Poised to become the world’s third largest economy by 2030, the modern India we see today isn’t the same India that Anusha Chari remembers from childhood. “I grew up in India in the 1970s and ’80s, at a time well … Read more

Part student and part businessman, Varun Jain ’21 spends most days alternating between his two main roles. One hour, the junior computer science major is in class and the next he’s on a conference call plotting strategy for Veera, the … Read more

The Modern Indian Studies Initiative at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will host a conference entitled Driving Innovation: Technology and India’s Rise as a Global Power on October 10-11, 2019. Driving Innovation will explore India’s increased role … Read more

Twenty three students and recent graduates from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have been selected to receive the Fulbright U.S. Student Program award for the 2019-2020 academic year, the highest number of recipients from UNC-Chapel Hill in … Read more

South Asia is an exciting research context for several reasons. Amidst a myriad of cultures and changing economic policies, several new forms of businesses have come up in recent times. However, several market needs are not met, and many areas … Read more

Dr. Mai Thi Nguyen, Associate Professor of Planning at the Department of City & Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was part of a small international team that was recently rewarded the 2019 Bronze Medal … Read more

International education administrators from eight Korean universities visited UNC-Chapel Hill on Thursday, May 23, 2019, through the Fulbright International Education Administrators Program. Participants came from Seoul National University, Sogang University, Sejong University, Chungbuk National University, Kookmin University, Yeungnam University, Kangwon … Read more

The 20th annual Carolina Global Photography Competition will be accepting submissions beginning June 1, 2019. This amateur competition, which is open to students, alumni, faculty and staff of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, showcases Carolina’s global activity, educational … Read more

Associate professor of art Hong-An Truong has been awarded a prestigious 2019 fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. The fellowship will support We Are Beside Ourselves, an interdisciplinary project using photography, video, sound and sculpture that frames the American War in … Read more

Dear CAC community, I’m excited to share two pieces of news. Beginning July 1, 2019, the CAC is excited to welcome Professor Ji-Yeon Jo as our new Director. Dr. Jo is Associate Professor in the Department of Asian Studies, where … Read more