To celebrate International Education Week (IEW) 2020 & 2021, OISS hosted photo competitions open to all members of the Rice international community. The winner was selected by a popular vote by the Rice international community.
IEW Photo Competition 2021
1st place!
The winning photo was submitted by Carlos Llanos, a PhD student from Peru.
2nd place

3rd place (shared)

Congratulations to all the winners!
Here are the other competition photos, in the order in which they were submitted.












IEW Photo Competition 2020
1st Place

The winning photo was submitted by Salma Alhashim, a PhD student from Saudi Arabia. Here's the story behind her photo:
"One day I was exploring the Buffalo Bayou Park and I saw a pedestrian bridge with a high chainlock fence that is full of a huge variety of locks. A typical scene that would normally be seen in famous European capitals such as Paris. While I was walking, caught my attention a little hole in that fence facing the Houston skyline. It looks like a window that allows me to take a very nice view of Houston downtown."
Congratulations Salma!
Here are the other 2020 competition photos, in the order in which they were submitted.








Thank you to all the Photo Competition participants and to everyone who voted!
For more information on International Education Week, please see https://oiss.rice.edu/iew.