CENTER FOR GLOBAL EDUCATION

The Center for Global Education implements Catholic University’s strategic goal of internationalization by serving as the hub for international educational activities at the university. Its overall role is to coordinate, build and strengthen international programs and initiatives university-wide.

The center supports the schools of the university in their efforts to bring global perspectives into their curricula by working with them to improve business practices associated with managing international programs, develop new programs and initiatives that incorporate best practices available, facilitate the administrative flow of students and faculty as they engage in international programs, increase the number of memoranda of understanding signed between university and foreign partner institutions, and offer a wide array of international educational support services.

The Center for Global Education comprises two units. Education Abroad (CUAbroad) develops and administers myriad international educational opportunities on five continents for students in coordination with academic and administrative units. International Student and Scholar Services is responsible for institutional compliance with immigration-related federal regulations and facilitates the legal entry and acculturation of international students, faculty and visiting scholars by providing immigration and cultural advising.