The UCLA International Institute stands in solidarity with African Americans, people of color and all who are direct and indirect victims of systemic racism, discrimination, inequity and injustice.

The killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and countless others — and the disproportionate number of deaths among Blacks due to Covid-19 — are vivid reminders that deep-rooted and structural flaws in our society do not just threaten the life chances, but take the lives, of our fellow citizens. This is horrifying, unjust and violates the fundamental values that make us human.

Racism is global, as witnessed in the marches that have taken place worldwide in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. The UCLA International Institute pledges to continue to promote research, education and service that strive for a more equitable, diverse, inclusive and just world, and we pledge to care about peoples near and far with kindness and compassion.

Please find the International Institute’s EDI Committee Statement on Black Lives Matter here.

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Working at the intersection of politics and economics

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Recent News

International Education Week goes online
UCLA will celebrate International Education Week in a virtual format from November 16 to 20, 2020. Mark your calendars in anticipation of discussions of topical global issues, conversations between U.S. and international students, a global trivia contest and much more.
Webinar series focuses on global BLM conversation
The UCLA International Institute's “Black Lives Matter: Global Perspectives ” webinar series will draw connections among unique, but interlinked, anti-racist struggles in the context of the global histories of colonialism, imperialism and internationalism.
Language instruction & fellowships at the International Institute
The institute directly offers language classes in Amharic, Nahuatl and Yoruba. In addition, a number of its research centers and programs financially support language instruction at UCLA and offer fellowships for the advanced study of specific languages.
Can Açiksöz wins book award
Açiksöz received the 2020 Fatema Mernissi Book Award of the Middle East Studies Association for his recent book, "Sacrificial Lambs: Masculinity, Disability and Political Violence in Turkey."
New Freshman Cluster on Global Islam
New Global Islam Freshmen Cluster expands course offerings and analytical approaches.
Why it's so difficult to address climate change
A new undergraduate course in fall quarter 2020, “The Political Economy of Climate Change,” will examine the challenges of mitigating climate change.
Discovering the breadth of digital Middle Eastern resources
Forums organized by the Center for Near Eastern Studies earlier this year introduced graduate students to a wealth of online resources and produced several research guides.

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Latin American Perspectives on the U.S. Presidential Election

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How We Are Rising to the Challenge

Health Protocols for a Safer Return to Campus (09/18/20)

Fall update: Shift to primarily remote instruction, reduced housing

UCLA postpones fall 2021 intercollegiate athletics competitions

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Upcoming Events

Once More, with Feeling… (On Non-Alignment and Non-Polarity)
Monday, October 5, 2020
Nagorno Karabakh/Artsakh and the Palimpsests of Conflict, Violence, and Memory
Saturday, October 31, 2020
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM (Pacific Time)
AROUND
Saturday, October 31, 2020
11:00 AM (Pacific Time)
CISA Feature Speaker: Sienna Craig on "Care and Belonging at The Ends of Kinship: Himalayan Lives Between Nepal and New York"
Monday, November 2, 2020
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (Pacific Time)

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Minsk, Belarus

Aug. 26, 2020. Belarusian opposition supporters gather at Independence Square on the 18th day of protests demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. (Photo: ©AP Photo/Sergei Grits.) This photo is licensed; do not copy or download.

