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Projects/Programs

by Category
by School

Research

Education/Training

The UCLA Anderson/Real Madrid Sports Executive Experience
John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management
Two of the most respected organizations in the fields of sports and education have partnered to offer an immersive virtual training experience that examines key aspects of successful sports franchises and explores how technology breakthroughs, cross-sector collaborations and innovations in entertainment and social media are reshaping the sports ecosystem.
Project Contact:
Project website Nana-Yaw Asamoah
Averroës Lecture Series on Jewish Communities in Muslim Lands
International Institute
The Averroës Lecture Series focuses on Jewish communities living in Muslim lands prior to the 20th century. The program offers quarterly lectures by experts from around the world, publishes an occasional paper series, and culminates in a major conference featuring young scholars engaged in research on the topic.
Project Contact:
Project website Ali Behdad

Service

Housing Justice in Unequal Cities Network
Luskin School of Public Affairs
The Network aims to bring together research communities whose work analyzes key geographies of housing precarity (evictions, homelessness, displacement, segregation, informal settlements) and examine established and emergent practices of housing justice (eviction blockades, community land trusts, housing cooperatives and commons, tenant organizing, homeless unions, social rent, land value tax).
Project Contact:
Project website Ananya Roy
Diversifying the Classics
College of Letters and Science: Humanities
Diversifying the Classics promotes the vibrant, Spanish-language theatrical tradition developed on both sides of the Atlantic. The project seeks to foster awareness and appreciation of Hispanic classical theater in Los Angeles and beyond, expanding the canon to include the heritage of US Latino communities.
Project Contact:
Project website Barbara Fuchs

School of Law

Universitat Pompeu Fabra Law School
ExchangeProgram
UCLA School of Law partners with Universitat Pompeu Fabra Law in Barcelona, Spain to provide a foreign exchange program for their students. While most classes are offered in Spanish or Catalan, students are free to write final examinations in English. Some course offerings include Public International Law and Labor Law.
Project Contact:
Project website Stephen Gardbaum
(Updated: Mar 16 2023)

College of Letters and Science: Humanities

Early Modern Research Group
Research|
The Early Modern Research Group comprises faculty and graduate students at UCLA. The Works-in-Progress Workshop series provides a forum for advanced graduate students and junior faculty at UCLA and neighboring institutions to workshop ongoing projects invested in the history, literature, and cultures of the early modern world.
Project Contact:
Project website Rhonda Sharrah
(Updated: Apr 19 2023)
Diversifying the Classics
Research| Service|
Diversifying the Classics promotes the vibrant, Spanish-language theatrical tradition developed on both sides of the Atlantic. The project seeks to foster awareness and appreciation of Hispanic classical theater in Los Angeles and beyond, expanding the canon to include the heritage of US Latino communities.
Project Contact:
Project website Barbara Fuchs
(Updated: Apr 19 2023)
The Enriched Timeline Project
Research|
The Enriched Timeline Project is an online reference that offers a series of interactive graphic timelines that chart the evolution of select monuments in European architecture from their inception up to the present day. The Enriched Timeline’s interactive (searchable) capacity facilitates and encourages comparisons between buildings across time and space.
Project Contact:
Project website Meredith Cohen
(Updated: Oct 09 2024)

John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management

The UCLA Anderson/Real Madrid Sports Executive Experience
Education
Two of the most respected organizations in the fields of sports and education have partnered to offer an immersive virtual training experience that examines key aspects of successful sports franchises and explores how technology breakthroughs, cross-sector collaborations and innovations in entertainment and social media are reshaping the sports ecosystem.
Project Contact:
Project website Nana-Yaw Asamoah
(Updated: Apr 26 2023)

Luskin School of Public Affairs

Housing Justice in Unequal Cities Network
Research, Service
The Network aims to bring together research communities whose work analyzes key geographies of housing precarity (evictions, homelessness, displacement, segregation, informal settlements) and examine established and emergent practices of housing justice (eviction blockades, community land trusts, housing cooperatives and commons, tenant organizing, homeless unions, social rent, land value tax).
Project Contact:
Project website Ananya Roy
(Updated: Apr 07 2023)

International Institute

Averroës Lecture Series on Jewish Communities in Muslim Lands
Research, Education
The Averroës Lecture Series focuses on Jewish communities living in Muslim lands prior to the 20th century. The program offers quarterly lectures by experts from around the world, publishes an occasional paper series, and culminates in a major conference featuring young scholars engaged in research on the topic.
Project Contact:
Project website Ali Behdad
(Updated: May 17 2023)

College of Letters and Science: Physical Sciences

Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA)
Research|
CTA is the major ground-based gamma-ray observatory planned for the next decade and beyond. CTA will consist of two large arrays of atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, located at La Palma (Spain) in the north and at Paranal (Chile) in the south.
Project Contact:
Project website Andrea Ghez
(Updated: Apr 06 2023)

