Positioned in the fastest-growing region of the state, the University of North Georgia comprises five campuses united by a single mission focused on academic excellence and academic and co-curricular programs that develop students into leaders for a diverse and global society.
The University of North Georgia is a University System of Georgia leadership institution and is The Military College of Georgia. With more than 18,000 students, the University of North Georgia is the state’s sixth-largest public university. The university offers more than 100 programs of study ranging from certificate and associates degrees to professional doctoral programs.
(see more)Positioned in the fastest-growing region of the state, the University of North Georgia comprises five campuses united by a single mission focused on academic excellence and academic and co-curricular programs that develop students into leaders for a diverse and global society.
The University of North Georgia is a University System of Georgia leadership institution and is The Military College of Georgia. With more than 18,000 students, the University of North Georgia is the state’s sixth-largest public university. The university offers more than 100 programs of study ranging from certificate and associates degrees to professional doctoral programs.
Four take part in Chinese Flagship capstone
Four University of North Georgia (UNG) students are participating this year in highly selective one-year Chinese Language Flagship capstone programs.
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2022 Dec 8
Gilman awards nine students with scholarships to study abroad
Nine UNG students received a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, which provides up to $5,000 to help underrepresented students study abroad. The grant also provides up to $8,000 for critical language study.
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2021 Jun 10
Rouse is Japan Exchange and Teaching Program recipient
Alumna Brooklyn Rouse won the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program this year. She will spend at least one year in Japan as an assistant language teacher.
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2019 Jun 6
UNG students participate in overseas programs
The opportunities for expanding global knowledge at the University of North Georgia (UNG) continue to grow as new programs are added. During this summer alone, 234 UNG students participated in study abroad and international internships. For the 2018-19 academic year, UNG has 36 active programs in 15 countries.
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2018 Sep 14
Four UNG students selected for capstone year at university in China
This fall, four students at the University of North Georgia (UNG) will begin their final academic year by participating in the capstone year for the university's ROTC Chinese Language Flagship Program.
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2018 Jun 25
Six students earn Boren awards to study abroad
Six students from the University of North Georgia (UNG) have won Boren awards to study abroad, including the first UNG graduate student to apply for a Boren Fellowship and the first UNG student to win a Boren STEM Summer Initiative.
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2018 May 17
Three from UNG named Fulbright finalists
Three from the University of North Georgia (UNG) have been named finalists for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, while a fourth was selected as an alternate and four others as semifinalists.
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2018 May 15
Phi Kappa Phi Awards 2018 Study Abroad Grants
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is proud to announce the 2018 Study Abroad Grant recipients for Session A. The grants, worth $1,000, were awarded to 50 students nationwide.
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2018 Apr 18
Cadets awarded Project GO grants to study abroad
The University of North Georgia (UNG) has awarded Project Global Officer (GO) scholarships to 21 cadets, including nine from other institutions, to study abroad through UNG programs during summer 2018.
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2018 Apr 18
Olmsted grant doubles, funding more overseas trips for cadets
For many college students, their first experience traveling out of the country is through a study abroad trip. For University of North Georgia (UNG) cadets, a $20,000 grant from the Olmsted Foundation will help fund overseas cultural immersion trips, such as conference participation.
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2017 Dec 1
UNG professor and students explore Sicily's ancient past
This summer, University of North Georgia (UNG) assistant professor Dr. William Balco stood on the Sicilian ground occupied by inhabitants during the Iron Age and relished learning new elements about their civilization. The anthropology coordinator took nine UNG students to Monte Bonifato, a forested mountain in northwestern Sicily. The students spent four weeks searching for artifacts from multiple ancient cultures who populated the area during the past 3,000 years.
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2017 Sep 14
Two UNG cadets first to study at Hungarian university through new partnership
The University of North Georgia (UNG) has signed an agreement creating a new partnership with the National University of Public Service (NUPS) in Budapest, only the third U.S. partner for the Hungarian university. Two UNG cadets are the first to study abroad through the new partnership.
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2017 Jun 9
New exchange send first UNG cadets to Polish Military Academy of Land Forces
Two cadets from the University of North Georgia (UNG) will enroll at the General Tadeusz Kosciuszko Military Academy of Land Forces (MALF) in Poland this spring while two Polish cadets are enrolled at UNG and participating in the Corps of Cadets as the first cadets exchanged under a new agreement between the two institutions.
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2017 Feb 17
Gilman scholar to take teaching internship in Spain
Dezmone Valentine, a senior majoring in middle-grades education at the University of North Georgia (UNG), has been awarded a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad during spring 2017, when she will travel to Valencia, Spain.
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2016 Dec 1
UNG students participate in overseas programs
The opportunities for expanding global knowledge at the University of North Georgia (UNG) continue to grow as new programs are added. During the 2015-16 academic year, some 380 UNG students participated in study abroad and international internships, a number that has steadily increased over the past four years.
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2016 Nov 11
Students participate in UNG's Chinese Flagship Program capstone year
University of North Georgia (UNG) cadets are spending the 2016-17 academic year studying in China through the university's Chinese Language Flagship Program, which has been renewed for another four-year, $1.2 million grant.
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2016 Oct 11
UNG students travel the globe in study abroad programs
Students from the University of North Georgia (UNG) visited every continent except Antarctica in study abroad and exchange programs during spring semester, including a handful finishing up an entire academic year studying abroad.
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2015 May 19
Students gain international business experience in London
To get a firsthand look at international commerce and a culture rich with global influences, undergraduate students in the University of North Georgia's (UNG) Mike Cottrell College of Business spent spring break in London as part of the college's flagship study abroad program, The London Experience.
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2014 Apr 24