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.
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…
Dr. Zana Wangari Kiragu’s global perspective and passion for helping others shapes her work Growing up in Kenya with almost endless curiosity and a passion for learning, Dr. Zana Wangari Kiragu, Senior Research Fellow, has forged both a meaningful and…
Dr. Manish Bhagania’s commitment to his students and patients runs deep For Dr. Manish Bhagania, Clinical Associate Professor at Boston University’s Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, every student interaction, research question, and patient encounter is an opportunity to…
By Angelina Baicu (CAS ’26) I draw in my spare time; you should know that about me. I say this because something as simple as picking up a pencil can land you halfway across the world on an electric scooter…
International Relations Major Explores Humanitarian Work in Both Geneva and South Africa Violet Barton (Pardee ’25) can count herself among the first students to have taken part in BU’s newer Cape Town, South Africa program. She's also one of the small…
Engineering Abroad: BU Sophomores Solve Differential Equations and More in Sydney, Madrid & Grenoble BU Study Abroad offers many different STEM programs. Among the popular options are three designed in partnership with the College of Engineering specifically for second-semester sophomore…
Taking Technical Courses and Developing Problem-Solving Skills Can Take Place in Many Ways and Countries