South Asian Studies
The Brandeis-India Initiative encompasses a wide range of projects and events designed to strengthen ties with India, as well as promoting awareness of India and South Asian culture at Brandeis. This includes the new South Asian Studies minor. Learn more about the new South Asian Studies program...
International and Global Studies
Brandeis’s unique program in International and Global Studies (IGS) offers special opportunities to comprehend the rapidly changing world. It helps students understand what “globalization” means not just in economic and political terms, but also what it means for individuals, for nations and cultures, and for the environment. Also unique to the program is a required study abroad component. Learn more about the International and Global Studies Program...
Preparing Tomorrow's Leaders
Brandeis International Business School provides students with a transformational educational experience which prepares them to be professional managers, community leaders and global citizens.
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Brandeis and Internationalization
A spring symposium featuring renowned anthropologist Arjun Appadurai '70 (above-right, and opposite) began a conversation about 'the global' and implications for research, teaching, and service at Brandeis.
Global Data
Global Brandeis by the numbers.
Founded in 1948, Brandeis quickly established an international reputation. The ground-breaking Wien International Scholarship Program (see the 50th anniversary celebration, top) pioneered international education in the U.S., giving more than 800 promising young leaders from over 100 countries a chance for a high-quality education. And Brandeis' two professional schools -- Brandeis International Business School and the Heller School for Social Policy and Management -- have had a global dimension since their inception.
Students
| Current number of international undergraduate students |
244 |
| Current number of international graduate students |
629 |
| Breakdown of international students by country |
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| Percentage of undergraduate student body that is international | 8% |
| Percentage of graduate student body that is international |
30% |
| Number of countries represented |
97 |
| Percentage of students studying abroad |
45% |
Academics |
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| International experts, including faculty, researchers and visiting scholars, and postdoctoral students | 174 |
| Global institutes and centers | 9 |
| Modern foreign languages | 10 |
| Area studies programs |
8 |
| Number of study abroad programs | 250 |
| Number of study abroad country destinations | 70 |
Alumni |
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| Number of international alumni | 3,192 |
| Countries represented | 141 |
| Information current as of: |
April 2009 |