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This summer, International Student and Scholar Services is transitioning to a new interactive software, iGlobal, an online tool to better manage International student, scholar and employee information in a secure environment. iGlobal will be UCSC’s self-service portal providing online services. The following types of secure online services will be available: With the transition to iGlobal,…

A delegation of five leaders from The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IITK) visited UC Santa Cruz on November 18, 2019, to meet with campus leadership including Chancellor Larive, various deans, and faculty to discuss research collaboration, student research exchange, and other joint projects. The IITK delegation consisted of Professors Abhar Karandikar, Director, Debashish Kundu,…

The Co-chairs of the UC Santa Cruz steering committee for the American Council on Education (ACE) Internationalization Lab attended the final meeting of the 16th cohort at ACE headquarters in Washington D.C. on December 13. Meeting participants gathered to provide updates on planning efforts at their respective campuses and to share best practices for internationalization and strategic…

The Division of Global Engagement is looking for motivated and enthusiastic international and domestic students to serve as Global Leader/Mentors (GLM) during our Fall 2020 International Student Orientation (ISO) for incoming frosh and exchange/transfer students. We rely on our team of dedicated students to help welcome our new class of international slugs coming this year. GLMs will go through Spring and Fall…

By Brian Lee  On October 23rd, 2019, Study Abroad hosted its annual Study Abroad Fair. The fair saw its biggest turnout to date, with over 700 students, staff, faculty, and affiliates coming to learn about UC Santa Cruz study abroad and away programs. The fair offers students the opportunity to explore Faculty-Led Summer 2020 programs…

A delegation from China Scholarship Council (CSC) and Chinese Consulate visited UC Santa Cruz faculty and students on October 25 as part of a meet and greet hosted by Global Engagement. This well-received, successful visit led to CSC expressing interest in growing its dedication to funding UCSC Ph.D. students. UC Santa Cruz has had an…

By Tyler Shores  Global Programming, a relatively new unit within the Division of Global Engagement, is tasked with facilitating international student orientations and programs as well as events for international students and scholars, study abroad students, and the general campus population. “We are focused on helping students make connections with each other to foster community, find the…

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…