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Office of Global Engagement
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Global Engagement Institute

November 2025 - May 2026

Description

This professional development program is designed specifically for early career faculty seeking to strengthen the global dimensions of their teaching, research and academic networks. The program consists of monthly, campus-based workshops from November 2025 through April 2026, culminating in an intensive comparative learning experience at NC State’s European Center in Prague, Czech Republic the week of May 12-17th, 2026.

Participants will develop personalized global engagement strategies aligned with institutional priorities and individual career goals. They will also learn how NC State advances internationalization and supports global partnerships for research and student learning. The program includes a guided exploration of study abroad opportunities at the NC State European Center in Prague and research connections at leading Czech Universities.

Learning Objectives

This program convenes 6-8 early career faculty members from across NC State’s colleges to foster interdisciplinary perspectives on global engagement. The mixed-discipline cohort enables participants to learn from different approaches to internationalization while developing strategies that are both personally meaningful and institutionally aligned.

The curriculum emphasizes holistic integration – enabling participants to explore how international engagement can enhance and connect their teaching, research, and service in mutually reinforcing ways.

Participants will:

  • Analyze institutional frameworks for internationalization at college and university levels
  • Identify the value propositions for international engagement within academic career progression
  • Develop a personalized global engagement strategy aligned with career goals and institutional priorities
  • Understand resource landscapes and funding mechanisms for international initiatives
  • Expand their international network of colleagues for future academic and research collaborations

Eligibility

This program is open to full-time, permanent NC State faculty in all tracks (lecturer, researcher, tenure track, clinical, professional, etc.) during the first five years of their academic appointment.

Application Materials

Application materials include brief statements of interest and purpose, a current CV, and a letter of support from the applicant’s department chair, dean, or associate dean.

Application
  • Applications must be submitted using official NCSU email accounts.
  • Participants must attend all on-campus workshops to be eligible for travel funding and participation in the May 2026 workshop in Prague.
  • Funds awarded must be used for travel to the May 2026 workshop in Prague.

Preference will be given to:

  • First-time GEI applicants
  • Applicants who have not received other forms of OGE funding for the last three years.

Timeline

  • Deadline for applications: September 25, 2025, 11:59 p.m. EST
  • Announcement of selected applicants: October 10, 2025
  • Calendar of on-campus workshops for November 2025 – April 2026: TBD
  • NC State Global Engagement Institute Workshop at the European Center in Prague: May 12 – 17, 2026

Contact

Dr. Leah Peck, Director, Faculty Global Engagement
Email: lpeck2@ncsu.edu or (919) 515-3201