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  • When Michigan State University established the position of Dean of International Programs in 1956, it was the first such office established among major universities in the United States.
  • MSU has centers focused on international area studies, development, language resources, and business education, including five funded by U. S. Department of Education Title VI programs (African Studies Center, Asian Studies Center, CASID/WID, CIBER, and CLEAR).
  • MSU has a strong presence in Africa, Asia and Oceania, Europe, North America, and South America and is recognized internationally for its work in numerous arenas, such as basic human needs; education; international trade; sustainable agriculture; plant, animal, and human health and welfare; and the environment. More than 1,300 MSU faculty and staff members are regularly involved in international scholarship, instruction, and work abroad. Over 25% of our faculty and staff are directly involved with formal international programs, and many more are involved in less formal ways across the mission.
  • MSU is a 2006 winner of the Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization. NAFSA: Association of International Educators, a worldwide association that advances international education and exchange, administers the award.
  • MSU has had 11 Marshall Scholars since the Marshall Scholarships were established in 1953. MSU has had a high rate of success over the years with other senior-level international scholarships as well, with students having garnered 16 Rhodes scholarships, 14 Churchill scholarships, and one each of the newer Mitchell and Gates Cambridge scholarships.
  • Michigan State University was recognized for the second year in a row as the top public university in the United States for study abroad according to Open Doors 2006, the annual report on international education released in November 2006 by the Institute of International Education. MSU has developed one of the premier study abroad initiatives in the country, currently offering more than 230 programs in over 60 countries on all seven continents.
  • Over 4,000 international students and scholars are hosted by MSU each year. As of Fall 2006,  3,526 international students from 134 countries were attending. The ten top sources of international students are: South Korea (794), China (600), India (371), Taiwan (206), Canada (136), Japan (131), Turkey (74), Hong Kong (66), Thailand (54), and Saudi Arabia (53). MSU is currently home to 782 international scholars.
  • MSU's international partnerships include other major research universities, government agencies in other countries, corporations, non-governmental organizations and various funding agencies. MSU receives approximately $43 million annually in external funding for international research and project work. During the past five years, 215 MSU faculty members have done international work funded by external grants.
  • MSU is in its fifth year (2006-2007) as a host institution in the prestigious Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, a non-degree program that brings mid-career professionals in leadership positions from around the world to select U.S. campuses. The five-year agreement designates MSU as one of two Humphrey program hosts in the area of economic development and one of only fifteen host institutions for the Humphrey program as a whole. MSU's fifth-year cohort of fourteen Humphrey Fellows arrived on campus in August 2006. Their home countries are China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Georgia, Grenada, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Niger, Senegal, Turkmenistan, and Uruguay.
  • MSU has built a long-standing reputation in the area of international "institution building". As an early example, MSU was instrumental in helping to establish the University of Ryukus in Okinawa, Japan in 1950. In the 1990s, MSU played a key role in the creation of the National University of Science and Technology in Pakistan. Other areas of the world where MSU has been a major partner in establishing universities, colleges, schools, and departments include: Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam.
  • As of Fall 2006, 2,057 MSU alumni had served as Peace Corps Volunteers since the agency was established in 1961, making MSU only the 5th university to surpass the 2,000 mark. 71 MSU graduates were serving at that time in countries around the world.
  • MSU is an enthusiastic and highly successful participant in Fulbright-affiliated programs. During the ten-year period beginning with the 1995-1996 academic year, 60 MSU faculty members and 61 MSU students have received various Fulbright fellowships. During that same period, MSU has hosted nearly 70 Fulbright-supported visiting faculty members from other countries.
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