Summer 2025

International Gathering Urges Collaboration in Higher Ed

University leaders from around the globe gathered on campus May 7 to 9 to discuss existential threats facing higher education. “When the truth is under siege, the university must not flinch,” said Fanta Aw, executive director and CEO of NAFSA: Association of International Educators, and keynote speaker at the Annual Network Meeting and Presidential Symposium for Universitas 21 (U21). Read more

UC Davis Global News

Beyond Internationalisation and Towards Global Learning

Global learning isn’t a luxury — it’s a necessity that empowers students to collaborate with others, solve complex challenges and build a more just, resilient and interconnected world. Learn more in this commentary by Hilary Landorf and Joanna Regulska, published in University World News. Read more

Congratulations Graduates!

Congratulations to all of our graduating Global Aggies! Here’s to your hard work, resilience and growth. We look forward to seeing where your journey takes you! Watch our congratulatory Instagram video

Engineering Change: Bridging Continents through Leadership Training and Civil Transportation Reform

Roy Akumu is a graduate student in the College of Engineering, researching global transit systems, and an alumnus of the Mandela Washington Fellowship. He is passionate about improving transportation policy and planning around the world. Read more

Cultivating Authenticity in an Interconnected World: Highlights from the 2025 Global Learning Conference

On April 5, 2025, the UC Davis International Center hosted over 150 students, alumni, staff and global professionals for the 5th annual Global Learning Conference, themed Cultivating Authenticity in an Interconnected World. Read more

More Global Affairs News

Faculty, Staff, Scholar and Fellow News

UC Davis Hosts 2025 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders

Exploring Complex Social-Ecological Systems

Mapping Production of Knowledge on Women and Gender in the Arab Region

Global Aggies: Building on a Global Education

UCD Presents Novel Musical-Visual Work

Revisiting a Medical Marvel: Biologist Builds Inroads with Remote Pacific Island that Spawned a Powerhouse Drug

Student News

Learning for a Burning Planet: Making Climate Education a Must, not a Maybe

Spotlight on the 2024-2025 Global Impact Fellows

The Hidden Yet Undying Power Driving the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Lessons from the Leader of Aggies Near and Far

Partnership Highlights

UC Dublin and UC Davis Deepen Partnership to Tackle Global Challenges

University College Dublin and the University of California, Davis signed an agreement of cooperation to address some of the most pressing challenges facing the world. This new research partnership will focus on the themes of Sustainable Food Systems, One Health, Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, and reaffirms both universities' commitment to tackling global problems through collaborative research and education. Read more

Global Aggies

Scotland and Science: A Story of Growth

From exploring the vast Scottish Highlands to countless adventures in Edinburgh, Anya Nygaard, a third-year environmental science and management major and geographic information systems minor, fulfilled her University Writing Program requirement while spending meaningful time with her lively cohort. Read More

Recent International Delegations

April - June

La Trobe University | Australia

The University of Adelaide | Australia

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Chile

Shandong Normal University | China

Inter-African Coffee Organization | Côte d’Ivoire

University College Dublin | Ireland

Università di Bologna | Italy

Institute of Science Tokyo | Japan

SDU | Kazakhstan

Universidad Autónoma de Baja California | Mexico

University of Waikato | New Zealand

Nanyang Technological University | Singapore

National Chung Hsing University | Taiwan

Massey University | New Zealand

Recent International Agreements

April - June

Institut Catholique de Paris | France

Ahmedabad University | India

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University | India

CV Raman Global University | India

Autonomous University of Baja California | Mexico

Central Philippine University | Philippines

Universidad de Sta. Isabel de Naga | Philippines

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