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Beijing Conference

Asian Studies Center Staff Michele Heryford, James Cook, and Jennifer Creamer meet with Madame Lin Xu, Director General of the Hanban, while attending the Confucius Institute conference in Beijing in December 2011. 

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GSC Receives Fulbright Hays

The Global Studies Center and the Consortium for Educational Resources for Islamic Studies will organize a Fulbright Hays study program to Egypt for undergraduate students enrolled in secondary education programs at CERIS institutions.  

REES and GSPIA staff traveled to Samara, Russia in March 2011
REES in Samara

In early March 2011, REES Associate Director of Academic Programs Andrew Konitzer led a group of professors from the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) on a week-long visit to Samara, Russia. Read More >

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EU/U.S. Symposium on Social Development

In May 2011, EUCE and other co-sponsors held a conference, "A Transatlantic Dialogue on Comparative Perspectives on the State of Community Work and Social Inclusion." Read More >

Announcements

2011-12 Heinz Fellows
We are pleased to announce the incoming Heinz Fellows for 2011-12: Ms. Amina Soomro, from Khairpur Mirs, Sindh, Pakistan, and Dr. Mythili Ramakrishna, from Bangalore, India. Learn More »

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UCIS This Week

Tuesday, May 29 (All day)

Workshop -- Latin American Political Theory Workshop: La Primera Teoría de la Descolonización (The First Theory of Decolonization)
Rafael Bautista (Bolivian philosopher)
(All day)
1528 Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh
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Friday, June 1 (All day)

Conference -- International Internships for Undergraduate Business Students: Best Practices
(All day)
Houston, TX
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ucis by the Numbers

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The University of Pittsburgh is home to four federally funded international studies centers under Title VI of the Department of Education. 

1,372
Pitt Students participated in a study abroad experience in 2010-11. 

322
Students received international studies certificates in 2010-11.