As the state's oldest and largest public university, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) is a comprehensive academic and research school that has evolved to become the flagship campus of the University of Nebraska System. With students and faculty from over 135 countries, education abroad programs across 70 nations, and research efforts and partnerships on all seven continents, UNL proves to be truly engaging the world. 

 

For 145 years, UNL has been recognized as a research leader and today the school has over USD $253 million in total research expenditures annually for a wide array of grant-funded projects aimed at broadening knowledge across disciplines.

 

UNL students are building on this legacy through research involvement with top faculty in fields as diverse as the agricultural sciences, engineering, business, and law. Undergraduates learn from faculty who are leading scientists and scholars devoted to student success. Programs such as the Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences Program (UCARE), connects faculty and students who work collaboratively on independent study projects to advance new knowledge.

 

The university’s research strengths include targeting water and sustainability through the Daughtery Water for Food Institute, cutting-edge research on nanotechnology and nanomagnetics at the Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience, and first of its kind research on brain, behavior, and concussions at the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior. Additionally, UNL has launched a new initiative called Nebraska Innovation Campus which invites private businesses to partner with university researchers in the evolution of marketable innovations with industry experts such as Con Agra Foods.

 

From its top-ranked programs in law (including one of only three space, cyber, and telecommunications law programs in the world) to online MBA programs ranked among the Top Ten in the US, and with similar top rankings for its College of Education and Human Sciences and College of Engineering, UNL is consistently ranked as a “best value” among US universities.

 

“The open and accepting culture of Brazil allowed students to really explore their view of the world and they came back with a new vision of life outside the US and a love of Brazil and her people.” 

- C. Hollist

 

UNL’s evolving curriculum and level of responsiveness to students demonstrates a commitment to international engagement on a global scale. UNL’s efforts in Brazil have made it one of the largest recipients of Brazilian undergraduate students under the Brazil Ciencia Sem Fronteiras program. As of January 2014, UNL has hosted 124 undergraduate Brazilian students in the academic program and another 22 students have participated in the BSMP Intensive English Program. While on campus, Brazilian students have shared their culture and traditions through events like the annual Festa Junina festival and have also been welcomed into the campus community through gestures like including feijoada on the dining hall menus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“The success of the Brazil Scientific Mobility Program, the desire for graduate students to study alongside UNL faculty, and our new program in Portuguese language have placed Brazil in the top ten countries of origin for UNL international students and in the top five destinations for study abroad,” shared UNL Senior International Officer, Dr. David Wilson.

 

“When I look at our relationship with Brazil, I see a lot of parallels as far as joint interests and potential for new collaborations,” shared UNL Director of Global Engagement for the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr. Mark Doyle. In particular, UNL’s expertise around agriculture, food, and water production systems has already led to several Brazilian partnerships through various agricultural organizations and a number of universities in São Paulo, Porto Alegre, and the states of Vicosa and Ceara.

 

“We're interested in relationships that are mutually advantageous in creating opportunities for students and faculty both in Nebraska and Brazil,” added Dr. Wilson. For example, UNL Professors Dr. Cody Hollist and Dr. Paul Springer, who have both lived in Brazil and speak Portuguese, have had a research project with Brazilian colleagues at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul for 10 years, which was featured in Istoé in April 2008. Last year they took a student group to Brazil which was so successful additional study trips to Brazil are planned for next year.

 

Dr. Hollist added, “The open and accepting culture of Brazil allowed students to really explore their view of the world and they came back with a new vision of life outside the US and a love of Brazil and her people.”

 

The university seeks further opportunities for mutually advantageous relationships with Brazilian institutions and invites Brazilian students interested in studying abroad to start their story of success at UNL.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BSMP students celebrating a World Cup match in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska