International Programs
ACTING ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
Paula Herberg
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS OFFICE
McCarthy Hall 133
INTRODUCTION
“We are a comprehensive, regional university with a global outlook.”
– Preface, University Mission Statement
To implement that mission statement, California State University Fullerton (CSUF) encourages and supports off-campus international educational programs as well as welcoming the on-campus participation of international visitors, scholars, and students as valid, desired, and increasingly important aspects of our mission as a regional university with a global outlook. The university encourages its constituent departments, programs, and support units to plan and provide opportunities that meet the academic and professional needs of students, faculty and staff.
The Office of International Programs, in cooperation with the Office of International Education and Exchange, coordinates all aspects of this commitment to academic internationalization. Specifically, the associate vice president for International Programs is responsible for overseeing and encouraging the internationalization of the curriculum. Toward this end, contacts are initiated with sister institutions throughout the world to foster cooperative programs and the exchange of faculty and students.
Faculty who are interested in exchange programs or in developing partnerships abroad should consult www.fullerton.edu/AcademicPrograms/ and click on the “International Partnerships” tab. Also, visit www.fullerton.edu/world for additional information.
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS
Cal State Fullerton students should consult with their departmental or college-level program advisers for information about specific universities with whom we have exchange partnerships and/or special summer or short term study abroad experiences. To ensure adequate support services and to review potential transferability of academic credits, please consult with the Study Abroad Office which is located in the Office of International Education and Exchange (University Hall - 244).
Current California State University Fullerton students planning to study abroad should consult http://www.fullerton.edu/StudyAbroad/.
Incoming students from other nations must work through the university’s Office of Admissions and Records if applying for a degree program. Students may also gain entry by working with the American Language Program. Please review the applicable Catalog sections about these offices under the heading Admission Requirements.
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
Similar to most other universities in the United States, Cal State Fullerton also fosters a global outlook by establishing and maintaining official relationships with universities abroad. A growing list included 58 institutional-level agreements as of spring 2008, a number that is sure to grow in the ensuing months and years. Some relationships between our university and non-U.S. institutions feature reciprocal short-term faculty exchanges; the exchange of lecturers, delegations, cultural groups, and artists; or agreements whereby our university may temporarily hire needed faculty from non-U.S. universities. Other agreements between our university and non-U.S. institutions facilitate the enrollment of students from abroad who wish to take short courses, study for a degree, or undertake research with the guidance and direction of our faculty.
Cal State Fullerton’s oldest institutional relationship, begun in 1984, is with Fudan University in Shanghai, China. Each June a CSUF delegation is hosted by Fudan University; CSUF welcomes a professor from Fudan University each year; and a variety of other exchanges occur from time to time.
Active international agreements with universities abroad included the following partners:
Australia
Curtin University of Technology
University of New EnglandBrazil
Universidade Federal Fluminense
Universidade Federal de ParaibaCambodia
Pannasastra University of CambodiaChina
Central University for Nationalities
Central South University of Technology
Fudan University
Guizhou College of Finance & Economics
Hubei Institute for Nationalities
Northwest University
South China Normal University
University of Hong Kong S.P.A.C.E.
Hunan University
Nanjing Xiaozhuang College
Shanghai University
Shanghai University of Science & Technology
Tibet University
Xiamen UniversityEcuador
Universidad Del PacificoEgypt
Ahram Canadian University
University of AlexandriaFinland
Lappeenranta University of TechnologyFrance
Ceram Sophia Antipolis
University of ParisGermany
Karlsruhe University
Fachhochschule der Bundesanstalt fur Arbeit
Nuertingen-Geislingen University
The Friedrich-Alexander University
University of Applied Science, HeidelbergIndia
University of DelhiIndonesia
Universitas Diponegoro
Parahyangan Catholic UniversityJapan
Nanzan University
Okayama University
Jin-Ai UniversityKorea
Inha University
Korea University
Kangnam University
Kookmin University
Anyang University
Sungsim Junior College of Foreign LanguagesLithuania
Kaunas University of TechnologyMexico
Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
Universidad Autonoma de TiaxcalaParaguay
Escuela de Administracion de Negocios de Educacion SuperiorPeru
Universidad San Ignacio de LoyolaTaiwan
Southern Taiwan University of Technology
Chung Hua University
National Taitung University
College of Management, National Sun Yat-sen University
Diwan UniversityThailand
Chiang Mai University
Khon Kaen University
National Institute of Development AdminUnited Kingdom
Royal Holloway and Bedford College-University of London
Trinity CollegeVietnam
Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Hanoi University of Foreign Studies, Hanoi
Hue University
The National Economics University
University of Economics
