University Centers & Events
As one of the top public universities in the country, the University of Virginia offers support and activities for students interested in a diverse range of international issues.
Asian and Middle Eastern
Languages and Cultures
Almost two-thirds of the world's population live in Asia and the
Middle East, and a greater percentage than that, from the Maghrib
in the west to Japan in the east, speak major Asian and Middle
Eastern languages. In the 21st century knowledge and understanding
of that part of the world will become increasingly important for
people in any profession or field of endeavor. To address that
crucial need the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Languages
and Cultures (AMELC) offers a comprehensive curriculum in some
of the major languages, literatures, and cultures of East Asia,
the Middle East, and South Asia. AMELC currently teaches Arabic
(classical and modern), Chinese (classical and modern), Hebrew
(modern), with Biblical taught in Religious Studies, Hindi, Japanese
(modern and pre-modern), Persian, Sanskrit, and Urdu. Literature
courses in AMELC are offered in all these languages. Most literature
courses are offered in the language and many are offered in English,
with readings in translation.
Center for Russian
and East European Studies
The Center for Russian and East European Studies serves as a resource
for research and scholarship in the field of Russian and East
European Studies. The center supports teaching, research, curriculum
development, community outreach programs and University-wide activities.
In these efforts the Center cooperates with other educational
institutions in Virginia and the Southeast.
Center for South Asian
Studies
The Center for South Asian Studies at the University of Virginia
is one of 11 federally funded National Resource Centers for the
Study of South Asia—its diverse peoples, languages, cultures,
religions and history. Coordinating academic studies, outreach
programs, and research relating to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan,
India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Tibet, the center offers
a wide range of courses in South Asia's languages and the disciplines,
a comprehensive library, and substantial fellowship support as
well as educational and cultural programs in the community.
East Asia Center
The East Asia Center was founded in 1975 to provide a forum for
faculty and students interested in East and Southeast Asia and
to encourage extracurricular lectures and activities. It is an
interdisciplinary organization of faculty associates, each of
whom is a full member of a department. The center administers
the interdisciplinary M.A. and M.B.A./M.A. degree programs in
Asian Studies; encourages and coordinates Asia-related activities,
especially the lecture series; and administers a travel-grant
program for student and faculty travel to Asia.
Institute for Global
Policy Research
The institute serves as a framework for interdisciplinary programs
concerned with issues of public policy around the world and provides
a catalyst for developing innovative approaches to global problems.
At the present, the Institute includes four integral elements:
the Arabian Peninsula and Gulf Studies Program [APAG], the Center
for Turkish and Turkic Studies [in development], the Program on
Leadership Studies for Keeping the Peace, Critical Incident Analysis
Group [CIAG], and two affiliated University programs: the Center
for Russian and East European Studies and the Nuclear Nonproliferation
Verification Institute.
The Lorna Sundberg
International Center
Since 1972, UVA's International Center (IC) has promoted intercultural
exchange through various educational and social programs. The
IC provides a comfortable and dynamic forum for learning about
the world's cultures and exploring the rich diversity within our
international community of students, scholars, faculty, and local
residents.
Miller Center of Public
Affairs
Within walking distance of the Law School, the University of Virginia's
Miller Center of Public Affairs is a nonpartisan, nonprofit
research institution. Its mission is to study and inform the national
and international policies of the United States, with a special
emphasis on the American presidency.
