News by Topic: Global Engagement
With international campuses located in China, Croatia, Dubai, and Kosovo, along with numerous study abroad, international research opportunities, and faculty-led excursions, RIT maintains a strong global network, giving students and faculty the chance expand their horizons across the world.
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October 14, 2022
RIT becomes test site for Yamaha immersive audio technology
Associate Professor Sungyoung Kim’s Applied and Innovative Research for Immersive Sound Lab at RIT is a test site to explore future capabilities of one of Yamaha’s newest technologies, the Active Field Control System.
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October 12, 2022
RIT Dubai student secures gold honour at International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition
Gulf News features RIT Dubai student Alisher Beisembekov.
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October 7, 2022
Innovation centre at RIT Dubai named among world’s quirkiest campuses
The National highlights RIT Dubai's unique innovation centre.
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October 6, 2022
World Remanufacturing Conference returns to Rochester next week
The RIC-RIT World Remanufacturing Conference will feature a world-class line-up of keynote speakers and panel sessions with industry practitioners, tech innovators, policy experts, and scientific researchers discussing “Remanufacturing a Sustainable Future.”
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October 6, 2022
Fulbright Scholar presents research in Ireland on circular economy in consumer electronics
Constanza Berron, a Fulbright Scholar from Argentina, went to Ireland to present her research on the circular economy in e-waste management. Berron is a master’s student in sustainable systems.
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October 5, 2022
Ambassador of the Republic of Mali visits RIT
The RIT community welcomed His Excellency Sekou Berthe, the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Republic of Mali to the United States of America, on Oct. 4.
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October 4, 2022
Dubai: University named among top 10 'quirkiest' college campuses
The Khaleej Times features RIT Dubai’s Innovation Centre building.
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September 23, 2022
RIT sustainability professor’s research part of $5.5 million Rockefeller Foundation grant
Nathan Williams, an assistant professor in sustainability whose research focuses on African energy systems, will play a key role in a project made possible by a $5.5 million grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to accelerate development and promote climate resilient infrastructure investment across sub-Saharan Africa.
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September 23, 2022
Neonatal ambulance hits ground in Honduras
After five years of collaboration and production, the neonatal transport ambulance designed by RIT’s Hope for Honduras team has hit the ground in Honduras. The ambulance will help save countless young lives by greatly enhancing medical access to neonatal care for those living in rural areas of the country.
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September 14, 2022
RIT among ‘Most Trusted Universities’ in the nation
RIT is among the nation’s “Most Trusted Universities” in a recent nationwide survey conducted by decision intelligence company Morning Consult, which defined trust as the belief in an institution “to do the right thing.” RIT ranks No. 37 in public trust among the top 135 doctoral research universities featured in the U.S. News & World Report's 2022 Best National University Rankings.
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August 31, 2022
Angling for A's: Quirkiest College Campuses
Newsweek features the Innovation Lab on the RIT Dubai campus.
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August 29, 2022
Prosthetics design integrating 3D printing takes third place in international challenge
Ph.D. student Jade Myers, who uses 3D print technology to develop upper and lower limb prostheses for amputees, was a top three winner of the nTopology-EOS 2022 Responsible Part Challenge, an international design competition.