Global Study & Research
Our annual Study Abroad numbers alone are staggering: 2,200 undergraduate students in 83 programs in 30 cities in 21 countries. BU’s professors, scholars, and researchers are flung far and wide, too. Their work runs the gamut, from large-scale studies to reduce neonatal mortality in Zambia to promoting understanding of rainforest ecosystems in the heart of Ecuador’s Amazon jungle. Of our 17 schools and colleges, all but three reported global activities. At the end of the day, we’re talking about more than 250 ventures in over 80 countries and Antarctica. Start here to begin sampling them.
African Studies Center (ASC)
Founded in 1953, ASC has provided a strong foundation in African studies to generations of undergraduate and graduate students, university professors, economists, health workers, government officials, development personnel, diplomats, and others. The center is a federal National Resource Center funded under Title VI to promote language and area studies in Africa.
Boston University Institute for Dental Research & Education-Dubai (BUIDRE)
BUIDRE was established as a postdoctoral training institution in the United Arab Emirates to assist Dubai Healthcare City in fulfilling its mission of becoming an integrated center of excellence in the Middle East for medical and oral health care education and research. The institute offers a three-year combined Certificate of Advanced Studies and Master of Science in Dentistry.
Boston University Marine Program (BUMP)
The hands-on, research-oriented curriculum in Marine Science is a decidedly interdisciplinary one, with courses and faculty from Biology, Earth Sciences, and Geography & Environment. In addition to rigorous and stimulating marine courses in Boston, BUMP also offers field experiences and coursework in Belize (Central America), in Woods Hole and the Caribbean with the Sea Education Association, at the New England Aquarium, and at the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
Boston University Study Abroad (BUSA)
BUSA ennables students to realize their dreams to study and intern abroad by offering an unmatched selection of programs in more than 30 cities in 21 countries on six continents. Since 1984, some 16,000 BU undergrads, along with students from over 150 other colleges and universities, have traveled overseas to study language, liberal arts, fine arts, science, business, engineering, or pursue an internship.
Center for English Language & Orientation Programs (CELOP)
Since 1975, CELOP has offered international students high-quality intensive English language training and orientation programs. The center has assisted foreign students to attain linguistic proficiency in English and broaden their cultural awareness for academic, professional, and personal success.
Center for Global Health & Development (CGHD)
This multidisciplinary research operation engages faculty from across both campuses to help solve the critical global health and social development challenges of our time. BU clinical scientists, epidemiologists, demographers, and social scientists, are engaged in research in over 20 countries. The mission is to both conduct high-quality applied research and advocate for the use of findings to improve the health of underserved populations around the world.
Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future
The Pardee Center convenes symposia and conducts interdisciplinary, policy-relevant, and future-oriented research that contributes to long-term improvements in the human condition. The center’s focus is defined by its longer-range vision (35-200 years) and encompasses a multitude of topics, including research on the future of energy, South Asia, global economic governance, and the developing world. It provides analysis for a better tomorrow, today.
Family Medicine Global Health Collaborative
The Boston University Family Medicine Global Health Collaborative is committed to raising the level of health care for the world’s underserved populations by enhancing primary care through four key areas: medical education, improving health systems management, increasing access to high-quality clinical services, and promoting research and evaluation. You can find BU researchers hard at work in such countries as Laos, Lesotho, and Vietnam.
Global Manufacturing Master’s Degree
The Global Manufacturing Master’s Degree is an applied research program directed by BU’s Department of Mechanical Engineering in collaboration with RWTH Aachen University in Aachen, Germany. The program aims to create a new type of “global engineer,” both answering the industry demand and giving an upcoming engineer a competitive advantage in today’s marketplace.
Metropolitan College in Brussels
In 1972, Metropolitan College was the first major American university to offer graduate business management degrees in Europe. Today, students enrolled in master’s degree and certificate programs in leadership, business, and international relations benefit from the cultural sophistication of an international city in the heart of the EU, the interplay of global political perspectives, and the ideas of seasoned business leaders.
More Global Study & Research
MED Students Without Borders
BU medical students learn about global health by running health education camps for children, working in clinics and hospitals, and living with host families in Ecuador. Video included.
BU Today Global Stories
- BU Abroad: Hands-on in Dublin February 2, 2012
- Solar Storm Hits Earth January 25, 2012
- The World Watches North Korea January 11, 2012
- As Protests Against Putin Mount, Where Is Russia Headed? December 13, 2011
- Cairo, Up Close and Personal December 12, 2011
- Ho Chi Minh Gets with the Program November 22, 2011
- BU Launches Urban Health Initiative November 1, 2011
BU + Global Higher Education
BU President Robert A. Brown articulates his four-pronged global vision for the University in this May 2011 essay.
