Research

Education/Training

Service

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
  • Iberian Romances
    Research|
    The popularity of Iberian romances allowed them to cross political, religious, and linguistic borders. Early modern English translations employ paratextual strategies to cloak, adapt, or elevate these controversial foreign texts.
    Project Contact:
     Project website      Rhonda Sharrah
    (Updated: Feb 10 2023)
  • 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)
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
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

Archived Projects/Programs

UCLA Study Abroad

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  • 21st Century Barcelona
    Each class is part of an international competition to find new ways to approach social and scientific challenges. Cross-curriculum courses fit within the themes of global cities, methods in action, beyond disciplines, or applied thinking.

    Website

  • Beyond Barcelona
    Experience college life in Spain at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Courses are taught in English by an international team of professors. In six weeks, expand your view on life, meet friends from different countries, and experience the Catalan lifestyle.

    Website

  • Carlos III University of Madrid
    Ease into Spanish language in this starter program for English speakers. At Carlos III University in Madrid, you’ll receive a bilingual education that blends science and culture. Madrid has the best of Europe with a Spanish-speaking twist that is familiar yet exciting.

    Website

  • Complutense University of Madrid
    Explore Spain—from the Pyrenees Mountains to Andalusia—with beautiful Madrid as your base. At Complutense University, you can advance in your major and experience a deep dive into Spanish culture. Program-organized language exchanges and trips take you to Granada, Cordoba, Bilbao, and San Sebastian.

    Website

  • Contemporary Spain Through the Eye of the Movie Camera
    This course offers a study of Spanish history and culture through various films from the post-war era to the present. The selected films and directors are representative of the different periods of recent Spanish history and explore the country's main political, economic, social, and cultural aspects.

    Website

  • Spanish in Madrid
    Like Madrid, the pace of this program is fast and intensive. Courses include day and evening activities like coffee house language exchanges, guest lectures, and museum and historic tours. Positioned between France and Morocco, Spain is a great locale for travel.

    Website

  • University of Barcelona
    As an educational destination, Barcelona is a marvel, filled with diversity in its culture, architecture, art, economy, and gastronomy. The capital of Catalonia, a region with its own flavor, identity, language, and culture, is home to Catalans, who speak both Catalans and Castilian Spanish.

    Website

  • Python & Data Science
    Learn data science basics and the Python programming language in the amazing setting of Madrid. Supplementing theoretical instruction, spend time in impact hubs and in collaboration with a local startup company.

