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The division of Global Engagement at UC Santa Cruz and the University of Melbourne met on November 4 to examine the possibilities for developing a Global Exchange program. “As one of the finest institutions in Australia and the world, the University of Melbourne would be an excellent partner for UC Santa Cruz and would provide…

Representatives from UC Santa Cruz and Rikkyo University (Tokyo, Japan) met with UC Santa Cruz faculty on October 31 to establish a Global Exchange program. The delegation from Rikkyo University traveled to UC Santa Cruz to discuss strategies for supporting student exchange with members of the Division of Global Engagement and UC Santa Cruz faculty from…

By Kate O’Neill  Universidad de los Andes in Colombia invited UC Santa Cruz and Purdue University to participate in a grant proposal and were awarded joint funding for the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund grant to support undergraduate student international research internships. The grant will fund two Colombian students for a research internship at…

By Kate O’Neill  In September, 711 international students participated in an orientation before the start of fall quarter to help them prepare for their collegiate careers at UC Santa Cruz. To enhance and ease the students’ transition to Santa Cruz, Global Programming and International Student & Scholar Services held International Student Orientation for all incoming students.…

Recently, the Division of Global Engagement (DGE) has focused on bringing together a comprehensive dataset on the campus’s international connections, to more effectively manage, evaluate, and sustain internationalization efforts. With UC Santa Cruz’s ACE Internationalization Lab strategic planning process underway, there has been growing interest both from faculty and administrative leadership to understand where international connections with…

By Brian Lee  This past summer, UC Santa Cruz spread its innovative spirit with two short term international programs. the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), a UCSC partner, sent 20 undergraduate students to enroll in engineering courses during summer session one. Students were selected for the program by KAIST and received a…

On Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, a delegation from the China Scholarship Council (CSC) will visit UC Santa Cruz. The delegates will meet with faculty from Applied Mathematics, Physics, and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology to learn about the research strengths and China connections in each department. To gain insight into the student experience for the CSC…

UC Santa Cruz Global Exchanges will expand in 2020 with the addition of nine new partnerships. In addition to the current active Global Exchanges, including the University of Sussex (Film and Digital Media), Kyoto University, Aarhus University, Technical University of Denmark (Engineering), and Autonomous University of Barcelona (Economics), the program will expand to include new…

Home /  News & Events / News / Call for Faculty-Led Summer Study Abroad Program proposals The deadline for Summer 2021 Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program proposals is January 6, 2020. Faculty interested in developing new study abroad programs can submit their proposals via an online application process through UC Santa Cruz Study Abroad website. Faculty-Led Summer Study Abroad programs…

By Brian Lee  During the 2019-20 academic year, 10 Banana Slugs will study abroad as part of the new UCSC Global Exchanges. Additionally, five students from exchange partner institutions abroad will study at UC Santa Cruz. UCSC Global Exchanges are department or campus-based undergraduate study abroad programs that leverage working and research relationships faculty have…

Home / News & Events /  News /   University of Sonora delegation explores student mobility and summer internship opportunities with UC Santa Cruz A delegation from the University of Sonora traveled to UC Santa Cruz on June 6, 2019 to explore student mobility and summer research internship opportunities. The University of Sonora is a public institution…

Home / News & Events /  News /  ACE Internationalization Lab progress report By Brian Lee  This past summer, the ACE Internationalization steering subcommittee converted feedback from department visits into draft goals. Those goals have been going through a process of refinement and prioritization. Heading into the fall, the steering committee is developing action items related…