University of Pittsburgh Center for International Studies

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University Center for International Studies (UCIS) was created in 1968 at the University of Pittsburgh with Carl Beck serving as its first director.[1] This center provides a framework for students, faculty, other scholars who have an interest in international studies. UCIS encompasses centers for area studies and centers on topical specializations in international studies. It coordinates international education curricula and provides support services such as the Study Abroad Program, which helps students study abroad during their college experience. It does not offer degrees but awards certificates of attainment to degree candidates in the University's schools.


UCIS also coordinates centers for area studies and centers on topical specializations in international studies. Within UCIS, there are five component studies centers have been competitively designated National Resource Centers by the United States Department of Education making the university one of only 17 to claim four or more study programs designated as such.[2] These National Resource designated centers include the East Asian component of the Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian and East European Studies, European Studies Center, and the International Business Center.[3][4] In addition, with the help of UCIS coordination, the University of Pittsburgh has received 115 grants funded through the U.S. Department of Education, the 14th most out of the 594 institutions of higher education receiving such International Education Programs Service grants.[5]


In addition, Pitt's Asian Studies Center has been awarded status as one of only 22 Confucius Institutes in the U.S. by the Chinese Ministry of Education[6][7][8] and has been named as one of six national sites of the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA).[9] Also, Pitt is home to one of just ten European Union Centers of Excellence in the U.S., funded by the European Commission.[10][11][12]


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  1. ^ Alberts, Robert C. (1987). Pitt: The Story of the University of Pittsburgh 1787–1987. University of Pittsburgh Press, book Five; pp. 379. ISBN 0-8229-1150-7. 
  2. ^ Gill, Cindy. "The Company We Keep", Fall 2007. Retrieved on 2008-03-26. 
  3. ^ About UCIS. University of Pittsburgh University Center for International Studies (2006-08-31). Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
  4. ^ IEPS - International Resource Information System: University of Pittsburgh grants. International Education Programs Service, U.S. Department of Education (2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
  5. ^ IEPS - International Resource Information System: Institutions By Grant. International Education Programs Service, U.S. Department of Education (2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
  6. ^ Smit, Deb (2007-09-12). China opens first Pennsylvania Confucius Institute at Pitt. Pop City, Issue Media Group - Pop City Media. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
  7. ^ University of Pittsburgh Office of Media Affairs (2007-08-01). "Chinese Ministry of Education Awards University of Pittsburgh First Confucius Institute in Pennsylvania". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
  8. ^ Confucius Institute at the University of Pittsburgh. University of Pittsburgh Confucius Institute (2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
  9. ^ "Asian Studies Center named national NCTA site", University Times, 2008-05-29. Retrieved on 2008-05-30. 
  10. ^ European Union Center: University Center for International Studies. University of Pittsburgh University Center for International Studies (2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
  11. ^ EU CENTRES - Contact details (December 2007). European Union: External Relations (2007-12). Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
  12. ^ Smydo, Joe. "Pitt lands massive collection of EU material", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2007-06-03. Retrieved on 2008-03-26. 


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