The growing success of COIL exemplifies how the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs advances Globalize, the seventh initiative in the University’s strategic plan, by bolstering the initiative’s second objective, the Global Guarantee, which promises that a global education is available to all Carolina students.
The UNC Program in Nicaragua has significantly contributed to the field of emerging infections, including Zika and COVID-19, and program findings have led to new understandings about childhood diarrhea, the second leading cause of child mortality worldwide.
More than 1,000 undergraduate students have spent time at the partner campus, and hundreds of faculty members are involved in collaborative activities between the two universities, yielding more than 800 joint publications.
Frederick W. Smith, founder and executive chairman of FedEx Corporation, spoke to an audience of Carolina students, faculty, staff and alumni gathered in the FedEx Global Education Center to hear Smith’s message and mark the center’s 15th anniversary.