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for California State University, Fresno.
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 board 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 Plan for the '90s, 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 China Semester
- The South Pacific Semester
- The Mexico 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:
- University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom
- University of Münster, Germany
- University of Stuttgart, Germany
- Copernicus University, Poland
- University of Gdansk, Poland
- Belarusian State University, Belarus
- Yerevan State University, Armenia
- Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
- East China Normal University, China
- Hangzhou University, China
- Shenzhen University, China
- National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
- Baiko Jo Gakuin University, Japan
- Kochi University, Japan
- Dong-A University, Korea
- University of the Philippines
- University of Guanajuato, Mexico
- University of Torreon, Mexico
- Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterey, Mexico
- University of Seville and University of Barcelona, Spain
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.