College of Letters and Science: Social Sciences

Kama Muta Lab
Research
The Kama Muta Lab focuses on the emotion often called "being moved" or "touched." The program integrates participant observation ethnography, broad ethnological and historical comparison, systematic sampling of behavior, and experimentation, in addition to conducting theoretical work.
Project Contact:
Project website Alan Fiske
(Updated: Sep 01 2023)

UCLA International Education Office

UCLA Study Abroad

UCEAP

UCLA Travel Study Programs

Management: International Business Law and Taxation
This program begins with live and online sessions at UCLA, introducing you to international business law and taxation fundamentals. The course then continues abroad in Barcelona and Madrid – offering students an in-depth understanding of the international business from the legal and tax perspectives.
Website
Spanish: Spanish Language and Culture
Your journey will begin in Barcelona. Next, you will travel to Madrid to explore the world-famous Prado museum, the Royal Palace, and other historical sites. Finally, once you have eased into Spanish life, you will spend four weeks in Granada focused on intensive language instruction and sightseeing.
Website
Barcelona: The Story of a City, its Art and Cultures
This program in Barcelona presents a twofold approach to the cultures of Catalonia from the pre-Roman village through the Middle Ages and onto the modern period. We will also study the Barcelona of today, its cultural dynamism, its place in today’s Spain.
Website

UCLA Exchange Programs

Management: International Business Law and Taxation
This program begins with live and online sessions at UCLA, introducing you to international business law and taxation fundamentals. The course then continues abroad in Barcelona and Madrid – offering students an in-depth understanding of the international business from the legal and tax perspectives.
Website
Spanish: Spanish Language and Culture
Your journey will begin in Barcelona. Next, you will travel to Madrid to explore the world-famous Prado museum, the Royal Palace, and other historical sites. Finally, once you have eased into Spanish life, you will spend four weeks in Granada focused on intensive language instruction and sightseeing.
Website
Barcelona: The Story of a City, its Art and Cultures
This program in Barcelona presents a twofold approach to the cultures of Catalonia from the pre-Roman village through the Middle Ages and onto the modern period. We will also study the Barcelona of today, its cultural dynamism, its place in today’s Spain.
Website
Universitat Pompeu Fabra Law School
UCLA School of Law partners with Universitat Pompeu Fabra Law in Barcelona, Spain to provide a foreign exchange program for their students. While most classes are offered in Spanish or Catalan, students are free to write final examinations in English. Some course offerings include Public International Law and Labor Law.
Website

Collaborations

International Collaboration

CUNEF Universidad
Non-binding MOU
ESIC University
Non-binding MOU
Autonomous University of Barcelona
Study abroad and student exchange
Carlos III University
Study abroad and student exchange
Complutense University of Madrid
Study abroad and student exchange
University of Alcalá
Study abroad and student exchange
University of Barcelona
Study abroad and student exchange
University of Cádiz
Study abroad and student exchange
University of Córdoba
Study abroad and student exchange
University of Granada
Study abroad and student exchange
OSI BILBAO BASURTO Osakidetza
Non-binding MOU
FUNDACION ESADE, HOLDER OF ESADE BUSINESS SCHOOL (Center Integrated to the University Ramon Llull)
UCLA Anderson Faculty will provide approximately 15 hours of course work for a group of students from ESADE.
Instituto de Empresa Business School
CGM will offer approx. 24 hours of UCLA-led courses for IE students over 6 days

Students

International Students

2023-24: 57 students
Undergraduate: 10 students
Graduate: 14 students
Non-Degree: 33 students
2022-23: 60 students
Undergraduate: 7 students
Graduate: 22 students
Non-Degree: 31 students
2021-22: 71 students
Undergraduate: 9 students
Graduate: 21 students
Non-Degree: 41 students
2020-21: 44 students
Undergraduate: 9 students
Graduate: 18 students
Non-Degree: 17 students
2019-20: 68 students
Undergraduate: 10 students
Graduate: 19 students
Non-Degree: 39 students
2018-19: 74 students
Undergraduate: 11 students
Graduate: 23 students
Non-Degree: 40 students
2017-18: 67 students
Undergraduate: 11 students
Graduate: 21 students
Non-Degree: 35 students
2016-17: 89 students
Undergraduate: 11 students
Graduate: 21 students
Non-Degree: 57 students
2015-16: 138 students
Undergraduate: 8 students
Graduate: 22 students
Non-Degree: 108 students
2014-15: 91 students
Undergraduate: 2 students
Graduate: 17 students
Non-Degree: 72 students
2013-14: 61 students
Undergraduate: 3 students
Graduate: 13 students
Non-Degree: 45 students
2012-13: 60 students
Undergraduate: 2 students
Graduate: 21 students
Non-Degree: 37 students
2011-12: 60 students
Undergraduate: 2 students
Graduate: 15 students
Non-Degree: 43 students
2010-11: 54 students
Undergraduate: 1 student
Graduate: 12 students
Non-Degree: 41 students
2009-10: 37 students
Undergraduate: 0
Graduate: 11 students
Non-Degree: 26 students

