Welcome! The Global Studies Program promotes interdisciplinary and cross-cultural learning and research on global issues that pose urgent and complex challenges to our world today. It coordinates academic programming, events and outreach, research and grant opportunities around six critical issues in particular:

• Sustainable Development
• Global Economy and Global Governance
• Changing Identities in a Global World
• Communication, Technology, and Society
• Conflict and Conflict Resolution
• Global Health

To learn more about the Global Studies Program, click here.

Announcements

Contemporary Egypt, Shaped by the Past:
A Series of Free Workshops for High School Educators
The Global Studies Program and the Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies (CERIS) invites you to attend one, two, three, or all four sessions. Earn four ACT 48 credit hours per workshop.
Opening Session - Egypt: Past and Present (June 16, 2008)
Workshop 1 - Egypt: Influences and Intrigue (June 17, 2008)
Workshop 2 - Egypt: Changes and Choices (October 13, 2008)
Workshop 3 - Egypt: Perceptions and Politics (February 7, 2009)
Read more.

2008-09 H.J. Heinz Company Foundation Fellowship awards announced. Read more.

Student Research Symposium winners were joined by keynote speaker Salvatore Babones at this annual spring event. Read more.

Global Academic Partnership (GAP) grant winners announced. Read more.

Fall 2008 courselist is now available. Visit courselist page.

Global Studies Honors Day, April 14, 2008
Congratulations to this academic year's Global Studies graduates, fellows, and faculty. This event included remarks by special guest Dr. Burkart Holzner, Distinguished Service Professor of International Studies and former director of Pitt's University Center for International Studies, followed by special recognitions and refreshments.

Please keep us updated!

If you have completed a Global Studies certificate or degree program through the University Center for International Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, please let us know what you're doing since leaving campus by filling out our Global Studies Alumni Survey (MS Word or PDF).