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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 Round 9

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The next round of Global Conversations will be held April 28-May 8, 2025. Please check back here for more information.  

Since March 2020, DePaul, in collaboration with over 200 faculty facilitators from 60 international institutions, has conducted several rounds of Global Conversations hosting over 3,000 students from 6 continents. Thanks to many of you, 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.

​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 Emily Kraus.  

Thank you to our partner institutions:


Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands)
 Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (Brazil)
Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines)
 Radboud University (The Netherlands)
Australian Catholic University (Australia)
 Shanghai International Studies University (China) 
Baroda University (India)
 Soka University (Japan)
Bilkent University (Turkey)
 St. John's University (USA)
Brandeis University (USA)
 Symbiosis International University (India)
Catholic Institute of West Africa (Nigeria)
 Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico)
Caucasus International University (Georgia)
 The Open University (The UK)
Centro Paula Souza (Brazil)
 Tianjin Normal University (China)
Centro Universitário Christus (Brazil)
 Ukrainian Catholic University (Ukraine)
Douglas College (Canada)
 UNESP
EADA Business School (Spain)
 Universidad Adolfo Ibañez (Chile)
Edward Bernays University College (Croatia)
 Universidad Católica de Salta (Argentina)
Faculdade de Tecnologia de Indaiatuba (FATEC) (Brazil)
 Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera (Spain)
Fudan University (China)
 Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (Brazil)
 Universidad de Deusto (Spain)
Hampton University (USA)
 Universidad de Monterrey (Mexico)
Higher Colleges of Technology (UAE)
 Universidad ICESI (Colombia)
Huaqiao University (China)
 Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (Argentina)
Instituto Brasileiro de Ensino, Desenvolvimento e Pesquisa (Brazil)
 Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) (Brazil)
IPAG Business School (France)
 Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (Brazil)
Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (Portugal)
 Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain)
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology (Kenya)
 Universität Zu Göttingen (Germany)
Kansai University (Japan)
 University of Calabar (Nigeria)
Kaohsiung Medical University (Taiwan)
 University of Dubrovnik (Croatia)
Keele University (UK) 
 University of Minnesota (USA)
Loughborough University (The UK)
 University of Stirling (The UK)
Makerere University (Uganda)
 University of Utah (USA)
Morgan State University (USA)
 University of Uyo (Nigeria)
National Kaohsiung Normal University (Taiwan)
 University of Valencia (Spain)
Notre Dame Seishin University (Japan)
 Weifang University (China)
Nottingham Trent University (The UK)



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