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International Programs
at the University of Georgia
Fausto O. Sarmiento, Ph.D.
Director
Office of International Education
The Office of
International Affairs
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International cooperative agreements
International Academic Program Development
Fund (IAPDF)
International Academic Advisory Council (IAAC)
Fiscal guidance and monitoring for study abroad
directors
Distribute information on Fulbright Fellowships
Newsletter “Global Connections”
The Office of
International Affairs
International Affairs
administers:
– Office of International
Education
– Oxford Study Abroad
Program
– Institute for European
Studies
The Office of
International Education
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Function
– Administer study abroad
programs, advise students of
opportunities and requirements,
assist in record management,
support participants and faculty
advisors and maintain the study
abroad library
– Advise international faculty,
scholars and students about
immigration issues
Study Abroad 2000-2001
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10 new study abroad
programs implemented
5 new exchange
programs
– New Study Abroad
Program locations
 Ghana, Morocco,
Spain, Japan, New
Zealand, Italy and
Brazil
Study Abroad continued…
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Number of students
participating in study
abroad increased by
17.9% from 1999 to
2000.
 Over 15% of UGA
undergrads study
abroad – 1,244 this
past year!
Study Abroad continued…
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Where do students
study abroad?
– 68.09% in Western
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Europe
16.16% in Latin America,
the Caribbean or Canada
4.5% Africa
4.26% Australia, New
Zealand
3.22% in Asia
3.77% in other countries,
including the Middle
East, Eastern Europe
and multiple regions
Student Exchanges
Student Exchanges and Study Abroad
Study Abroad
Student Exchange and Affiliate
Student Exchange, Study Abroad and Affiliate
Affiliates
Cooperative Agreements
International Students at UGA
2001-2002
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Number of International Students
– 212 undergraduate international students
– 1035 graduate international students
– 185 other international students
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TOTAL: 1,432
Field of Study (top five)
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188 Business Management & Administrative Services
142 Biological Sciences/Life Sciences
130 Education
121 Computer & Information Sciences
121 Intensive English Language
International Scholars
2000-2001
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Primary Function
– 38 Teaching
– 406 Research
– 25 Both
– 75 Other
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Note: Other should be
coded for short-term
activities such as
conferences, colloquia,
observations, consultations
or other short-term
professional development
activities.
Country of Origin for Int’l Students/Scholars:
Top Six Countries:
China - 277 students attending UGA
Republic of Korea - 215
India - 195 Japan - 56
Taiwan - 44 Canada - 41
20-35 students attending UGA
10-20
less than 10
UGA at Oxford Program
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Established in 1989 by
Dr. Charles Crowe
under the auspices of
the English Department
and Franklin College of
Arts and Sciences
In May 1999 President
Adams purchased a
three-story Victorian
house in North Oxford
as the new home of the
Oxford Residential
Center.
UGA Residential Site abroad
The Cortona Program
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UGA Residential Site abroad
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Lamar Dodd School of Art
33 year old program
A challenging opportunity
for the art students who
wish to combine
international travel with
intensive studio and
classroom experience
Approximately 200 students
participate each year
Over 500 colleges have
been represented since the
program began in 1970.
UGA purchased the Casa di
Riposso in 2002
Ecolodge San Luis and
Research Station
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Tropical Montane Cloud Forest
ecosystem
Rural community life
Sustainable mountain
development
Agro/Ecotourism
Latin American Studies
Spanish Language and Culture
UGA Residential Site abroad
Avignon Program
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Began in Summer 1999
In 2000, it became a
year-round program
Approximately 80
students participate each
year
Instruction combines
classroom interaction
with fields trips to cultural
landmarks in France and
other European countries
Georgia/Veracruz Partnership
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For Social,
Educational, and
Economic
Development
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Cross-college
initiative that
combines teaching,
service and
research
Institutes and Centers
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African Studies Institute
Institute for European Studies
Center for Asian Studies
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS)
Cox Center for International Mass Communication
The Dean Rusk Center – International, Comparative and
Graduate Legal Studies
Center for the Study of Global Issues (GLOBIS)
International Center for Democratic Governance
Center International Trade and Security
Funding Opportunities
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IAPDF
 IDEAS
 International Fellows
Program
 Research
Foundation Foreign
Travel
International Academic
Program Development Fund
(IAPDF)
Grant offered through the Office of
International Affairs
 $500-$3,000
 Seed funding for new or enhancement
of existing international initiatives
 Start-up purposes, short-term support
and preliminary planning and
development
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International Development
Education Awards (IDEAS)
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Offered through Office
of the Vice President
for Public Service and
Outreach
 For new public service
and outreach oriented
international projects
 Up to $2,500
International Fellows Program
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Sponsored by the Office of International Affairs
 Coordinated by The Office of Instructional Support
& Development
 Creates opportunities to increase the impact of
the University’s international efforts
 Provides support for tenured and tenure-track
faculty members who either lack or have limited
international experience
Research Foundation Foreign
Travel Support
Office of the Vice President for
Research
 Travel in connection with international
meetings/conferences
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– Preference for special meetings or
significant international congresses
– Priority to those who present papers,
performances, exhibits
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Awards round-trip airfare
Office of International Public
Service and Outreach (IPSO)
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Athens, GA 30602
Tel: 706-542-7887
Fax: 706-542-7891
http://www.uga.edu/internati
onaldevelopment
IPSO Activities
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Project Development
– Proposal assistance
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Institutional Programs
– Latino Pilot Project
– CUAP college and
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university awareness
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IDEAS Faculty Grant
Program
Faculty Language
Classes
Grant Skills Workshops
Faculty Database
International Opportunities at Georgia
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Collaborative projects with private firms in international
development (co-contract)
Enhance university partnerships to increase foreign
student enrollment and UG study abroad
Develop a strategy for enhanced participation in new
international project directions – democratization,
primary education, public health, girl’s education,
institutional reform, national security, and the
environment
Overseas instructional centers
School of Public and International Affairs
25% of UG students study abroad by 2010
Foreign Student Tuition Incentives
University of Georgia Strategic
Plan
2001-2010
“Finally, we will be Competing in a Global
Economy. We will serve Georgia best by being
a world-class university that prepares its
students for work in a global economy.”