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Loyola Marymount University

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INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE

International Undergraduate FTEs: F-1s: 68, J-1s: 2, Other: 11

International Graduate FTEs (Including Loyola Law School): F-1s: 58, J-1s: 6, Other: 22

International Student Population: Australia (8), Austria (1), Belgium (1), Brazil (1), Bulgaria (1), Canada (15), Chile (1), China (4), Croatia (1), Cyprus (1), Czech Republic (2), Ecuador (1), El Salvador (1), Finland (1), France (5), Germany (1), Ghana (3), Honduras (1), Hungary (2), Iceland (1), India (15), Indonesia (11), Iran (1), Israel (2), Italy (4), Japan (5), Lebanon (1), Mexico (9), Mongolia (1), Nigeria (5), Peru (3), Philippines (6), Poland (1), Romania (2), Russia (13), Saudi Arabia (4), Singapore (2), South Korea (9), Spain (1), Sweden (1), Switzerland (2), Tahiti, (1), Taiwan (1), Thailand (3), Trinidad and Tobago (1), Tunisia (1), Uganda (2), United Kingdom (5), Vietnam (1), Zambia (1), Zimbabwe (1)

Undergraduate - 550

Graduate - 600 (except Science & Engineering = 550)

SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS:

Office for International Students & Scholars:

International Club PANGAEA; The International House of People; International Education Week/World Fest; Super Sushi Social; International Thanksgiving Dinner; Lunar New Year Celebration; International Graduate Celebration; International Etiquette Dinner; The Center for Service and Action: Alternative Breaks; Athletic training abroad; Cultural clubs (Asian & Pacific Student Association, El Espejo, Han Tao Isang Bansa; Kyodai; Latin American Council; Middle Eastern Club; Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana/Chicano de Aztlan; Muslim Student Association, etc.).

INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER/SERVICE PROGRAMS

Center for Service & Action

• Semester/Year Programs:

- Beijing, China
- Bonn, Germany
- Dusseldorf, Germany
- Bangalore, India (Fall)
- Sikkim, India (Spring)
- London, England
- Washington, D.C.

• Summer Programs

- Botswana and South Africa

- Auckland, New Zealand

- Beijing, China

- Bonn, Germany (MBA)

- London, England

- Oxford, England

- Paris/Avignon, France

- Spetses/Athens, Greece

- San Lucas Toliman, Guatemala

- Roatan Islands, Honduras

- Dublin, Ireland

- Rome, Italy

- Tuscany, Italy

- Ghana, Africa

- Asia (Various), Business in Asia

Most popular countries: Spain, Italy, England, France, Australia, New Zealand

Consortia programs: AJCU-China, Beijing Program; Casa de la Solidaridad, El Salvador

Non-Consortia:

Arcadia University; Australearn; BADA-London; Boston College, Butler University; Syracuse University; Gonzaga University; International Studies Abroad (ISA); Loyola Rome; Loyola University Chicago; New York University; Marquette; Saint Louis University; Boston University; Suffolk University; Fairfield University; The American University of Paris; School for International Training; Semester at Sea; The Washington Center, University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC), University of Minnesota

Exchange:

Sophia University, Japan; Kansai Gaidai, Japan; Sogang University, Korea; Universidad de Deusto, Spain; Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico; Ateneo University, The Philippines; ITESO, Guadalajara, Swinbourne University, Melbourne, Australia

Study Abroad Logistics

Financial Aid Available:

Internal, federal, state, and private available for LMU Study Abroad programs.

Other Student Services Available:

Counseling, advisement about program options, scholarships, pre-departure orientation, study abroad fair

INTERNATIONALIZATION OF THE CURRICULUM:

Related Majors/Minors/Concentrations:

International Business, Travel & Tourism, African American Studies, Asian Pacific American Studies, Asian & Pacific Studies, Chicana/o Studies, European Studies, Irish Studies, Modern Greek Studies, Modern Languages & Literatures, Peace Studies, International Legal Practice.

Special International Programs/Initiatives:

College of Business Administration: Russian Presidential Fellowship Students; MBA Comparative Management Systems; MBA Exchange Program in EDHEC, France; BiMBA in China; MBA Bonn Program; MBA International Consulting Projects; Executive MBA Program integrating International Business Including International Project Cohorts.

College of Communication and Fine Arts: International Student Production Tours; Art Therapy in Mexico.

Loyola Law School: Master of Laws in American Law and International Legal Practice, Bologna, Italy.

School of Film and Television: European Satellite Program, Germany.

College of Science and Engineering: Cultural Exchange in China; Internship for International Students; Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program; International Club "Unite for Sight"

Center for Global Education: Special research and practitioner resources supporting higher education internationalization, as well as researcher, practitioner and student-centered resources for study abroad and exchange.

FACULTY EXCHANGE/COOPERATIVE RESEARCH

Center for China Studies in Beijing in conjunction with other Jesuit institutions; connections of business programs with Colombia, Guatemala, Uruguay, Indonesia, Brazil, and Spain; Asian and the Pacific Studies Program and Mount St. Mary's College have developed the Bridging Cultures (U.S./China): Chinese Visiting Fellowship to bring a young Chinese faculty member to the campuses; visiting artists; International Law Faculty.

FACULTY INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COLLABORATION

LMU funding is available for international faculty conference presentations/attendance. LMU faculty research grants are available for international research/projects.

Examples of Faculty Teaching/Research Collaboration:

Japan Women's University; University of Tokyo; Kapodistrian University, Athens; Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and King's College, London; Sorbonne; University College, London; University of Madrid; Goethe Institut, London; Pontifical Biblical Institute, Jerusalem; Jesuitenkolleg, Austria; Ecole Biblique et Archeologique Francaise; American Schools of Oriental Research at the American Center of Oriental Research, Amman; Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies, Rome; University of Ghana in Legon; Warsaw School of Economics; FH Joanneum (University of Applied Sciences) in Graz, Austria; Russian Academy of Sociology, Russia; Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.

Languages: Chinese, Filipino/Tagalog, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Modern Greek, Spanish.

Library: Special culture and reference collections and periodicals