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Perry World House co-convened an expert consultation Climate Intelligence and Strategic Preparedness with the UN Organization for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on Thursday, February 12, hosted by the Munich Re Foundation. Held on the eve of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) 2026, the consultation at Munich Re headquarters connected climate‑security insights to the broader agenda of the world’s…

Perry World House returned to the Munich Security Conference by hosting its second side event on February 13, 2026. After hosting its first side event in 2025, PWH built on its previous success by convening over 20 leading foreign affairs and national security practitioners and academics. At PWH’s side event, World House Faculty Director and…

Multiple by program Fall Semester & Academic Year Abroad Deadlines January 10, 2026 January 20, 2026 February 5, 2026 February 15, 2026 February 20, 2026 March 1, 2026 Application Request Deadline: Oxford, King’s College London, University of Queensland (Nursing) Final Applications Due: Oxford, King’s College London Application Request Deadline: Competitive Programs Final Applications Due: Competitive Programs, University of…

This year, Perry World House (PWH) celebrates its 10th anniversary of advancing global policy engagement at the University of Pennsylvania. Since opening its doors in 2016, PWH has become a leader at bridging the gap between academia and the policy world in Washington DC, New York, and around the world. PWH is a hub for research,…

Perry World House Distinguished Visiting Fellow Mami Mizutori discusses the upcoming elections and their implications for Japanese policy and politics. On February 8, Japanese voters will head to the polls for their third national election in fifteen months. This is unusual even by Japanese standards, where national elections are held more frequently than in other democracies. In…

With 19 students and alumni offered an award, the flagship international education exchange program again recognized Penn as a top producing institution of Fulbright students. The University of Pennsylvania has been recognized as a Top Producing Institution by the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of awardees for 2025-26. Last year,…

Penn Washington is excited to announce that Sasha Nicholas has joined the team as Domestic Policy Programs Coordinator. Nicholas brings experience spanning AI policy, early childhood education, and federal program administration. Most recently, she served as Manager of Policy and Programs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, where she led AI-focused initiatives for small…

On February 8, Japanese voters will head to the polls for their third national election in fifteen months. This is unusual even by Japanese standards, where national elections are held more frequently than in other democracies. In addition, Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae, the first female prime minister in the entire history of Japanese modern politics,…

Penn Global Seminars (PGS) are semester-long courses taught on campus that include an embedded travel component.  Through PGS, Penn undergraduate students are able to take full advantage of essential global learning Penn Global Seminars (PGS) combine on-campus coursework with immersive travel experiences, offering Penn undergraduates the chance to engage in global learning, no matter their…

On January 20 and 21, 2026 Perry World House hosted a conference, bringing together scholars and practitioners to discuss the future of global development assistance. Given the shuttering of USAID and the decline of official development assistance, we convened experts to reflect on the successes and challenges of nearly a century of Official Development Assistance.…