Internationalization

UC Santa Cruz earns national acclaim: awarded NAFSA’s 2024 Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization

Granted to only four U.S. universities and colleges, the award celebrates institutions that are making significant, well-planned, well-executed, and well-documented progress toward comprehensive internationalization—especially those using innovative and creative approaches.


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Strategic Plan

The Strategic Plan is our roadmap to comprehensively internationalize the campus.

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Implementation Plan

The Implementation Plan outlines goals for immediate focus and goals to achieve over the three to five years.

Milestones

Milestones

Milestones are key progress points that mark significant achievements in implementation.

“The important issues of our day do not stop at international borders… It is important that our community of students and scholars collaborate to problem-solve on a global scale, advance the well being of people and places worldwide, and value the diversity of thought that an international perspective provides.” – UCSC Chancellor Cynthia Larive

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Global Review

An overview of news stories, achievements, and data across the division during the academic year.

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Fall Snapshot

A look at international enrollment data at the beginning of each academic year.

Publication Archives


ACE Internationalization Lab

In 2018, UC Santa Cruz joined the 16th cohort of the American Council on Education’s (ACE) Internationalization Laboratory to participate in a two-year mentored process to create a plan and path forward in advancing campus-wide comprehensive internationalization.


Additional Information

As we work toward internationalization, we will maintain focus on the UC Santa Cruz campus-wide goals.

  • Advance student success by improving retention and graduation rates and closing equity gaps 
  • Increase UC Santa Cruz’s research profile and impact
  • Foster an inclusive campus climate that embraces and values diversity and equity in order to be welcoming to all
  • Improve efficiency, effectiveness, resilience and sustainability

Last modified: Mar 10, 2025