This panel examined the outcome of the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 30), which brought over 56,000 delegates to the Amazonian city of Belém. Elected politicians, government officials, business leaders, and civil society representatives gathered to coordinate a global response to climate change. This COP featured breakaway countries headed up by Colombia and the Netherlands who are committed to rethinking climate action beyond the confines imposed by obstructionist petrostates. Each of our panelists, who come from a range of academic disciplines and activist groups, offered a unique perspective and long experience with climate dialogues, COPs, and climate politics. Did COP 30 truly incorporate a wide range of perspectives, or did the agendas of governments and corporate lobbyists take center stage? What prospects are there for meaningful action to mitigate the effects of climate change?
Come visit this exhibition on "Our Stories: Illustrated Reflections on Cantonese Language & Culture," a zine on Cantonese language and culture which features the work of contributors aged 11-74 years old from 7 U.S. states and 2 countries abroad. "Our Stories" was compiled and illustrated by Noah Hrung (UCLA DMA '28 & Founder of Save Cantonese at UCLA). The exhibition will run at the UCLA Eli and Edythe Broad Art Center from January 15-29, 2026. Admission is free and open to the public.
“What's really important is not only what I learned in Australia, but how it is seen through a U.S. lens as well," said UCLA sophmore Fiona Xie about the global health travel study program.
The UCLA campus celebrated International Education Week 2025 (November 17–21) with a wide array of events and activities organized by units throughout campus, including a philanthropic organization.
The 2025 "'Glocal' Conversation'" at International Education Week addressed how internationalization is essential to the missions of the Division of Physical Sciences, UCLA Library and UNEX, and the ways in which these units are advancing global education and research in the face of serious challenges.
The UCLA Global Advisors Council recently awarded 26 inaugural grants — 16 Global Education Awards and 10 Global Research Awards — to individuals across campus.
Paul is part of the senior leadership team that examines potential international projects for UCLA.
Students with diverse majors integrate international experience into their UCLA educations via study abroad, travel study and global internship programs offered by UCLA Study Abroad.
The Center for Buddhist Studies announces with sadness the passing of Ms. Kyung Ki (Cindy) Min, a dedicated community member and benefactor. Her endowed scholarships, established in 2021 and 2023, ensure lasting support for students studying Buddhism in the Korean tradition.
"We are in the middle of a generational shift in how public education operates in this country and I think philanthropy is going to play a bigger role. Donors will have to get involved a little earlier and stay a little bit longer,” said Howie Fitzgerald.
“Nothing was as different [from my previous travels] as going to Japan," said international development studies major Max Odle of his study abroad program at International Christian University in Tokyo.
From Nov. 17–21, units across campus will host events highlighting international education, exchange and research.
Temporary Mexican labor migration to the U.S. is largely legal today due to the rapid expansion of H2-A and H2-B visas, reversing a longstanding trend of unauthorized migrant flows.
Meet Jacqueline Torres, an Art teacher at San Fernando High School and current M.A. student in Latin American Studies at UCLA.
