We work to support a stronger, larger, and ever more diverse portfolio of global activities that builds on BU’s strengths: academic excellence; entrepreneurial ideas; a professional approach including financial, legal, and ethical responsibility; and a commitment to being a good global citizen wherever we work.
BU has a long history of global leadership—including launching one of the nation’s first collegiate international exchange programs. Working with many University offices, Global Programs is here to support faculty in their international collaboration and research activities and empower students through expanded access to international education experiences and opportunities.
Global Programs administrative offices oversee many aspects of BU’s global community, including Study Abroad, the International Students & Scholars Office (ISSO), Center for English Language & Orientation Programs (CELOP), and affiliate international structures enabling international activities. Together, we have provided strategic, operational, compliance, and leadership support for global initiatives at home in Boston, within the US, and abroad.
Global Programs is uniquely positioned to observe and respond to the evolving needs of our international community and to develop innovative programming to meet those needs.
Global Programs’ newsletter highlighting Boston University’s global engagement. Sharing stories of Terriers’ global research, internships, study, and more.
By Leonella Castellano Thiébaud, Director, BU Geneva Programs Last January, Dr. Melissa Gilliam visited Boston University students in Geneva and immersed herself in the day-to-day lives of those completing physics research and international relations/public health internships during their semester abroad.…
Whether it’s an athlete in the middle of a perfect game or a writer lost in a burst of inspiration, many people have experienced the elusive feeling of being “in the zone.” At Boston University, Associate Professor of Sport, Exercise…
Mentor & Mentee Pair Reflect on Their Strong Connection When Ava Azari (CAS ‘29) first came to Boston University to start her freshman year on a pre-med track she had never been to the United States before. She was relieved…
Madrid Alumna Works to Launch a Boutique Hostel called Mosaico When Aparna Rakesh-Murakonda (QST ‘19) studied abroad in Madrid, Spain in 2018 the city and vibrant culture left a lasting impression — one that would ultimately bring her back to…
She and Her Colleagues Push Research Boundaries in BU’s Kotton Lab Andrea Alber, PhD, grew up in Switzerland and earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of Zurich and her doctorate degree at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne,…
COM Senior Gains More International Work Experience, Touts Importance of Understanding Different Cultures, People Some of Ahaan Vaknalli’s (COM ’26) fondest memories growing up in India involve thinking up scenes and writing screenplays as a wide-eyed highschooler taking in the…
Josephine Best Relished Working and Living in London Through Study Abroad Josephine Best has always wanted to move to London. With her dad hailing from Newcastle, England, and her uncle living just outside of London, perhaps it’s no surprise that…
Students from all corners of the globe have studied at CELOP Started in 1975, BU’s Center for English Language and Orientation Programs (CELOP), has grown to become one of the top University-affiliated English language programs in the U.S. For five…