Avni Garg is the co-director for the international student affairs agency on student council. A third-year UVA student, she is double majoring in Computer Science and Economics and also volunteering as a VISAS language consultant.
Meltem Yucel graduated from the University of Virginia in 2021 with a PhD. in Developmental Psychology and a concentration in Quantitative Psychology. She is also one of the recipients of the Graduate Academic Excellence Award from International Students and Scholars office.
Basile Koechlin is a PhD student in Music from Geneva, Switzerland. His passion about the royal musicians in Uganda led him to UVA complete his doctorate.
Benjamin Hill is a fourth-year student studying Global Development Studies and Religious Studies. Outside of his studies, the Filipino-American born and raised in Northern Virginia loves reading, comics, growing plants, and singing.
A cohort of 14 students – a mix of rising second-, third- and fourth-years – did virtual internships with partner organizations in India, Morocco, Thailand and Peru over the summer.
Five UVA students received Gilman Scholarships this year which provides funding for overseas research. One student received the Gilman-McCain Scholarship.
Vice Provost Steve Mull talks about current accommodations for international students, upcoming challenges and plans for resuming other forms of international study when it is safe to do so.
Neely Margaret Egan, who graduated in May with a degree in political and social thought, wants to broaden her horizons by working as an English teacher in Tunis, Tunisia as part of her Middle East and North Africa Regional Fellowship program.
