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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.

Meet Housing Coordinator and Student Life Experience Advisor Lisa Whitaker. She supports international students with housing, transportation, medical insurance and other student life issues to help ensure they have an enjoyable, successful stay at UC Davis.

One way we measure our success as an institution is the long-term relationships we develop with our respected and valued international partners. Watch a video from UC Davis Chancellor May congratulating one of our long-standing partners, Zhejiang University, on its 125th anniversary.

UC Davis welcomed 31 students from Kyoto Otani High School to campus for an immersive, four-week custom program in communication and culture, a continuation of a year-long academic English program in Japan.

Here are seven adventures you can have beyond the Davis city limits.

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.

In 2019, Ryotaro Okada came to UC Davis with a dream. An ESL student from Ritsumeikan University in Japan, he dreamed of becoming a theme park designer in the United States. He applied to the Global Study Program, to bolster his English-language skills and gain the foundation he needed to study in the U.S.

UC Davis International Programs welcomed 47 students this fall from Yasuda Women’s University in Hiroshima, Japan, to participate in two custom programs—a five-week in-person version of the Global Awareness and Intercultural Communication Seminar and a four-week Communication and Culture Program.

Fall 2021 marks a momentous quarter for 17 students attending the Global Study Program at UC Davis. These students are part of the inaugural Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards program, launched and funded by the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture. This competitive and prestigious award provides well-qualified students from universities across Indonesia the opportunity to study abroad.

International students from Tokyo met online in the spring of 2021 while attending the remote UC Davis program Global Awareness and Intercultural Communication Seminar. Following the conclusion of the program, they decided to take their learning a step further and created their very own online project on global hot topics.

UC Davis is a top school—consistently leading the ranking charts and outdoing other universities. But there’s much more to UC Davis than academics. See what makes UC Davis the perfect place for international students to learn, make friends and develop a global network.

As the immigration advisor for International Programs at UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education, Stephanie Palmer provides immigration and visa support to both F-1 and J-1 visa holders and their partner institutions. She can help answer both pre-arrival and post-arrival questions, offers advice on F-1 and J-1 visa procedures and helps students maintain their immigration status throughout their time at UC Davis.

UC Davis selected for a third time as as a host university in the Indonesian Student Mobility Awards program.

Here’s a list of some of the most popular, campus-specific, and even underrated things to do in Davis as a new student.