University of North Carolina
at Charlotte
Charlotte
North Carolina
• Population over 755,000
• MSA Population of 1.8 million.
• 7.1 million people living in an 100mile radius.
• 850 foreign-owned firms
representing 42 countries in
Charlotte Mecklenburg County
• Nation’s sixth largest urban region
• 19th largest U.S. city
University of North Carolina
at Charlotte
• Over 25,000 students
•90 bachelor degree programs, 62
masters degree programs and 18
doctoral degree programs
•4th largest member within 16-member
University of North Carolina system
•Research intensive university
•7 professional colleges
•Students represent all 50 states and 80
countries
www.uncc.edu
Belk College of Business
• Over 2500 undergraduate students, 500
graduate students and 87 full-time faculty
members
• Global-focused curriculum includes:
• Undergraduate International Business
• MBA concentration in Global Business
• MBA in Global Business and Strategy
– Monterrey, Mexico
• Executive MBA, Taipei, Taiwan
• Hong Kong MBA
• Dual-degree Economics Program,
Copenhagen, Denmark
www.belkcollege.uncc.edu
College of Arts + Architecture
•School of Architecture
•Department of Dance and Theater
•Department of Art
“Creating the College of Arts and Architecture at
UNC Charlotte is a bold decision by the institution
to recognize the vitality of these disciplines,
promote programs in creative leadership, develop
innovative programs and projects, and move the
arts, architecture and cultural production to a
more central place in the identity of UNC
Charlotte.”
Dean Ken Lambla
“There is no greater bridge between a community
and its university than an excellent campus program
in the arts.” Michael Marsicano, President and CEO of
the Foundation of the Carolinas
www.coa.uncc.edu
College of Computing
and Informatics
•Department of Computer Science
•Department of Software and
Information Systems
•Department of Bioinformatics and
Genomics
•2 undergraduate degrees, 3 Masters
degrees and 1 PhD
•Research facilities include:
Bioinformatics Research Center,
Charlotte Visualization Center, the
Cyber Defense and Network Assurability
Center, the Diversity in Information
Technology Institute and the North
Carolina Complex Systems Institute.
www.cci.uncc.edu
College of Education
•Department of Counseling
•Department of Educational Leadership
•Department of Middle, Secondary and K-12
Education
•Department of Reading and Elementary
Education
•Department of Special Education and Child
Development
•Doctoral, Masters, Bachelors degrees and
graduate certificates
•Longstanding education program in
Ludwigsburg, Germany
www.education.uncc.edu/coe
College of Health & Human Services
•School of Nursing
•Department of Public Health Services
•Department of Kinesiology
•Department of Social Work
•Doctor, Masters, Bachelors, Graduate
Certificates and Distance Education
Options
•Short-term study abroad program in
Mexico
www.health.uncc.edu
Lee College of Engineering
•Programs in Civil and Environmental
Engineering, Electrical and Computer
Engineering, Engineering Technology and
Construction Management, Mechanical
Engineering and Engineering Science,
Systems Engineering and Engineering
Management
•Programs are accredited by the
Engineering Accreditation Commission
and/or the Technology Accreditation
Commission of the Accreditation Board
for Engineering and Technology
•11 Doctoral programs, 6 Masters
programs and 5 Bachelor’s programs
www.coe.uncc.edu
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
“Our faculty are national and international thought
leaders, and the education and research that has defined
the college during its history will continue to infuse all
aspects of the University’s life.”
Dean Nancy Gutierrez
•8 Ph.D. programs, 28 master’s programs and
graduate certificates, almost 30 undergraduate
degrees and 13 interdisciplinary programs at all
levels
• Nine Centers including: Center for Professional
and Applied Ethics, Center for Humanities
Technology and Science, Center for Shakespeare
Studies and Center for Holocaust, Genocide and
Human Rights, Center for Global Public
Relations, and the Center for Optoelectronics
and Optical Communications
www.clas.uncc.edu
Centers and Institutes
Centers and institutes are established within the University to
strengthen and enrich multidisciplinary programs of research, public
service, or instruction conducted by the faculty and staff.
•Bioinformatics Research Center
•Center for Applied Geographic Information Science
•Center for Biomedical Engineering Systems
•Center for Mathematics, Science and Technology
Education
•Center for Optoelectronics and Optical
Communications
•Center for Precision Metrology
•Center for Professional and Applied Ethics
•Center for Real Estate
•Center for Transportation Policy Studies
•Charlotte Research Institute
•Charlotte Visualization Center
•eBusiness Technology Institute
•Infrastructure, Design, Environment and
Sustainability Center
•Institute for Social Capital
•NC Motorsports and Automotive Research Center
•Small Business and Technology Development Center
(SBTDC)
•Urban Institute
www.research.uncc.edu/ci
Highlight: Charlotte Research Institute
“…portal for business-university partnership.”
