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Global Conversations

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Global Conversations sessions are 90-minute lively Zoom synchronous sessions in which students from several international partner institutions interact in a guided, facilitated manner on a list of global topics. In these sessions, DePaul faculty members have partnered with faculty from our international partner universities from countries including Brazil, India, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Australia, the UK and more.  These dynamic sessions have cultivated intercultural, meaningful discussions on how global issues affect various academic disciplines and industries, such as psychology, public health, business and more. 

Global Conversations throughout the world​

Since March 2020, DePaul, in collaboration with over 270 faculty facilitators from 79 international institutions, has conducted several rounds of Global Conversations hosting over 4,400 students from 6 continents. The Global Conversations have been dynamic and engaging sessions where students found similarities with others all over the world, and learned more about the differences in experiences regarding global issues.

​Save the date! 

​The next round of Global Conversations will be held April 27-May 7, 2026. This page will be updated soon with the full list of Global Conversation sessions.

​​​Global Conversations Details:

  • Global Conversation sessions occur over a two week period every year in April or May and students can sign up for one or multiple sessions to talk to their international peers on a variety of global issues. 
  • These sessions are dynamic, free, virtual and engaging for college and university students.​
  • The sessions are designed for student dialogue and international connection, NOT as a faculty lecture. Faculty prepare a short introduction, possibly a very brief presentation, and guiding discussion questions. 
  • Sessions are co-facilitated by faculty members from various participating international institutions. Faculty teams are composed of 2-4 members. Faculty members can form their own international teams if they already have partners, or they can request to be matched with an international/DePaul partner(s).

  • The Global Engagement team at DePaul takes care of the logistics of the sessions, coordinating the registration, providing an in-room assistant that will help manage the Zoom room.​​​

Here's what students have said: 

  • "I am very interested in dialoguing with others across differences to work together to improve the future of our global family."

  • "I wanted to hear different perspectives from people worldwide on this topic and how we can come up with solutions together as a society."

  • "It was really interesting to listen to different perspectives on what culture means to different people, but at the same time being able to generally agree on the value of cultural diversity, especially ."

  • “[I will remember] the openness of the discussions we held. I felt everyone was able to speak their mind, judgment free, and could be heard. Lots of great opinions were shared, and I think that is for the benefit of everyone.”

For a list of former Global Conversations conducted, please click here. ​For any questions, please email the Curriculum Internationalization team at CI@depaul.edu​.  

Thank you to our partner institutions

Akwa Ibom State University (Nigeria)

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands)

Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines)

ATLAS SkillTech University (India)

Australian Catholic University (Australia)

Baroda University (India)

Bilkent University (Turkey)

Bloomsbury Institute (United Kingdom)

Brandeis University (USA)

British University of Vietnam (Vietnam)

Catholic Institute of West Africa (Nigeria)

Caucasus International University (Georgia)

Centro Paula Souza (Brazil)

Centro Universitário Christus (Brazil)

Douglas College (Canada)

EADA Business School (Spain)

Edward Bernays University College (Croatia)

EM Normandie Business School (France)

Faculdade de Tecnologia de Indaiatuba (FATEC) (Brazil)

Fudan University (China)

Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (Brazil)

Hampton University (USA)

Higher Colleges of Technology (UAE)

Huaqiao University (China

Instituto Brasileiro de Ensino, Desenvolvimento e Pesquisa (Brazil)

IPAG Business School (France)

Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (Portugal)

Iselinge Hogeschool (Netherlands)

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology (Kenya)

Kairuki University (Tanzania)

Kansai University (Japan)

Kaohsiung Medical University (Taiwan)

Keele University (UK)

Loughborough University (The UK)

Lviv Polytechnic National University  (Ukraine)

Makerere University (Uganda)

Morgan State University (USA)

National Chung Cheng University (Taiwan)

National Kaohsiung Normal University (Taiwan)

Notre Dame Seishin University (Japan)

Nottingham Trent University (The UK)

Polytechnic Institute of Viseu (Portugal)

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (Brazil)

Radboud University (The Netherlands)

Setsunan University (Japan)

Shanghai International Studies University (China) 

Soka University (Japan)

St. John's University (USA)

Symbiosis International University (India)

Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, (India)

Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico)

The Open University (The UK)

Tianjin Normal University (China)

Ukrainian Catholic University (Ukraine)

UNESP

UnieEvangelica (Centro Universitário de Anápolis) (Brazil)

Universidad Adolfo Ibañez (Chile)

Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos (Argentina)

Universidad Blas Pascal (Argentina)

Universidad Católica de Salta (Argentina)

Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera (Spain)

Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina

Universidad de Deusto (Spain)

Universidad de Monterrey (Mexico)

Universidad ICESI (Colombia)

Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (Argentina)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) (Brazil)

Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (Brazil)

Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain)

Universität Zu Göttingen (Germany)

University of Calabar (Nigeria)

University of Dubrovnik (Croatia)

University of Minnesota (USA)

University of Stirling (The UK)

University of Turin (Italy)

University of Utah (USA)

University of Uyo (Nigeria)

University of Valencia (Spain)

Weifang University (China)