EAP Students

Travel Study Students

2023-24 : 143 students
Spanish - Language & Culture in Spain (Session 1, June Start): 67 students
Spanish - Language & Culture in Spain (Session 2, July Start): 76 students
2022-23 : 152 students
Granada (Spanish - Both Sessions): 152 students
2021-22 : 153 students
Granada (Spanish, both sessions): 153 students
2018-19 : 135 students
International Business Law & Taxation: 26 students
Spanish Granada (Advanced): 20 students
Spanish Granada (Elementary): 42 students
Spanish Granada (Intermediate): 19 students
The Story of a City, Its Art and Cultures: 28 students
2017-18 : 106 students
Barcelona, Spain: 27 students
Granada, Barcelona, Madrid: 79 students
2016-17 : 106 students
Barcelona, Spain: 29 students
Granada, Barcelona, Madrid: 77 students
2015-16 : 105 students
Spanish Granada (Advanced) - Barcelona, Madrid, Granada: 20 students
Spanish Granada (Elementary) - Barcelona, Madrid, Granada: 42 students
Spanish Granada (Intermediate) - Barcelona, Madrid, Granada: 18 students
The Story of a City, Its Art and Cultures - Barcelona, Spain: 25 students
2013-14 : 105 students
International Business Law - Barcelona and Madrid, Spain: 33 students
Spanish - Madrid, Granada, and Barcelona, Spain: 72 students
2012-13 : 117 students
History - Spain and Morocco: 14 students
Spanish - Barcelona, Spain: 27 students
Spanish - Madrid, Granada, and Barcelona, Spain: 76 students
2011-12 : 124 students
History - Spain and Morocco: 22 students
Spanish - Barcelona: 26 students
Spanish - Madrid, Granada, and Barcelona, Spain: 76 students
2010-11 : 109 students
History - Spain and Morocco: 15 students
International Business Law - Barcelona and Madrid, Spain: 29 students
Spanish - Madrid, Granada, and Barcelona, Spain: 65 students
2009-10 : 91 students
History - Spain and Morocco: 23 students
Spanish - Madrid, Granada, and Barcelona, Spain: 68 students

Visitors

International Visitors

2020-21: 2 guests
Cultural Exchange: 2 guests
2018-19: 10 guests
Campus Tour: 10 guests
2016-17: 2 guests
Immigration: 2 guests
2014-15: 6 guests
Courtesy Visit-Chancellor: 3 guests
Arts Management: 3 guests
2013-14: 8 guests
International Development: 1 guest
University Management: 7 guests
2011-12: 1 guest
Campus Tour: 1 guest
2010-11: 1 guest
Urban Planning: 1 guest
2009-10: 6 guests
Civic Education: 6 guests
2008-09: 4 guests
Campus Tour: 3 guests
School of Theater, Film, and Television: 1 guest
2007-08: 5 guests
Collaboration: 0
Engineering- Electrical Engineering: 1 guest
Education Abroad Program: 2 guests

Defining Terms

Projects/Programs

The projects and programs on this map constitute our “global data.” We define global data to be information related to “global topics” such as events, activities, and geographical areas outside of the United States. Any project or program conducted in an area outside of the United States is included on the map, as it speaks to UCLA’s direct engagement with the global community. Even if a project or program is conducted domestically, it is included as long as it engages with one or more global topics.

To collect data for the Projects/Programs map, we survey faculty on their research pursuits. We also explore UCLA websites such as faculty profiles, research centers, and department pages to learn about past and ongoing projects. We periodically review our data, archiving and removing projects and programs that have concluded or expired.

Study Abroad

Click here for the International Education Office’s explanation of UCLA’s various Study Abroad Programs.

To collect data on Study Abroad Programs, we explore both UC Education Abroad Programs (UCEAP) and UCLA websites to find information on opportunities offered at or through UCLA.

Collaborations

International Collaboration comprises memoranda of understanding (MOUs), collaboration agreements (CAs), affiliation agreements (AAs), and student exchange agreements. Click here for UCLA Global’s explanation of these terms.

We source this data from the UCLA Global database of international academic agreements.

Students

Here, “Students” refers to International Students as well as Study Abroad students.
- Click here for the Dashew Center’s definition of “International Students”.
- “Study Abroad” students are students engaged in opportunities offered by the UC Education Abroad (UCEAP), UCLA Travel Study, and UCLA Exchange programs. Click on each program for more details.

We source International Students data from Open Doors® reports created for the Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars, and we source Study Abroad student data from Open Doors® reports created for the International Education Office.

Visitors

Visitors are guests whose visits are coordinated by the International Visitors Bureau (IVB). Click here for more information.

We source this data directly from the IVB.

Project website			Andrea Ghez
(Updated: Apr 06 2023)

Project website			Ananya Roy
(Updated: Apr 07 2023)

Project website			Rhonda Sharrah
(Updated: Apr 19 2023)

Project website			Barbara Fuchs
(Updated: Apr 19 2023)