October 26, 2011
…the Forum on Education Abroad for his innovative research on migrants making dangerous treks through Mexico from Central America. Before Hong graduated last spring, he conducted the research while he spent a semester in the Mexico Field Research Program in Mexico City/ San Cristóbal, Mexico. Hong’s studies focused on the…
March 10, 2022
…a highly competitive federal study abroad grant. Embracing Global Adventure: A Gilman Scholar’s Story Giangtran studied abroad in Seoul, South Korea in Fall 2021 where she got immersed in the culture and customs, including celebrating Chuseok (the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving). Even as senior Kimberly Giangtran stepped foot on a…
February 13, 2014
…National Leader for Long-Term Study Abroad Kyle Knabb led the first systematic archaeological survey of the Wadi Feid, an important water source bordering Jordan’s unique Faynan copper ore district. The survey team—from left to right Gregory Horvath, Ian Jones, and Kyle Knabb—rappelled down a series of 11 waterfalls to identify…
November 15, 2011
Kicking off International Education Week, the University of California, San Diego was ranked 7th in the nation among doctoral institutions for the number of students who study abroad for a full academic year, according to the Institute of International Education (IIE) Open Doors report released yesterday.
February 14, 2023
Flying to France to study American Sign Language (ASL) might seem strange at first glance. But, says Peggy Lott, setting a UC San Diego Global Seminar in sign language studies in Paris was far from random.
February 22, 2024
Students who are U.S. citizens and receive the Pell Grant are eligible for the Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship, a distinguished federally funded study abroad program aiming to increase access to global experiences.
January 12, 2023
Students at UC San Diego can now study Indigenous communities in the United States and abroad by adding a concentration in Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS) to their degrees. Undergraduate students can pursue a minor. And, unusually, graduate students in any department at UC San Diego ca
May 29, 2014
…Support Graduate Student Research Abroad Thirteen UC San Diego students will take off for research projects around the world this fall with funding from the Boren Awards for International Study and Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The merit-based federal programs each support study and research abroad to foster global understanding and…
July 16, 2018
…Policy and Strategy shows that hiring high-skilled workers from abroad may have a meaningful impact on the birth of new products and phasing out of older ones, with implications on both firm profits and consumer welfare.
September 23, 2014
All 156 Indonesian students who are currently attending Extension’s English Language Institute are also members of a cultural performance troupe that celebrates the art, music and culture of their native land.
