Notre Dame Global in Photos: December 2024 | News | Notre Dame Beijing

Award-winning writer Amitav Ghosh visited Dublin to speak on climate change and Booker-listed author Mike McCormack inspired writers in the West of Ireland. Notre Dame's Global Engagement Programs team gathered international students from 18 different countries to celebrate a transformative semester. Delegates from the Keough School of Global Affairs, Notre Dame Global, and the Mendoza College of Business networked with climate change experts at the UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan while Notre Dame Nairobi and the College of Engineering discussed opportunities to create admissions pipelines and immersive study abroad opportunities with Strathmore University.

This photo gallery highlights some of the valuable interactions and experiences Notre Dame faculty, staff, and students have taken part in over the past month.

The selection was curated by Notre Dame Global staff working on campus and in the University's 12 global locations.

Dublin

A man with white hair and glasses gestures with his right hand while speaking at a podium. He's wearing a textured dark green jacket and brown pants. A University of Notre Dame banner stands behind him, showcasing an aerial view of the campus in autumn. A laptop sits on the podium.

Award-winning writer Amitav Ghosh spoke in Dublin on climate change, colonialism, and our responsibilities to nature and narrative at a public lecture co-sponsored by Notre Dame Dublin and Field Day. The event was part of the Notre Dame Forum 2024-25 theme "What Do We Owe Each Other?"

Global Engagement Programs

A group of diverse international students pose for a photo. Some stand while others sit on the floor. Many smile and gesture toward the camera. They are in front of two closed wooden doors with a "Program of Liberal Studies" sign visible.

Throughout the last five months of 2024, 68 visiting international students from 18 countries experienced American campus life while bringing diverse perspectives and world views to Notre Dame’s community. In December, the Global Engagement Programs team gathered this group to celebrate the end of their transformative semester.

Nairobi

Four individuals stand shoulder to shoulder, two on either side of a University of Notre Dame pennant. The two individuals on the left wear Notre Dame International apparel.

Jackline Oluoch-Aridi, director of Notre Dame Nairobi accompanied Brad Weldon, Henry J. Massman Collegiate Professor in Civil Engineering from Notre Dame's College of Engineering to Strathmore University. The two met with the Dean of Strathmore's School of Computing and Engineering Sciences, Dr. Julius Butime, and Director of Partnerships and Internationalization, Eric Saulo to discuss ways in which this valuable partnership can help create a pipeline for future admissions and expand study abroad opportunities.

Jerusalem

Notre Dame Jerusalem welcomed the arrival of the holiday season with a celebratory meal, during which Executive Director Daniel Schwake offered several heartfelt remarks on the team's achievements during a trying and difficult year.

Hong Kong

Four people hold a University of Notre Dame pennant while standing in front of a large, ornate building with a tiered, orange tile roof and decorative green trim. Other visitors are visible on the steps leading up to the building’s entrance.

Christine Cox, associate director of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, and Margaret Fosmoe, associate editor of ND Magazine met up with Catherine Leung, director of Notre Dame Hong Kong and attended "In Search of Early Chinese Empires: The Dynamics between Excavated Manuscripts and Transmitted Texts." Hosted in both Hong Kong and Zhuhai, the conference was a collaboration between the University of Notre Dame, Hong Kong Baptist University, and BNU-HKBU United International College.

Beijing

Notre Dame Beijing and the Beijing Alumni Club hosted an ND Football watch party at UBAR Beijing. ND alumni and parents gathered to cheer on the Irish, enjoying an in-person reunion during the holiday season.

Rome

Notre Dame Rome colleagues and their families gathered to celebrate a successful 2024 and look forward to an exciting 2025, wishing the entire ND family "Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo."

Kylemore

A man stands holding papers, addressing a small group seated in a lounge area. Participants sit in armchairs, some holding documents or books, engaged in the discussion. A fireplace with a burning fire adds warmth to the wood-floored room. A large mirror above the fireplace reflects the outside scenery.

Booker-listed Irish author Mike McCormack gives a talk to a group of writers from Notre Dame, Ireland, and beyond as part of Kylemore’s inaugural Winter Writing Session. The Writing Session is a 6-day residential program connecting writers working seriously on a piece of prose. Applications for the April Session are now open on the Notre Dame Kylemore website.

Global Innovation Team

The entrance to COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. A large sign with "COP29," "Baku," and "Azerbaijan" hangs from a modern arch made of teal-tinted glass panels and white metal framework. People walk through the entrance on a gray, rainy day. Banners line the path beyond the arch.

Three delegates from the University of Notre Dame attended the annual UN Climate Change Conference - COP 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The ND delegates included Jessica McManus Warnell, teaching professor and Rex and Alice A. Martin Faculty Director of the Deloitte Center for Ethical Leadership; Maira Hayat, assistant professor of environment and peace studies in the Keough School of Global Affairs; and Maggie Dankert, director of academic strategy and partnership for Notre Dame Global. In addition to representing the University, these three networked with climate change experts, observed official negotiations on the Loss and Damage Fund, and Dr. Hayat presented her work at the Pakistan pavilion.

Originally published by Cory Hankins at global.nd.edu on January 10, 2025.