GLOBAL AFFAIRS
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
Daniel Weiner, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Global Affairs
daniel.weiner@uconn.edu
GLOBAL AFFAIRS
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
Daniel Weiner, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Global Affairs
daniel.weiner@uconn.edu
GLOBAL AFFAIRS
Education Abroad
International Students & Scholar Services
Global Partnerships
Global Training & Development Institute
UConn American English Language Institute (UCAELI)
Human Rights Institute
Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
UNESCO Chair & Institute for Comparative Human Rights
M.A. International Studies
WHERE DO STUDENTS GO?
Europe
617
REGIONS OF THE WORLD
Africa
113
Latin America
952 students
studied abroad
last year
46
Asia
64
Australasia
46
North America
21
Multi-Destination
10
Caribbean
28
Middle East
7
0
100
200
300
400
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
500
600
INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE
STUDENTS=1467
SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICA
OCEANIA
SOUTH & SOUTHEAST
ASIA
AY 2013-2014
NORTH AMERICA
EAST ASIA
EAST ASIA
MIDDLE EAST/NORTH
AFRICA
LATIN AMERICA &
CARIBBEAN
EUROPE
EURASIA
# of
Students
781
EURASIA
57
EUROPE
94
LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
30
MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA
130
NORTH AMERICA
14
OCEANIA
2
SOUTH & SOUTHEAST ASIA
329
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
30
INTERNATIONAL UNDERGRADUATE
STUDENTS=579
EAST ASIA
SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICA
AY 2013-2014
EAST ASIA
SOUTH & SOUTHEAST
ASIA
OCEANIA
NORTH AMERICA
MIDDLE EAST/NORTH
AFRICA
LATIN AMERICA &
CARIBBEAN
EUROPE
EURASIA
# of
Students
439
EURASIA
13
EUROPE
42
LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
24
MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA
4
NORTH AMERICA
23
OCEANIA
1
SOUTH & SOUTHEAST ASIA
27
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
6
INTERNATIONAL NON-DEGREE
STUDENTS=225
SOUTH & SOUTHEAST
ASIA
NORTH AMERICA
MIDDLE EAST/NORTH
AFRICA
OCEANIA
SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICA
LATIN AMERICA &
CARIBBEAN
AY 2013-2014
EAST ASIA
EURASIA
EUROPE
EAST ASIA
# of
Students
40
EURASIA
0
EUROPE
100
LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
2
MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA
1
NORTH AMERICA
5
OCEANIA
54
SOUTH & SOUTHEAST ASIA
22
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
1
INTERNATIONAL VISITING
SCHOLARS=230
SOUTH & SOUTHEAST
ASIA
SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICA
OCEANIA
EAST ASIA
NORTH AMERICA
AY 2013-2014
EAST ASIA
MIDDLE EAST/NORTH
AFRICA
LATIN AMERICA &
CARIBBEAN
EUROPE
EURASIA
# of
Scholars
141
EURASIA
12
EUROPE
44
LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
7
MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA
10
NORTH AMERICA
2
OCEANIA
2
SOUTH & SOUTHEAST ASIA
10
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
2
WHERE ARE OUR PARTNERS?
117 Partners
44 Countries
10 72
Student
Affiliation
Mobility
Agreements
51
Exchange
Agreements
EAST ASIA
# of
Partners
30
EURASIA
1
EUROPE
39
LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
9
MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA
11
NORTH AMERICA
11
OCEANIA
4
SOUTH & SOUTHEAST ASIA
7
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
5
GTDI has trained over
10,000 participants,
from about 133
countries, since 1961.
Student Mobility Programs:
3+ Programs:
Sichuan University (All CAHNR Majors)
Central University of Finance & Economics (Statistics & Economics)
China Agricultural University (Natural Resources & the Environment)
Guizhou University (Plant Sci. & Landscape Architecture)
Harbin University (All Engineering Majors)
Nanjing Agricultural University (Plant Sci. & Landscape Architecture)
Renmin University (Statistics)
Xi’an Jiao Tong University (All Engineering Majors)
1+ Program:
Renmin University (Agriculture & Resource Economics)
Reverse 3+ Program:
Glasgow University (Animal Science/Pre Vet)
Pending Programs:
3+ Programs:
• Central University of Finance & Economics (Sport Management,
Business Data Analytics, Digital Marketing & Analytics, Financial
Management)
• China Foreign Affairs University (Latin American Studies)
• Shandong University (Business Data Analytics, Digital Marketing &
Analytics, Financial Management)
• Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (Statistics)
• Umm Al Qura University (All Engineering Majors)
• Lanzhou University (All Engineering Majors)
Pending 4+ Programs:
• Shandong University (Business Data Analytics, Digital Marketing &
Analytics, Financial Management, and Agriculture & Resource
Economics)
Pending 1+ Programs:
• Shandong University (Agriculture & Resource Economics)
• Beijing Forestry University (Plant Sci. & Landscape Architecture)
Pending Programs (cont.):
Pending Experiential Learning Programs:
• EMLYON Business School
• Kerala Veterinary & Animal Science University
Since 1990, UCAELI
has provided ESL
instruction to more
than 3,000 students
from countries
throughout the world.
HUMAN RIGHTS
1995
2001
2003
M.A. International Studies
Concentrations in:
European Studies
Human Rights
Latino/a & Latin American Studies
QUESTIONS?