Global Rice

Apple Li stands on Rice's campus

Freshman from China endures weeks long journey to reach campus

September 21, 2020

Anybody from Shanghai faces a long journey to Rice, but Apple Li’s globe-trotting adventure took weeks.

Rice is home away from home for its international students. (Photo by Jeff Fitlow)

A letter to Rice's international students

July 9, 2020

President David Leebron and Provost Reginald DesRoches send message of support.

Global Rice Empowers Academics and Training (GREAT) Project

International grad students host classes for young adults with special needs

March 2, 2020

A group of young adults was absorbing new words in Quechua, an Incan language native to Ecuador, in one corner of a spacious, sunny room in Herring Hall.

Rice University Interim Provost Seiichi Matsuda, center, and Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Director Abhay Karandikar, right, hold the memorandum of understanding signed today at Kanpur to collaborate on research in the development of energy solutions, materials and sustainable technologies. Behind Matsuda is Reginald DesRoches, dean of Rice’s George R. Brown School of Engineering, who will become provost in July. (Credit: Courtesy of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur)

Rice, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur sign memorandum

January 9, 2020

Rice University and the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on investing resources and research in the development of energy solutions, materials and sustainable technologies.