We support faculty, departments, and projects that leverage internationalization to enhance UO excellence. We build a Global Oregon.
Recent News & Upcoming Events
APRU Climate Simulation
The APRU Student Climate Change Simulation is a role-playing exercise in which students will form multi-country, multi-disciplinary teams to play the role of delegates to the UN Climate Change Negotiation.
The 2024 Climate Change Simulation will run from August 22 - September 12
APRU Sustainable Cities and Landscape
Five UO graduate students traveled to the Galapagos Islands to attend the APRU Sustainable Cities and Landscape conference.
Global Justice Program
Upcoming events sponsored by the Global Justice Program.
Extra! Extra! Refugee Journalist become the Story - Migrating to Stay Alive. April 4-7, 2024.
Faculty International Research Centers
Center for Applied Second Language Studies
CASLS supports foreign language educators on the UO campus, nationally, and internationally so they can best serve their students. CASLS is a National Foreign Language Resource Center and home to the Oregon Chinese Flagship Program.
Center for Asian and Pacific Studies
CAPS is a research and outreach center devoted to promoting understanding of the Asia-Pacific region. Its primary aim is to foster collaborative and individual research engaging Asia-interested scholars from the UO, the nation, and around the world.
APRU Sustainable Cities & Landscapes Hub
Established in response to the increasing concerns about the sustainability of cities due to the worldwide trends of rapidly increasing population size and resulting urbanization.
Center for Global Health
CGH is an interdisciplinary center at the University of Oregon (UO) that supports a wide range of scientific, educational, and service-oriented initiatives designed to understand and ameliorate the world’s most challenging health and social problems.
UNESCO Crossings Institute
An internationally-oriented research and outreach center dedicated to engaging in dialogue as a means to achieve transcultural understanding, and fostering opportunities to pave the way for conflict sensitive reporting on an international scale.
Global Justice Program
Aims to inspire students to develop the ability to use reason and conflict resolution discourse to help prevent violence and hate in personal, national, and international affairs. The Global Justice Program is sponsored by the Savage Endowment.
Oregon Center for Translation Studies
OCTS consists of a diverse group of faculty, graduate students, and active professional community members and emeriti who work across languages and disciplines in the area of Translation Studies.
Islamic Studies Initiative
Focused on expanding academic programming in Islamic Studies and the apposite fields of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies on the University of Oregon campus.
US - Vietnam Center
The US-Vietnam Research Center promotes research and education in three broad areas: developments in contemporary Vietnam, the history and future of US-Vietnam relations, and critical issues involving the Vietnamese-American community.
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GSI encourages interdisciplinary and cross-regional research, curriculum development, and community outreach in international programs, projects, and initiatives on campus. Faculty, staff, students, and community members can become GSI Partners and receive updates on new programs, funding opportunities, and related events.