Learn about UCSC’s ambitious plan for comprehensive internationalization that strives to prepare students, faculty, and staff to study, teach, conduct research, and work in a globally connected world.
UC Santa Cruz is implementing its Strategic Plan for Internationalization (SPI), and corresponding Implementation Plan, both living, evolving documents that culminate our extended two-year participation in the American Council on Education’s (ACE) Internationalization Laboratory.
Strategic Plan for Internationalization Goals
Internationalization at UC Santa Cruz will be achieved through the implementation of five goals:
- Goal 1 – Expand and Enhance Globally-Focused Research and Engagement
- Goal 2 – Provide Global Learning Opportunities for All
- Goal 3 – Strengthen Student Success
- Goal 4 – Enhance Our Global Reputation
- Goal 5 – Define Organizational Structure
Campus-wide Goals
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
- Improve efficiency, effectiveness, and resilience