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    UCLA kicks off International Education Week November 18

    Celebrated at U.S. colleges nationwide, the week offers an opportunity to discover the breadth of international educational and cultural resources at UCLA. Our university is not only the top public university in the nation, but is committed to expanding its local and global impact.

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    UCLA expands educational collaboration with The Netherlands

    UCLA leaders recently signed an MOU with Erasmus University Rotterdam for a student exchange program on diversity, equity and inclusion. They also met with U.S. Embassy staff in The Hague, where they discussed the student internship program of The Netherland-America Foundation and other collaborative educational initiatives.

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    Photo (from left to right) — Front row: Annelien Bredenoord (EUR) and Cindy Fan (UCLA). Back row: Jane Murray Cramm (EUR), Martine Wierenga (EUR), Charles Alexander (UCLA), Paulo Carvalho Da Silva (EUR) and Mary Tupan-Wenno (EUR) and Claudia Salcedo (UCLA).

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Study abroad in Japan

Five months of study in Japan has Heidi Tapia thinking of a future career working there.

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Freedoms and flashpoints: Elections impact more than national politics in 2024

Democracy — and the planet — are at stake in elections and governance around the world this year. A recent panel discussion explored the impact of elections in India, Amazonia, Mexico and the European Union.

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Global health minor continues to flourish

The popular global health minor of the UCLA International Institute brings together Bruins who major in the social sciences and humanities with life sciences and pre-med majors.

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UCLA International Institute begins academic year with new and familiar faces

New faculty and experienced hands have taken leadership positions at the institute this year, during which several faculty will be on leave.

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Global Indigeneity Conference

Stephen Acabado and staff of the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies attended a conference in Ifugao, the Philippines this past summer that brought together Indigenous peoples from the region and scholars who study the region to address issues vital to Indigenous communities worldwide.

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New works by International Institute scholars span a range of disciplines

New books by Stephanie Balkwill, Marjorie Elaine, Shaina Potts and David Kim arrive this fall.

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Utpal Sandesara brings new expertise, courses to global health program

In his first year of teaching for the International Institute's global health minor, Sandesara created two new electives for the program.

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Nov 6, 2024. A recent book edited by anthropological archaeologist Stephen Acabado, director of the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies, along with co-editors Dada Dacot and Clement Camposano, “Plural Entanglements: Philippine Studies” (Ateneo de Manil University Press, 2023) has won... Read More
Image for Kal Raustiala wins Council on Foreign Relations book award
Nov 4, 2024. Kal Raustiala, director of the Burkle Center for International Affairs and Promise Distinguished Professor of Comparative and International Law at UCLA, has received the Arthur Ross Silver Medal book award of the Council on Foreign Relations for his book,... Read More
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Oct 22, 2024. The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) has awarded UCLA professor Tejas Parasher (political science & International Institute) its 2024 Political Theory Prize for his book, “Radical Democracy in Modern Indian Political Thought" (Cambridge, 2023). The ECPR Political... Read More

Upcoming Events

Sites of Encounter in the Muslim World: Cairo & Delhi7Nov2024

Center for Near Eastern Studies

Sites of Encounter in the Muslim World: Cairo & Delhi

November 7, 2024: Cairo December 5, 2024: Delhi 9:30-2:30 at UCLA

Science Fiction Against the Margins: Is He or Isn9Nov2024

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Science Fiction Against the Margins: Is He or Isn't He?

Science fiction films from Argentina and the U.S. explore alien visitors to earth in this UCLA Film & Television Archive...

Giant Robots! Johnny Sokko, Voyage into Space and Gigantor10Nov2024

Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies

Giant Robots! Johnny Sokko, Voyage into Space and Gigantor

Q&A with Giant Robot founder Eric Nakamura.

The New U.S. President and the Impact on the MENA Region12Nov2024

Center for Middle East Development

The New U.S. President and the Impact on the MENA Region

Join CMED for a discussion on the US election outcome and its impact across the MENA region. Followed by audience...

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Delegation From Indonesia

DELEGATION 14 members Visit Date: 02/20/2024
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Supporting Integration And Human Rights Of Displaced Persons: A Project For Armenia

DELEGATION 7 members Visit Date: 02/20/2024
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President Of The University Of Sydney Visit

DELEGATION 2 members Visit Date: 10/11/2024
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FOREIGN INSTIUTION American Research Center In Egypt (Arce) UCLA COUNTERPART UCLA Library
Agreement Type: Non-Binding MOU
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FOREIGN INSTIUTION The Benaki Museum, Athens UCLA COUNTERPART Cotsen Institute of Archaeology
Agreement Type: Collaboration