Ä¢¹½tv’s Office of International Education serves as an umbrella for the university’s many international initiatives, programs, and events. We have students at Ä¢¹½tv from more than 50 different countries.
Mission
The Office of International Education is the primary catalyst for Ä¢¹½tv’s international initiatives. The office proactively facilitates, promotes, and organizes international programs, events, support, and initiatives to more fully enrich Ä¢¹½tv and local Western Pennsylvania communities. To this end, the OIE:
- Facilitates deeper internationalization efforts for our community in collaboration with Ä¢¹½tv leadership, faculty, and staff.
- Develops and maintains international partnerships with institutions, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies across the world.
- Engages in grant and fellowship activities focused on international education in Western Pennsylvania and beyond.
- Provides services and programs that help international students, scholars, visitors, and faculty maintain legal immigration status, adjust to life in the US, and facilitate impactful engagement with Ä¢¹½tv and the surrounding communities.
- Initiates, fosters, and maintains a range of diverse and enriching international exchange and education abroad programs for all students.
- Creates faculty-led programs across the disciplines.
- Offers quality intensive English programming (traditional semesters and short-term, custom-designed programs (in-person and virtual).
- Sponsors and organizes a variety of activities and programs to internationalize the campus and the broader community.