Ways to Engage
Ways to Engage
The Office of International Education and Global Programs (RIT Global) works with faculty, staff, and partners across our campus and around the world through many forms of global engagement.
It is our mission to advance RIT’s goals for internationalization through fostering a culture of collaboration and providing outstanding support to the faculty, staff, and students engaged in international education, research, and outreach experiences.
Lead a Study Abroad Program
An RIT-Rochester faculty member takes a group of RIT students abroad as part of a course.
Faculty member develops the course and travel itinerary and travels with the students. Faculty may access RIT Global grant funding to explore new partnerships and location throughout the program development process.
RIT Global Collaborative Faculty Research Grants
The goal of this program is to foster research collaboration among faculty at RIT’s main campus in Rochester and faculty at RIT’s Global Locations. Funding will be considered to support projects and collaboration efforts with the goal of expanding research, scholarship, and collaboration among RIT’s global network. Each proposal must include at least one investigator from RIT’s Rochester campus and one investigator from RIT Croatia, RIT Dubai, or RIT Kosovo. While not required, proposals that include collaborative participation from faculty across more than one of RIT’s international locations are strongly encouraged and will be viewed more favorably in the review process.
Learn more about RIT Global Collaborative Faculty Research Grants
Global Experiential Learning Grants
The Office of the Associate Provost for International Education and Global Programs provides opportunities to support global experiential learning. Faculty and staff from all of RIT’s colleges and locations are eligible to apply to this funding. Proposals are reviewed monthly on a rolling basis. Learn more about these grant opportunities and how to apply!
International Research
Collaborate with faculty, research scholars, and students from RIT Global Campuses and international partners to advance research goals, develop student research experiences, publish, and expand access to project funding.
Faculty engage with colleagues globally to advance global research. Faculty may engage with the RIT Global office through: access to grant funding to support initial collaboration and project development, develop research MOUs supporting global activity, develop research experiences for students with overseas partners and assist with planning the student’s travel logistics.
Host an International Visiting Scholar
A full-time RIT faculty may nominate a Visiting Scholar candidate with an academic appointment at another university (active or on leave), or who is engaged in relevant professional or creative activities to visit RIT for an extended period to collaborate on research, scholarship, or artistic projects.
See the RIT Visiting Scholar Policy for additional information on the approval process faculty must follow. Reach out to the RIT Global office for additional support welcoming your Visiting Scholar to campus and best-practices for support during their stay.
RIT faculty or academic departments hosting an international visiting scholar should reach out to the RIT Global Office and Office of International Student Services for guidance related to J-1 Scholar visa sponsorship/support, documentation of the visiting scholar, and support of account setup. The formal agreement of the visiting scholar terms and conditions should be returned to Lyndsey McGrath for filling. Please reach out with any questions.
Host an International Visiting Research Student
An International Visiting Research Student (IVRS) is an international student interested in collaborating with an RIT faculty on a full-time research project without earning an RIT degree.
Learn more about hosting an International Visiting Research Student
International Partnerships and Agreements
RIT Global supports strategic partnerships with peer institutions around the world in collaboration with faculty and administration across the campus. Faculty may engage with existing, or connect with new partners through study abroad, research, or even developing pathway opportunities for incoming international students.
Global Faculty Governance
Learn more about RIT’s model of global shared governance or participate in a committee.
The diverse perspectives provided within the shared governance structure at the main campus are the foundation of RIT’s inclusive decision-making model. This is also true globally as the RIT and global campus academic senate representatives gather annually to engage faculty and administration in the common understanding of shared governance, and promote transparency of faculty appointments, promotion, workloads, and policies.