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International Programs

Academic Affairs
Family and Food Sciences, Room 111
(559) 278-6452
FAX: (559) 278-4203

http://www.csufresno.edu/International_Programs

PETER J. KLASSEN, Director

International Programs. The International Programs Office is responsible for leadership and coordination of international study abroad programs conducted by California State University, Fresno. The office is designed to assist faculty and administrators in developing and strengthening international education efforts; disseminate information about international study opportunities; encourage students to enroll in international study programs; award limited numbers of tuition waivers to international students coming to study in Fresno; and serve as an information center for Fulbright awards and other sources of support for study abroad.

An advisory council works with the director to assist in this task. A resource center, maintained in the International Programs Office, provides international education materials for faculty, staff, and students, while a newsletter, Horizons International, reports on latest developments.

The university, in its Vision for the 21st Century: A Plan for Excellence, set a goal to have 10 percent of students participating in study abroad.

Several "semester abroad" programs allow students to complete part of their studies in other countries:

• The London Semester
• The South Pacific Semester

In addition, students have a wide range of study-abroad opportunities through the CSU International Programs and through the University Studies Abroad Consortium. (See International Programs - Special Programs section.)

In its determination to enhance global understanding, California State University, Fresno encourages international academic exchange and cooperation. The university also has partnerships with a number of universities around the globe.

At the present time, the university maintains academic cooperative programs, including, in most instances, student exchanges, with the following institutions:

• Yerevan State University, Armenia
• Belarusian State University, Belarus
• Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile
• Beijing Union University, China
• East China Normal University, China
• Hangzhou University, China
• Tamkang University, Republic of China
• Universidad El Bosque, Santafe de Bogota, Colombia
• Ecole Superieure du Commerce Exterieur, Paris, France
• University of Dijon, Dijon, France
• University of Rennes, Rennes, France
• University of Passau, Passau, Germany
• University of Münster, Germany
• University of Stuttgart, Germany
• Baiko Gakuin University, Japan
• Kochi University, Japan
• The Catholic University of Korea
• Dong-A University, Korea
• Keimyung University, Korea
• Kon-Kuk University, Korea
• Sungshin Women's University, Korea
• Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterey, Mexico
• University of Guanajuato, Mexico
• University of Torreon, Mexico
• Amsterdam School of Business, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Copernicus University, Poland
• University of Gdansk, Poland
• University of the Philippines
• University of Seville and University of Barcelona, Spain
• Jonkoping International Business School, Jonkoping, Sweden
• University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom
• University of Leeds, United Kingdom

In some instances, instruction is available in English. Usually, fluency in the language of the country is required. University cooperative arrangements allow waiver of tuition in most instances. In addition, various other benefits are available because of cooperative agreements.

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