Our Centers and Programs

Academic Programs
Interdepartmental degrees offered through Institute centers allow students to focus on a particular area of study -- either a specific geographic area, or a global comparative and issue-oriented approach -- through a variety of disciplines....
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African Studies Center
The African Studies Center at UCLA was established in 1959 to further stimulate the growing national interest in the region and to develop outreach, academic, and research programs on Africa. Increased national demand for new...
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Asia Pacific Center
The Asia Pacific Center was founded in 2000 as a consortium of UCLAs principal Asian-focused research centers and programs. The Asia Institute promotes Asian Studies at UCLA and fosters greater understanding of Asia through a...
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Burkle Center for International Relations
The Burkle Center for International Relations fosters cutting edge research and interdisciplinary and policy-oriented teaching on the contemporary world and the role of the United States in global security, military, political, social and economic affairs....
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Canadian Studies Program
Established in 2001, the Canadian Studies Program at UCLA fosters a better understanding of Canadian society and its relationship with the United States. Through its teaching, research, and public lecture series, the Program facilitates awareness...
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Center for Brazilian Studies
The purpose of the Center for Brazilian studies at UCLA is to encourage cooperative research and academic initiatives between UCLA and Brazil. Our mission is to promote greater understanding and involvement with Brazil including academia,...
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Center for Buddhist Studies
As U.S. ties with Asia become increasingly important and as East and Southeast Asian immigrants, many of whom are practicing Buddhists, come to rival other minorities in size and influence, the need grows for specialists...
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Center for Chinese Studies
Mission Statement The Center for Chinese Studies promotes cutting-edge scholarship in all disciplines, fosters a research and teaching environment free from political and financial pressures, and makes the results of scholarly investigations available for use beyond...
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Center for European and Russian Studies
As a US Department of Education, Title VI National Resource Center, The Center for European and Russian Studies (CERS) provides a pan-European perspective for scholars and students from a wide range of disciplines. Originally established...
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Center for India and South Asia
The Center for India and South Asia is the newest center in the Asia Institute. It promotes dialogue between humanists who focus on the region's rich past, social scientists concerned with its dynamic present, and...
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Center for Korean Studies
Welcome to the UCLA Center for Korean Studies. The Center was established in 1993 to coordinate development of UCLAs burgeoning programs in this field of research. Despite its short history, the Center now presides over...
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Center for Mexican Studies
The UCLA Center for Mexican Studies is dedicated to organizing and sponsoring graduate student and faculty research on Mexico, faculty and student exchanges with Mexican universities, and Mexico-related events at UCLA. The Center promotes collaborative...
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Center for Middle East Development
Through conferences, task forces, publications and other programming, CMED explores key subjects for the region, including: Arab-Israeli issues, Gulf security, Mediterranean security, regional business and economics, technological cooperation, regional strategic cooperation, and democratic culture and...
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Center for Near Eastern Studies
The Gustav E. von Grunebaum Center for Near Eastern Studies at UCLA encourages, coordinates and integrates instruction and research in the humanities and the social sciences, business, law, medicine and the media, and in all...
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Center for Southeast Asian Studies
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies promotes independent research and innovative teaching about the histories, languages, societies, and cultures of Southeast Asia and its peoples. To this end, it supports expanded course offerings, hosts visiting...
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Center for Southern Cone Studies
The Center for Southern Cone Studies is dedicated to promoting research on an important region of Latin America, comprised of multiple nations, that shares many characteristics with the United States: climate and ecology; large agricultural...
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Center for Study of International Migration
The UCLA Center for the Study of International Migration seeks to foster research and instruction on international migration. In our view, the study of migration is like the process of migration itself: an activity that...
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Center for World Languages
The Center for World Languages is a research and development unit of the UCLA International Institute and the Humanities Division of the UCLA College of Letters and Sciences. The Center brings together the University's extensive...
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Institut des Amériques
The Institut des Amériques (IdA) is a French institute that promotes “Americanist” research, meaning studies that pertain to all three Americas: South, Central, and North. Headquartered in Paris, the IdA maintains a multidisciplinary network of...
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Latin American Institute
The Latin American Institute, the base for activities related to Latin America, sponsors interdisciplinary research, coordinates bachelor's and master's degree programs in Latin American Studies, issues publications, and hosts events for the campus community and...
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National Heritage Language Resource Center
The National Heritage Language Resource Center is one of 15 Language Resource Centers funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The mission of the Center is to develop effective pedagogical approaches to teaching heritage language...
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Program on Caribbean Studies
The Program on Caribbean Studies promotes research and literature of the greater Caribbean, rather than restricting its focus to the Spanish-speaking nations, given that nations such as Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic have much...
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Program on Central Asia
With generous support from the UCLA International Institute, the Asia Institute will lead a three-year initiative in collaboration with the Center for European and Eurasian Studies and the Center for Near Eastern Studies. Promoting the...
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Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies
UCLA established its Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies within the International Studies and Overseas Programs, the predecessor organization of the UCLA International Institute, in the fall of 1991. There were two central reasons for the...
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The Promise Armenian Institute
The Promise Armenian Institute expands UCLA's renowned Armenian Studies program and create a new multi-disciplinary platform for public health and medicine, social policy, the sciences, business and the arts -- for Armenia and Armenians around...
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UCLA Russian Flagship Center
The UCLA Russian Flagship is open to all UCLA undergraduates who seek professional-level competence in Russian. The Flagship offers a rigorous, content-based study program of Russian language, culture, and society....
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Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
Originally founded in 2005 as the UCLA Israel Studies Program, the UCLA Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies is one of the nation's premier centers for education and research about the history, culture,...
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