Academics

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Meet Instructor Teresa Pargeter

  • by Michelle Risser
Teresa Pargeter is a recipient of the Outstanding Service Award for Teaching. A longtime instructor of UC Davis International Programs, she has more than 30 years of experience teaching a wide range of ages and language abilities.
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Spend Your Summer or Winter Break Studying at UC Davis

  • by Michelle Risser
Intensive learning without the long-term commitment is what makes our Short-Term Content Based Programs perfect for summer and winter break. Students from around the world can explore several distinct subject areas while improving their English language skills and enjoying the cultural and social perks of studying abroad.
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25 Indonesian Students from IISMA Arrive at UC Davis

UC Davis welcomed 25 students from 19 universities across Indonesia to participate in the Global Study Program as part of the Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards (IISMA) program. The students represent a range of majors and will be taking UC Davis classes this summer and fall.
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UC Davis Launches New Online Program for Managing Multinational Teams

UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education's newest online specialization, Management of Multinational and Cross-Cultural Teams, is now available on Coursera. Designed for international professionals who manage diverse teams, the four-course series provides essential skills for becoming a more effective leader in a global world.
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UC Davis International Offers Summer Programs in Shanghai

UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education’s International Programs partnered with Gowell Education to provide 90 Chinese youth and university students with a unique opportunity to participate in UC Davis programs, offline and in-person in Shanghai. Learn more about these two inaugural UC Davis Summer Programs led by U.S. instructors, with support from UC graduates and current UC students living in China.
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Back to School: International Students Return to Campus

Fall 2021 marked the beginning of a return to in-person learning on the UC Davis campus, and students from UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education’s International programs were among those eager to make the most of their college experience. See what students and their instructors had to say about being back at school.
Bennie Osburn with students

UC Davis Leads the Way in Preparing Students for a Career in Epidemiology

Epidemiologists trained in One Health—a comprehensive approach that recognizes the link between human health and the health of animals and our shared environment—are essential to preventing the next pandemic. UC Davis’ remote course, Epidemiology: The Core of One Health for Infectious Diseases, aims to meet that need.
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UC Davis English for High School Students

International Programs at UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education has established the first partnership of its kind with Kyoto Otani High School in Japan to launch UC Davis English as part of its year-round curriculum to help its students with academic English and academic skills.
Students from Shizuoka Salesio High School with Nari Fujita

Shizuoka Salesio High School comes to UC Davis International English Programs

  • by Ginger M Welsh

Traditionally Intensive English Programs (IEP) are for adult learners to advance and accelerate their career through participation in a rigorous English language curriculum. High school students can participate in a similar course of study through “English youth programs.” These programs often balance instruction with other social and cultural components to create a more age-related experience.

Destination Davis students from Tokyo posing in front of the International Center

A Successful Year End at the UC Davis/ISA Tokyo Center

  • by Ginger M Welsh

Guest author Patricia Willers, English instructor (UC Davis, ISA)

As the English Language classes gear up for summer quarter at UC Davis, across the globe, programs are winding down for the year. On Friday, the UC Davis/ISA Tokyo Center classroom passed out the last certificates of the academic year and wished the students well on the next steps of their academic journeys. 

Visiting youth students from Guangzhou, China pose for a group photo at the International Center

UC Davis’ Custom Youth Programs Offer Chinese Students a Taste of College Life

  • by Ginger M Welsh

Youth from two of the top six schools in China’s largest metropolis, Guangzhou, recently visited UC Davis to study and experience university life in the United States.  As part of the Custom Youth Programs at UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education - international, middle and high school students participate in a variety of academically rigorous research, college preparation and English language programs on the UC Davis campus.

Group photo of GSP students and instructors of the East Asian Studies Research Seminar.

Visiting International Students Participate in East Asian Studies Research Seminar

  • by Ginger M Welsh

This spring, Chinese, South Korean, Japanese, and Hong Kong students from UC Davis’ Global Study Program have joined UC Davis undergraduate students in an East Asian Studies Research Seminar. The first offering of its kind, this course is a collaboration between International programs at UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education and the East Asian Studies Department.