Mission and Strategy

OIE connects UB with the world, fostering a globally competent community whose international engagement is informed and impactful. To fulfill this mission, OIE will:

• Attract, admit and retain diverse and talented international students, scholars and faculty
• Provide effective, professional immigration services to UB’s international community
• Support inclusion and engagement for students, staff and faculty from diverse cultural backgrounds
• Internationalize the curriculum to increase global competencies
• Deliver transformative, international educational experiences for faculty, students and scholars
• Advocate and support the mobility of students and researchers to promote global learning, scholarship and service
• Leverage the intercultural competency, knowledge and experience of OIE staff and campus partners
• Advocate for collaborative campus-wide efforts to ensure that international perspectives are infused in policy and practice throughout UB
• Enhance the engagement of overseas alumni and grow UB’s global network

For the past decade, UB has implemented a strategic plan for comprehensive internationalization approved by senior leadership encompassing three broad dimensions—the student experience, the faculty and the institution as a whole.

• Integrate global content and perspectives throughout the curriculum.
• Strengthen foreign language and area studies.
• Provide international opportunities from the first year.
• Send more students abroad.
• Offer more international cultural programming.
• Instill and credentialize global competence.
• Integrate international students and make them a resource for domestic students

• Facilitate faculty engagement in internationalization efforts.
• Recognize international research, teaching and service in tenure and promotion.
• Eliminate barriers and create incentives to internationally oriented work.
• Encourage and reward participation in study abroad,exchanges and international research.
• Leverage the experiences and networks of international faculty and researchers.

• Increase visibility of UB’s international identity and engagement.
• Monitor and publicize international activities across the institution.
• Integrate the internationalization agenda within administrative structures university-wide.
• Reorganize foreign language instruction to enhance language learning.
• Strengthen institutional infrastructure for area studies.
• Pursue a strategic approach to international partnerships.
• Enhance ongoing engagement of international alumni with UB.
• Increase philanthropic support for international education.
• Make UB an international resource for the larger community.