CRI helps companies initiate new partnerships at UNC Charlotte and
offers a variety of opportunities to engage talented faculty and make use
of specialized resources available only at UNC Charlotte.
Campus tenants and partners:
•Albany Instruments
•Calyptix Security
•SoyMeds
•Dot Metrics Technologies
•InsituTec
•BioTrackers
•OpSource
•A-Metrics LLC
•Intepoint
•HepatoSys, Inc.
www.charlotteresearchinstitute.com
International Linkages
•Australia
•Macquarie University
•Chile
•Pontificia Universidad Catolica de
Chile
•China
•Beijing Normal University
•China University of Mining and
Technology
•Hebei University
•Nanjing Medical University
•Southwest University of Political
Science and Law
•Tonji University
•University of Hong Kong
•Denmark
•Copenhagen Business School
•England
•Kingston University
•Lancaster University
•Manchester Metropolitan University
•University of Kent at Canterbury
•France
•Ecole National Superieure de
Ceramique Industrielle
•EDHEC Business School
•University d’Artois
•University of Jean Moulin Lyon III
•University of Limoges
•Germany
•University of Heidelberg
•Fachhochschule Aachen
•Paedagogische Hochschule
Ludwigsburg
•Zeppelin University
•Italy
•University of Bari
•Japan
•Gakushuin University
•Nagoya University of Foreign Studies
•Oberlin University
•Oita University
•Sophia University
•Tokyo University of Science &
Technology
•Korea
•Hong-IK University
•Mexico
•Tecnologico de Monterrey
www.oip.uncc.edu/links
•Netherlands
•Technical University of Delft
•University of Amsterdam
•Peru
•Catholic University of Santa Maria
•Poland
•University of Wroclaw
•Academy of Art & Design in Wroclaw
•Scotland
•University of Aberdeen
•South Africa
•Stellenbosch University
•Spain
•University of Cantabria
•Universitat Jaume I
•Sweden
•Orebro University
•Taiwan
•National Kaohsiung Normal University
•United Arab Emirates
•United Arab Emirates University
International Initiatives at
UNC Charlotte
• Travel grants are awarded annually to faculty for
international travel, conferences or research
• Numerous faculty and staff have participated on
Fulbright fellowships
• Phi Beta Delta, Mu Chapter, recognizes excellence
in international education. Membership is open to
qualified students, faculty and staff.
• Great Decisions Community Lecture Series
engages UNC Charlotte and the Charlotte
community in discussions on the top critical foreign
policy issues.
Office of International Programs
“Global
competitiveness
cannot be achieved
without providing our
students with the
opportunities to have
international
experiences, whether
on the UNC Charlotte
campus or through
our programs
abroad.”
- Chancellor
Philip L. Dubois
Office of
Education
Abroad
Intercultural
Outreach
Programs
Office of
International
Programs
English
Language
Training
Institute
www.oip.uncc.edu
International
Student/
Scholar
Office
Office of Education Abroad
• Sends over 500 students abroad
• Top programs include: Foreign Languages,
Communication, Architecture, Education and Business
• Popular destinations include: Spain, United Kingdom,
Australia, Japan, and Costa Rica
www.edabroad.uncc.edu
Office of International
Student/Scholar Office
•Over 930 students on F-1/J-1
visas
•Over 100 international faculty
and researchers
•Top three countries
represented at the
undergraduate level are Saudi
Arabia, China and S. Korea
•Top three countries
represented at the graduate
level are China, India and S.
Korea
www.isso.uncc.edu
Office of Intercultural
Outreach Programs
Established to advance the international
mission of UNC Charlotte by reaching out to
international, national, state, city and
university communities.
Specializes in short-term training programs
emphasizing skill development and
intercultural competence.
Since 1981, groups of professionals and
students from Korea, Japan, Russia, Ukraine,
Taiwan, Nepal, Indonesia and the U.S. have
participated in various programs through
Intercultural Outreach Programs.
www.oip.uncc.edu /outp.htm
English Language Training Institute
•Offers seven levels of English
language instruction
•Top countries represented
include: Saudi Arabia, Korea and
China.
•One of largest intensive English
programs in the Carolinas
•Member of the University and
College Intensive English
Programs
•Conditional admission to
University is available
www.elti.uncc.edu
International Festival
•Started in 1975 and
held annually
•Attracts over 10,000
visitors from campus
and community
•Cultures of over 50
nations and ethnic
groups are represented
with food, dance, art
and traditional costume
ifest.uncc.edu
University of North Carolina
at Charlotte
UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223
704-687-2000
Office of International Programs
UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd.
CHHS 213
Charlotte, NC 28223
704-687-7755
www.uncc.edu
www.oip.uncc.edu
www.uncc.edu