    Website

  • 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

  • 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

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  • 2022-23: 120 students

    Carlos III University of Madrid: 27 students

    Complutense University of Madrid: 19 students

    Contemporary Spain: 4 students

    University of Barcelona: 15 students

    21st Century Barcelona: 20 students

    Beyond Barcelona: 19 students

    Python and Data Science: 3 students

    Spanish in Madrid: 13 students

  • 2021-22: 75 students

    Carlos III University of Madrid: 18 students

    Complutense University of Madrid: 4 students

    International Business Economics: 4 students

    University of Barcelona: 8 students

    21st Century Barcelona: 19 students

    Beyond Barcelona: 4 students

    Python and Data Science: 4 students

    Spanish in Madrid: 14 students

  • 2020-21: 88 students

    Mediterranean Politics, Food & Culture: 13 students

    Carlos III University of Madrid: 18 students

    Complutense University of Madrid: 4 students

    International Business Economics: 4 students

    University of Barcelona: 8 students

    21st Century Barcelona: 19 students

    Beyond Barcelona: 4 students

    Python and Data Science: 4 students

    Spanish in Madrid: 14 students

  • 2019-20: 59 students

    International Business Economics, Pompeu Fabra Univ.: 3 students

    Complutense Univ. of Madrid: 1 student

    Internships in Business & Economics, Univ. of Cantabria: 1 student

    Iberian Studies Al Andalus, Univ. of Granada: 4 students

    Univ. of Barcelona: 3 students

    Contemporary Spain, UC Center Madrid: 21 students

    Carlos III Univ.: 26 students

  • 2018-19: 126 students

    European Transformations, Madrid & Rome (Quarter): 15 students

    Mediterranean Politics, Food & Culture: 12 students

    Barcelona International Summer School, Pompeu Fabra University: 7 students

    Carlos III Univ.: 16 students

    Complutense Univ. of Madrid: 6 students

    Contemporary Spain, UC Center Madrid: 4 students

    Exploring Andalucia, University of Cordoba: 2 students

    Iberian Studies Al Andalus, Univ. of Granada: 5 students

    Intensive Spanish Language, Univ. of Cadiz: 1 student

    International Business Economics, Pompeu Fabra Univ.: 4 students

    Language & Culture, UC Center Madrid: 34 students

    Language & Culture, Univ. of Córdoba: 1 student

    Physics, Carlos III Univ.: 17 students

    Univ. of Barcelona: 1 student

    Univ. of Granada: 1 student

  • 2017-18: 123 students

    Mediterranean Politics, Food & Culture: 13 students

    Carlos III University: Hispanic Studies: 5 students

    Complutense Univ. of Madrid: 4 students

    Contemporary Spain, UC Center Madrid: 8 students

    Exploring Andalucia, University of Cordoba: 5 students

    International Business Economics, Pompeu Fabra Univ.: 4 students

    International Summer School, Autonomous University of Barcelona: 7 students

    Language & Culture, UC Center Madrid: 36 students

    Univ. of Barcelona: 5 students

    Language & Culture, Univ. of Córdoba: 3 students

    Univ. of Granada: 3 students

    Carlos III Univ.: 1 student

    Intensive Spanish Language, Univ. of Cadiz: 1 student

    European Transformations, Madrid & Rome (Quarter): 15 students

    Mediterranean Politics, Food & Culture: 13 students

  • 2016-17: 87 students

    European Transformations, Madrid & Rome (Quarter): 14 students

    European Transformations, Madrid & Rome (Semester w/Internship): 2 students

    Mediterranean Politics, Food & Culture: Florence & Barcelona: 11 students

    Carlos III University: Hispanic Studies: 3 students

    Complutense Univ. of Madrid: 7 students

    Contemporary Spain, UC Center Madrid: 13 students

    Exploring Andalucia, University of Cordoba: 2 students

    International Business Economics, Pompeu Fabra Univ.: 5 students

    International Summer School, Autonomous University of Barcelona: 1 student

    Language & Culture, UC Center Madrid: 27 students

    Univ. of Barcelona: 2 students

  • 2015-16: 78 students

    Autonomous Univ. of Barcelona: 1 student

    Carlos III Univ.: 1 student

    Carlos III University: Hispanic Studies: 2 students

    Complutense Univ. of Madrid: 2 students

    Contemporary Spain, UC Center Madrid: 4 students

    Exploring Andalucia, University of Cordoba: 1 student

    International Business Economics, Pompeu Fabra Univ.: 6 students

    Language & Culture, UC Center Madrid: 33 students

    Univ. of Granada: 2 students

    European Transformations, Madrid & Rome (Quarter): 21 students

    European Transformations, Madrid & Rome (Semester w/Internship): 5 students

  • 2014-15: 83 students

    Autonomous Univ. of Barcelona: 2 students

    Carlos III Univ.: 1 student

    Carlos III University: Hispanic Studies: 4 students

    Carlos III University: Hispanic Studies: 2 students

    Complutense Univ. of Madrid: 2 students

    International Business Economics, Pompeu Fabra Univ.: 2 students

    Language & Culture, UC Center Madrid: 36 students

    Language & Culture, Univ. of Córdoba: 2 students

    Univ. of Barcelona: 3 students

    Univ. of Granada: 1 student

    Univ. of Granada: 2 students

    European Transformations, Madrid & Rome (Quarter): 10 students

    European Transformations, Madrid & Rome (Quarter): 12 students

    European Transformations, Madrid & Rome (Semester w/Internship): 1 student

    European Transformations, Madrid & Rome (Semester w/Internship): 3 students

  • 2013-14: 65 students

    Autonomous Univ. of Barcelona: 7 students

    Carlos III University: Hispanic Studies: 13 students

    Complutense Univ. of Madrid: 1 student

    International Business Economics, Pompeu Fabra Univ.: 4 students

    Language & Culture, UC Center Madrid: 19 students

    Language & Culture, Univ. of Córdoba: 2 students

    Univ. of Barcelona: 1 student

    Univ. of Granada: 1 student

    European Transformations, Madrid & Rome (Quarter): 16 students

    European Transformations, Madrid & Rome (Semester w/Internship): 1 student

  • 2012-13: 39 students

    Autonomous Univ. of Barcelona: 1 student

    Carlos III Univ.: 1 student

    Carlos III University: Hispanic Studies: 10 students

    Complutense Univ. of Madrid: 2 students

    International Business Economics, Pompeu Fabra Univ.: 2 students

    Language & Culture, UC Center Madrid: 8 students

    Language & Culture, Univ. of Córdoba: 3 students

    Univ. of Barcelona: 2 students

    Univ. of Granada: 2 students

    European Transformations, Madrid & Rome (Quarter): 7 students

    European Transformations, Madrid & Rome (Semester w/Internship): 1 student

  • 2011-12: 31 students

    Carlos III University: Hispanic Studies: 9 students

    Complutense Univ. of Madrid: 6 students

    Language & Culture, UC Center Madrid: 6 students

    Language & Culture, Univ. of Córdoba: 4 students

    Univ. of Barcelona: 5 students

    Univ. of Granada: 1 student

  • 2010-11: 45 students

    Carlos III University: Hispanic Studies: 7 students

    Complutense Univ. of Madrid: 10 students

    Language & Culture, UC Center Madrid: 15 students

    Language & Culture, Univ. of Córdoba: 6 students

    Univ. of Barcelona: 3 students

    Univ. of Granada: 4 students

  • 2009-10: 49 students

    Carlos III Univ.: 1 student

    Carlos III University: Hispanic Studies: 14 students

    Complutense Univ. of Madrid: 11 students

    Language & Culture, UC Center Madrid: 7 students

    Language & Culture, Univ. of Córdoba: 8 students

    Univ. of Barcelona: 1 student

    Univ. of Granada: 7 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

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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.


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.


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