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Internationally Engaged, Global Impact

Oregon State University strives to prepare graduates for a world that is internationally diverse and globally interconnected, to provide welcoming communities on our campuses for students and employees from around the world, to engage with distinguished international partners in pursuit of our teaching and research goals, and to contribute new knowledge and solutions that help address challenges of global consequence. These priorities are advanced by the Office of the Provost and articulated in the university’s latest International Action Plan, which aligns with OSU’s current strategic plan, Prosperity Widely Shared.

Global Events

 

Global News

Jamon Van Den Hoek – Associate Professor – Lead of Conflict Ecology Lab

Researchers at Oregon State University’s Conflict Ecology Lab, led by Jamon Van Den Hoek, use satellite imagery to analyze destruction from armed conflicts, helping track urban damage and environmental impacts in regions such as Iran and the Gaza…

Alexa Gomez Silva and Amelie Voutilainen at the World Languages and Culture Fair in 2024

The Oregon State University College of Liberal Arts launched a new linguistics minor in fall 2025, created by Adéla Hall and Adam Schwartz, giving students interdisciplinary tools to analyze language, communication and culture across…

Dr. Jayathi Y. Murthy, President of Oregon State University

During a visit to Ho Chi Minh City, OSU's President Jayathi Murthy discussed expanding AI education and semiconductor partnerships in Vietnam. She emphasized that applied AI research could help students for future technology careers

Hannah Ford

Hannah Ford studied abroad through the OSU College of Business Stonehill Exchange Program, exploring Vienna and solo traveling to 13 countries while adapting to a new academic culture and gaining independence and a global perspective. 

Marine protected areas

OSU’s researchers Jane Lubchenco, Kirsten Grorud-Colvert, Jenna Sullivan-Stack, Vanessa Constant, Ana Spalding coordinate global researchers to provide a framework guiding the U.N.’s High Seas Treaty in marine protected areas implementation…

Giulia Wood

OSU graduate student Giulia Wood became OSU’s first Marshall Scholar, earning funding to pursue a Ph.D. in England after her krill research in Antarctica, advancing marine science and women’s leadership in oceanography

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Where in the World!?

Check out OSU's Where in the World story feature, highlighting the global adventures of a different OSU employee each week!