The UCLA International Institute leads an annual campus celebration of International Education Week (IEW), a nationwide initiative, every fall. With support from 21 UCLA sponsors and the participation of units across campus, the week of programming offers UCLA students, faculty and staff an array of events and activities that highlight international education, exchange and research. Join the celebration of UCLA's global commitment! Read more...
In this podcast, the center directors talk with Amanda Mrad and Juliet Cushing, two UCLA students who are involved with the World Food Forum and who participated in its annual flagship event at FAO headquarters in Rome this October.
Since 2012, the Green Family Lecture Series of the Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM) has attracted speakers of the highest international stature. Their lectures cover topics of interest to IPAM participants, the university audience and the broader community.
“Nothing was as different [from my previous travels] as going to Japan," said international development studies major Max Odle of his study abroad program at International Christian University in Tokyo.
Temporary Mexican labor migration to the U.S. is largely legal today due to the rapid expansion of H2-A and H2-B visas, reversing a longstanding trend of unauthorized migrant flows.
A $1.5 million pledge to UCLA from Jasvant and Meera Modi will support the establishment of the Bhagawan Abhinandan Endowed Chair for Jain Studies and Religions of South Asia.
Yondonjamts Jigjidsuren (UCLA 2022) spent the past three years as a student mentor and teacher, first in Boyle Heights, then in Cambodia as a Peace Corps volunteer. He worked with the local community in his Cambodian town to create a computer lab for students, leaving a lasting legacy.
The 2025 International Symposium on Global Chinese Philanthropy took place on September 5-6 at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China.
UCLA geographer Shaina Potts places her analysis of the wide geographic application of U.S. commercial law after World War II within a specific framework of imperialism: one that cloaks the exertion of state power in economic and legal terms, effectively removing financial issues from the political sphere.
Eric Min, assistant professor of political science and global studies at UCLA, uses both quantitative and qualitative analysis to examine how nations use negotiations during war in his new book, "Words of War."
UCLA professor Michael Berry has to date translated 11 Chinese-language works of fiction, three of which were published in early 2025. Among them is "Dead Souls," the last book in a trilogy by one of China's most celebrated science fiction writers, Han Song.
Meet Carmen Anders, a Spanish teacher who led a life-changing immersion trip to Oaxaca. Her program bridged cultures, deepened language learning and empowered students through authentic connections.
“It's very interdisciplinary,” said senior Sydney Reimer of the graduate program she will begin in Berlin this fall. “[I]t feels like it's going to draw on my background here [at UCLA] and help me apply that a bit more to active practices and make tangible impacts on the community.”
Graduating senior Ixchtel Aguilar-Moore acquired broad research, study abroad and community engagement experience during her four years at UCLA.
The annual International Development Studies Academic Award commemorates graduating seniors for exceptional academic achievement in the IDS major, particularly in upper-division coursework.
International development studies senior Clara Prideaux (UCLA 25) grew up in Manila and arrived in Westwood to study statistics, only to find that the interdisciplinary nature of international development studies better suited her intellectual interests.
The Activist Award of the International Development Studies Program is conferred annually on one or two seniors for outstanding commitment to making a difference on issues significant to international development through activism, service and leadership.
At a recent evening event hosted by the UCLA Global Development Lab, student members gave presentations about the lab's educational workshops, on-site internships and the community projects developed by Project Incubator participants over the past year.
International development studies major Grace Harris (UCLA 2025) reflects on a transformative UCLA experience defined by grassroots activism, rigorous research and a deep commitment to genocide prevention and justice.
Leila Chiddick interviewed professionals from around the world – and trained as a doula herself – to make recommendations on how international organizations can adjust their policies to meet the needs of people on the ground.
Susanna Hecht was honored with awards from the American Association of Geographers (AAG) and the Latin American Studies Association, while colleague Shaina Potts received an AAG book award for her first monograph.
Speakers at an International Institute event in spring 2025 discussed how community-engaged research and volunteer projects have taught them to listen to and work with residents who are already addressing local needs. Such engagement can expand on-the-ground contributions to public policy and strengthen global solidarity.
This year's conference on "MIT (Made-in-Taiwan), Redux: New Approaches to Material and Technological Cultures in Taiwan" is presented as part of the UCLA-NTNU Taiwan Studies Initiative, a partnership of UCLA and National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) that aims to create research synergies to promote cutting-edge research in Taiwan studies.
Kim (bottom row, far left), a core faculty member of the UCLA Center for Korean Studies, is professor and head of theater and performance studies at the UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television, where she is associate dean for academic affairs and external engagement.
About 2 million people, or more than 20% of the population living in Cambodia on January 17, 1975, or born in Democratic Kampuchea between 1975 and 1979, are estimated to have died due to Khmer Rouge policies, including by execution, displacement, forced labor and food rationing.
UCLA hosted the U.S. State Department's 2025 International Women of Courage on April 7, several of whom spoke about their work and life experience at a public panel event.
