Located halfway between Lake Tahoe’s snowy mountains and vibrant San Francisco, the University of California at Davis (UC Davis) offers some of the nation’s top undergraduate and professional programs.

 

With 100 undergraduate and 90 graduate programs to choose from, UC Davis offers its bustling 34,000 plus student body one of the most diverse curriculums in the University of California system.

 

For STEM field students, a wealth of research opportunities can be found at UC Davis’ College of Agricultural and Environmental Science, College of Biological Sciences, College of Engineering, and College of Letters and Science.

 

Known for its diversity, UC Davis provides a high level of personal attention to its international students. The school has a deep-rooted global outlook, which has been further materialized in the visions of its new Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi. “Here at Davis there have been some absolutely thrilling developments; for example, there is going to be a new center for global food,” explained Ms. Beth Greenwood, director of UC Davis Extension’s Center for International Education.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Students feel connected to the UC Davis community and are given opportunities to collaborate with their professors and partake in important research in their field. Ms. Greenwood elaborated,

 

“When I think about one of the key goals of the Brazilian Scientific Mobility Program; it’s not just about educating students, but about bringing them here to teach them research and subsequent knowledge. It’s also about creating relationships which last a lifetime, whether students return to do graduate work, take on academic research themselves, or return in a professional capacity. Students come for the school’s specialties in agriculture, veterinary medicine, medicine, and law, but leave with much more.”

 

UC Davis will host thirty-eight new Brazilian students this fall through the Brazil Scientific Mobility Program and has worked hard to create strong partnerships with over 13 universities in Brazil, including Universidade de Sao Paulo, Universidade de Brasilia, and Universidade Federal do Amazonas. The school’s international commercial law program focuses on topics such as oil and gas law and regularly hosts Petrobras lawyers to participate in tailored curriculums for international lawyers. UC Davis views all of these partnerships with Brazil as an opportunity to promote cultural exchange, as well as global research initiatives and education.