International Excellence

Students bear flags of their home countries at UAlbany commencement ceremony.

International Excellence

Through academic programs, research opportunities, and service projects both at home and abroad, UAlbany students prepare for fulfilling lives and careers – and later, as alumni, do great things to make the world a better place.

Q&A with Harvey Charles

The Globally Engaged University

Harvey Charles, UAlbany’s dean for International Education and vice president for Global Strategy, explains the importance of global engagement.

What is a globally engaged university?
A globally engaged university embraces internationalization by integrating an intercultural dimension into the core elements of its mission, teaching, research, and service. The accelerating interconnectedness and interdependence of nations through transportation, communication, and other technologies, and unprecedented threats ... Read more.

UAlbany's Global Impact

With numerous opportunities for education abroad and public engagement, the University at Albany enables students to experience the world in new ways. Across the globe, UAlbany researchers seek solutions for the world’s most pressing problems. Visiting scholars from a host of countries engage students with their expertise and innovative ideas. And after graduation, our alumni fan out worldwide, using their knowledge to advance themselves and better their communities.

Explore the Map

Pakistan

Bushra Rahim, Ph.D.’15

Germany

Gerd Schwartz, Ph.D.’89

Chile

Ashish Grover, M.S.’03

Japan

Keiko Miwa, Ph.D.’00

Korea

Taeck-soo Chun, Ph.D.’87, and Ae-kyung Choi, Ed.D.’88

Australia

Michele (Ancin) Duncan, B.A.’78, M.A.’81

Germany

Martin Meissner, M.A.’88

England

Tini Sevak, M.A.’03

Nigeria

Kelechi Nwokocha, B.S.’13

International Student Snapshots

Six of UAlbany's international students share why they chose UAlbany, the biggest adjustments to life in the U.S., favorite american foods and fun facts about their hometowns. Read more.

Experiencing the World

UAlbany students seeking to experience new cultures can discover the world that awaits through education abroad. The University offers opportunities in Africa, Asia, Australia/Pacific Islands, the Caribbean, Central America, Europe, the Middle East, North America, and South America. Learn more at https://abroad.albany.edu/.

Currently, fewer than 10 percent of UAlbany students study abroad. We are determined to change that. To succeed and lead in a global society, our students must develop a global perspective, acquire a deeper understanding of other ways of life and viewpoints, and be able to communicate across cultural lines. To help send a student overseas, visit www.albany.edu/thisisourtime.

“I am here in Africa helping the best way that I can because people believed in me”#EngeyeHealthClinic #bridgethegap #ualbanyabroad #greatdanesabroad #UnleashGreatness

Exploring Taipei

Zachary Lanz, Class of ’20, visits the Negev Desert during part of his six-month study-abroad program at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. As part of the program, he studied emergency response while participating in a cybersecurity internship at a Tel Aviv start-up.

Research Around The Globe

From pole to pole and from the Prime Meridian to the International Date Line, participants in University at Albany research projects explore ancient cultures, make discoveries that will benefit future generations, and gain an understanding of their own world. Led by faculty from UAlbany and/or its partner institutions, students travel far and wide to experience these life-changing learning opportunities. Recent research projects have taken place in …

... Brazil: As part of the 2019 PIRE CREATE annual meeting, Professor of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences Mathias Vuille, project manager Natalia Ruiz Menal, and post-doctoral researcher Ernesto Tejedor joined 70 other researchers on a three-day field trip to Cavernas do Peruaçu National Park in Minas Gerais. They visited caves the PIRE Brazil team is studying and analyzing to track climate variability over the last millennium.

... Taiwan: Yasmine Allen, Class of ’21, learned Taipei’s multi-faceted emergency-management procedures during a visit to the city’s Emergency Operation Center. Allen was one of several UAlbany students participating in the PIRE project.

... Mexico: Tonaltepec Ethnoarchaeological Project researchers, led by Associate Professor of Anthropology Verónica Pérez, studied the Santo Domingo Tonaltepec, Oaxaca, pottery-making community. [UAlbany graduate students participated in the National Geographic Society-funded research.]

... Namibia and South Africa: Wendy Turner, assistant professor of biological sciences, and a team of UAlbany students – with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) – have been studying anthrax transmission among African wildlife.