Number of IUPUI study abroad programs reached an all-time high of 36. Student participation in study abroad also climbed to an all-time high of 394, a 20% increase over last year.
As part of the Enrollment Shaping Initiative, OIA developed and began implementing new plan to increase international enrollments at IUPUI, particularly on the undergraduate level.
Number of international students at IUPUI reached an all-time high of 1,358 in Fall 2008, a 20% increase over last year and the greatest percentage growth in the IU system.
IUPUI-Moi University partnership continued to expand, adding new projects and responding to the election crisis in Kenya in multiple ways that also involved the Indianapolis community.
Confucius Institute opened, serving as the hub of IUPUI’s growing partnership with Sun Yat Sen University and as a major means of spreading knowledge of Chinese language and culture.
IUPUI partnership with Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH) continued to expand, now involving six IUPUI schools and the Bi-National/Cross-Cultural Health Assistance Center.
Received NAFSA Cooperative Training Grant to do video with campus police on understanding international students: Cultural Line-Up: Strategies for Successful Cross-cultural Interactions.
Moved into final year of major grant from U.S. Dept. of Education to use international partnerships to internationalize professional school curricula.
Global Crossroads videoconference facility used by OIA and multiple schools to foster direct dialogue with classes around the world in IUPUI courses.
Plater International Scholars program completed its second year, with 19 students now in the program, each committed to study abroad and international learning across the disciplines.
IUPUI’s 2+2 program with University of Tehran began, with 14 students arriving to study undergraduate engineering at IUPUI.
IUPUI began a major US AID-funded project to develop Western models of legal education at the Universities of Cairo and Alexandria, enrolling some 50 students in the program.
Received grant to co-develop and hosted the first Indiana Returned Student Conference for returning study abroad students across the state.
IUPUI was the major partner with the Nationalities Council in putting on the annual Indianapolis International Festival.
