OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS | UC Merced International

UC Merced International

OIA collaborates with colleagues across campus and the University of California system to encourage institutional internationalization.

Study Abroad

OIA's Study Abroad team helps students explore, apply, and participate in educational opportunities in more than 40 countries around the world.

International Students & Scholars (ISS)

OIA's International Students and Scholars team provides UC Merced's international community with orientation, visa services and programming.

Global Connections

By facilitating student and scholar mobility and inter-institutional partnerships, OIA helps bring the world to UC Merced and UC Merced to the world.

Tea & Chat Events

OIA's Tea & Chat events connect international students and scholars to the campus and greater Merced community.

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The Office of International Affairs (OIA) advances global engagement at UC Merced by facilitiating education abroad, providing visa and related support services, developing of international connections, and implementing a range of other internationalization activities.

OIA accomplishes this primarily through its Study Abroad and International Students & Scholars (ISS) service units. It also works in collaboration with a variety of other campus offices on initiatives such as academic integration of coursework taken abroad, international student orientation and support, and inter-institutional partnership development.