UCLA's Expanding Role as a Global University
Virtual
In the ninety-seventh year after its founding, UCLA was recognized as the nation's number-one public university, a designation it maintains seven years later. As UCLA strides toward its second century, it is poised to adapt, increase and transform its impact on global society. Join us during International Education Week to learn about the updated strategic priorities and guiding principles that will inform UCLA’s institutional direction through a worldwide lens of inclusive excellence. Tune in for a lively fireside chat with Cindy Fan, Vice Provost for International Studies and Global Engagement, moderated by John Arboleda ’96, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, A New Kind of Leadership, based in Barcelona, Spain and New Jersey, USA. Fan, UCLA’s senior international officer responsible for the University’s global strategy, international partnerships and global engagement, has the inside track on UCLA’s growing presence on the world stage. In US News and World Report’s 2022-2023 Best Global University rankings, UCLA scored number 14 out of the world’s top 2000 universities. Learn why the university’s reimagined strategic plan proclaims that now is the time to expand UCLA’s reach as a global facilitator of progress. Hear about the steps needed to achieve this goal and how it benefits the University, alumni and students. Submit your pressing questions and tell us how you would like alumni to be engaged globally.
