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Record number of UCLA graduate students win Fulbright-Hays Fellowships

The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad program has awarded 15 fellowships to UCLA graduate students, the most chosen from any research university nationwide for the fourth year. The UCLA fellows will conduct their research in Colombia, Egypt, Guinea, Italy, Japan, Morocco, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Nigeria, Spain and Taiwan.

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.

UCLA faculty win multiple Fulbright Specialist Awards

Fulbright Specialist Awards support short-term international collaborations by UCLA faculty, enabling them to share their expertise and develop international peer networks.

UCLA Fulbright awardees will soon depart for global destinations

Five recent graduates and one faculty member will conduct research and promote cultural exchanges in locations such as Cambodia, Kazakhstan, South Korea and Vietnam.

Creating the global university: How Gene Block built bridges from Westwood to the world

A tireless traveler, UCLA’s outgoing chancellor has taken an in-person, hands-on approach to positioning the university as a major player on the international stage.

The Promise of Cameroon

Two recently appointed co-directors of the UCLA Congo Basin Institute aim to map the rain forest system of the Congo River in partnership with African scientists, in keeping with the institute's long tradition of cultivating ongoing professional relationships with African researchers and their students.

From UCLA to Tibet, geology doctoral candidate Abijah Simon makes an impact

Simon, who has mapped more of the eastern Tibetan plateau than any other American geologist, has followed in the footsteps of her mentor, the late UCLA Distinguished Professor of Earth, Planetary, and Space Science An Yin -- including her leadership of the annual UCLA Exploring Your Universe K–12 science fair.

Kaya Mentesoglu’s technological creativity helps UCLA map its global impact

Among many other projects, Kaya Mentesoglu — IT director of the UCLA International Institute for the last 22 years — leads a team in building a data warehouse that documents UCLA's reach and impact as a global university.

UCLA Global Advisors Council

The UCLA Global Advisors Council (GAC) was created in early 2024 to guide UCLA in expanding its reach as a global university — one of the five major goals of UCLA’s 2023–28 Strategic Plan. The 21-member council held its first meeting in early March 2024 and now meets on a monthly basis.

U7+ Alliance of World Universities urges G7 to increase access to higher education

The U7+ Alliance of World University Leaders recently met in Milan and adopted a statement on increasing global access to higher education. The statement was shared with the Italian minister of university and research as an input into Italy's preparations for hosting the G7 summit in June.

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