies, College of Liberal Arts “Intensive Russian I;” “Intensive Russian II” In partnership with Irkutsk State University in Russia Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts “Lie of the Land: Landscape and Power in Texas and New South Wales” In partnership with University of Newcastle in Australia Associate Professor, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts “Global Environmental History - Radical Hope: Inspiring Present-day Sustainability Transformations through an Examination of Our Past” In partnership with Queens University Belfast in Northern Ireland Associate Professor, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts In partnership with La Universidad Nacional de Colombia Assistant Professor, Butler School of Music “Introduction to Computer Music” In partnership with Mahidol University in Thailand Professor, School of Nursing “Global Studies in Gerontological Nursing” In partnership with Xiangya Nursing School, Central South University in China Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Human Ecology, College of Natural Sciences In partnership with La Universidad del Valle in Guatemala Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts “Principles of Conditioning & Learning” In partnership with Ankara University in Turkey Professor, Department of Radio-Television-Film, Moody College of Communication “Death and Documentary: Introduction to Documentary Production” In partnership with Instituto Politécnico do Porto in Portugal Associate Professor, Department of Theatre and Dance, College of Fine Arts “Teaching Artists in Schools and Communities” In partnership with University of South Australia in Australia “Drama-Based Pedagogy,” co-taught with Lara Dossett, Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Theatre and Dance, College of Fine Arts In partnership with the University of Sarajevo and the University of Banja Luka in Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018 Spring Chadi El Mohtar Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering “Earth Slopes and Retaining Structures” In partnership with American University of Beirut Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences “AIF Laboratory Techniques” In partnership with the National Autonomous University of Mexico Associate Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences In partnership with Heidelberg University in Germany Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Germanic Studies, College of Liberal Arts “Immigration in Germany and the US” In partnership with the University of Passau in Germany Associate Professor, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts “Violence & Visual Culture: Research in the Archive” In partnership with the University of Paris Nanterre in France Clinical Associate Professor, School of Nursing “Nursing Care of Childbearing Families” In partnership with Moi University in Kenya Associate Professor, School of Journalism, Moody College of Communication “Introduction to Media and Entertainment Industries” In partnership with Shanghai University of Law & Political Science in China Associate Professor of Practice, School of Design and Creative Technologies, College of Fine Arts “Music, Technology & Culture” In partnership with Luleå University of Technology in Sweden Associate Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Moody College of Communication In partnership with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, East China Normal University, Capital Medical University, and Sichuan International Studies University in China Professor, Department of English, College of Liberal Arts “Shakespeare: Selected Plays” In partnership with Zhejiang University in China Lecturer, Department of French and Italian, College of Liberal Arts “Enhancing French Skills” In partnership with the Université Grenoble-Alpes in France Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Government, College of Liberal Arts “Capstone Research in International Relations and Global Policy Studies” In partnership with Pontifical Catholic University of Peru in Peru and Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Associate Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, College of Liberal Arts “Portuguese for the Professions: Business in Brazilian Life & Culture” In partnership with the Adventist University of São Paulo in Brazil Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts “Sexual Violence across Mexican Cultures” In partnership with the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education in Mexico