PROGRAMS & CENTERS

Component Programs

The University Center for International Studies is home to four internationally recognized area studies centers. Each one has been designated a National Resource Center by the US Department of Education, certifying their status as leading centers of their kind in the United States. The area studies centers include:

• Asian Studies Center
• Center for Latin American Studies
• Center for Russian and East European Studies
• European Studies Center

In addition, UCIS is home to a European Union Center of Excellence, one of only ten so designated and partially funded by the European Union in the United States. It also operates programs in African Studies and in Global Studies. The Study Abroad Office and the Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs round out the UCIS component programs.

Two endowed fellowships at UCIS, managed through the Global Studies Program, provide opportunities for individuals from developing countries who demonstrate potential as future leaders. The H.J. Heinz Company Foundation Fellowship is open to applications world-wide, while the Carl Malmberg Fellowship specifically targets applicants from Lesotho. Additionally, the Kabak Fellowship in International Conflict and Conflict Resolution provides individuals from specific countries in conflict with a full scholarship to complete both a Master's in Public Policy and Management from the Graduate School for Public and International Affairs and a Global Studies Certificate from the Global Studies Program.

Affiliates

UCIS works closely with most of the professional schools at the University of Pittsburgh. In some cases, this collaboration has been formalized through the establishment of joint centers, located at the relevant school, but jointly sponsored with UCIS:

• Center for International Legal Education (School of Law)
• Institute for International Studies in Education (School of Education)
• International Business Center (Katz Graduate School of Business)
• Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies (Graduate School of Public and International Affairs)

Additional programs under the UCIS umbrella include:

• Center for the Performing Arts of India
• Pennsylvania Ethnic Heritage Studies Center
• Pennsylvania Governor's School for International Studies
• Peace Corps Representative for Western Pennsylvania

UCIS also hosts two major scholarly associations with national and international membership:

• European Union Studies Association
• Latin American Studies Association

Projects & Recurring Events

• Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies (CERIS)
• Global Information Access NeT (GIANT)
• International Week

Library Collections & Guides

• African-American Collection
• East Asian Library
• East Asian Subject Guide
• Eduardo Lozano Latin American Collection
• International Affairs Subject Guide
• Japan Information Center
• Alliance College Polish Collection

Links to Other International Programs at Pitt

• Office of International Services
• Graduate School of Public and International Affairs

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This page last updated: 09/29/2008