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UCLA Undergraduates help Professor Barbara Koremenos Explore the "Continent of International Institutions"
This spring, the Burkle Center is sponsoring Professor Barbara Koremenos' undergraduate political science course on international law. Koremenos is an assistant professor in the political science department and specializes in international relations.
Posted: 3/29/2005

New Chair Maps Plan for Southeast Asian Studies IDP
Historian George Dutton discusses UCLA's Interdepartmental Degree Program (IDP) in Southeast Asian Studies.
Posted: 12/6/2004
UCLA Leads Public Universities in Student Travel Abroad
Authoritative Open Doors 2004 report says UCLA sent 1,917 students abroad in 2002-03 school year.
Posted: 11/15/2004
Asia Institute Maps Wide Range of Projects
New director outlines plans at faculty-student reception.
Posted: 11/3/2004
Mexican Presidential Candidate Discusses His Country's Future at Burkle Forum
Jorge Castaneda is joined by Harvard Law Professor Roberto Unger in a wide ranging discussion of the future of Latin America.
Posted: 10/11/2004
Global Learning Institute Launched with Summer Program in Shanghai
The first of the Global Learning Institutes opens new vistas
Posted: 9/22/2004
2004 California NCTA Study Tour of China
Nineteen California teachers spend three weeks exploring China's rich cultural legacy and its complicated present.
Posted: 9/1/2004
International Studies Majors Hold Graduation Ceremonies
BA and MA candidates from 9 international interdepartmental degree programs take part in June cap and gown event.
Posted: 7/15/2004
Ten Uzbek English Teachers Attend Three-Week Training Program at UCLA
Language Resource Center designs custom classes for ESL teachers from Tashkent.
Posted: 7/15/2004
Human Rights and the K-12 Curriculum -- Workshop for Educators
Understanding human rights conditions around the world and knowing how to appropriately and effectively bring human rights issues into the classroom are essential for today's educators. This workshop provides teachers with the knowledge, materials, and methods they need to engage their students.
Posted: 1/3/2004
Middle Eastern Religions, Politics, Literature Highlight Anchorage Outreach Program
Outreach directors from major U.S. universities introduce Anchorage high school teachers and students to the Middle East during MESA meeting in Alaska.
Posted: 12/17/2003
International Studies Heads Warn of Poisonous Contradiction in House Bill
San Francisco Chronicle airs call by heads of UCLA and UC Berkeley international studies for Senate to head off "witch-hunts" by reducing proposed military role in university oversight.
Posted: 12/10/2003
Latin American Center Inaugurates Digital Culture Center, Paulo Freire Institute, in Buenos Aires
Minister of Education and Mayor of Buenos Aires attend opening ceremonies as Carlos Torres and Fabián Wagmister launch two ambitious projects in working-class district.
Posted: 8/29/2003
155 Graduates Receive Degrees in First International Institute Interdepartmental Degree Program Commencement
1200 gather in Royce Hall for June 14 graduation. One Ph.D., 30 M.A.s, 124 B.A.s awarded in 8 international fields.
Posted: 6/17/2003
Department of Education Awards to UCLA International Research Centers Hit $8.1 Million Over Next Three Years
Six International Institute units recognized as National Resource Centers of Excellence, win additional $3.8 million in Title VI funding on top of $4.3 in fellowship money announced in April.
Posted: 6/12/2003
Honoring the Man
The Armenian National Academy of Sciences marked the 70th birthday and 50th anniversary of public and professional service of the world-renowned UCLA scholar, the talented and devoted Armenian, Richard G. Hovannisian.
Posted: 6/11/2003
UCLA Students Interview Bosnian Prime Minister on His Plans for Nation-Building
Two UCLA students in Sarajevo to explore similarities in postwar Bosnia-Herzegovina and Iraq discuss the country's future with Prime Minister Adnan Terzic.
Posted: 6/11/2003
LA Times Reports Seidler-Feller/Shawki El-Zatmah Class at UCLA
The June 4 "Los Angeles Times" carries a report on the UCLA class being co-taught by Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller and Palestinian graduate student Shawki El-Zatmah.
Posted: 6/6/2003
U.S. Department of Education supports UCLA Asian Studies with $840,000 in Graduate Student Fellowships
The Asia Institute's East Asia consortium with USC and the Center for Southeast Asian Studies consortium with UC Berkeley receive grants to fund Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowships in 8 languages.
Posted: 5/1/2003

Six International Institute Centers Awarded $4.3 Million in Department of Education Language and Area Studies Fellowships
UCLA International Institute applicants for Africa, Latin America, Europe, Near East, East Asia and Southeast Asia have been awarded a total of $1.4 million per year for three years to support graduate students in foreign language training and area studies.
Posted: 4/30/2003
Historic Gathering of Southeast Asian Language Teachers at UCLA
The largest group of U.S.-based teachers of Southeast Asian languages met at UCLA January 30-February 1, 2003, to improve their teaching skills and to develop new materials.
Posted: 2/26/2003
Higher Education in Hong Kong under "One Country, Two Systems"
Poon Chung-kwong, President of Hong Kong Polytechnic University, on his institution's growing ties with the mainland.
Posted: 2/12/2003
New Distance Learning Initiative for Foreign Languages at UCLA
New Distance Learning Technology links students at UC campuses who want to learn less commonly taught languages.
Posted: 2/10/2003
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