Most popular international stories of 2017
UVic launched its International Plan in October 2016. Since then, we've continued to share dozens of internationally related stories about UVic projects, partnerships, researchers, students, alumni, programs and ideas—many of which have also caught the attention of visitors to the UVic website and sparked the interest of media in 2017.
Here are five of the most popular headlines in our international story stream (based on number of visits) over the past 12 months:
1. Life-changing overseas experiences
![Student Zhou at Pong Pi School, Thailand](/news-management/stories/2017/international-top-stories/photos/photo1-Kishi-beyond-borders.jpg)
Read the Ring story: President's student fund supports life-changing overseas experiences
2. Leading in locker rooms and boardrooms
![Mike Szymanski holding a soccer ball on a pitch](/news-management/stories/2017/international-top-stories/photos/2807171081-Mike-Szymanski1.jpg)
Read the Ring story: Leading in the locker room and boardroom
3. Off the beaten track
![Students in front of a yellow school bus in Cuba](/news-management/stories/2017/international-top-stories/photos/cuba-yellow-bus.jpg)
Read the Ring story: Cuba Field School: Off the beaten track
4. A resonant experience
![Student at the Ravensbrück Memorial Site](/news-management/stories/2017/international-top-stories/photos/european-field-school-ravensbruck.jpg)
Read the Ring story: New field school a resonant experience
5. Expanded concepts of global displacement
![Watt Cloutier, keynote speaker](/news-management/stories/2017/international-top-stories/photos/1-watt-cloutier-keynote.jpg)
Read the Ring story: CAPI hosts 10th annual CARFMS conference on global displacement
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