About OITA
Office Aims, Scope and Mission
OITA Mission
To facilitate UMass Boston’s processes of strategically integrating the dimensions of international (global), transnational (borderless), trans-cultural, intercultural, and national trends and policies into the curriculum, teaching, research, community engagement, and service functions of the university.
Aims
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To promote involvement of all students in significant international educational experiences in the context of global-urban communities;
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To create and maintain a stimulating and supportive academic and cultural environment for and with students and scholars;
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To support transnational academic curricula that are trans-disciplinary and trans-collegiate;
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To promote and enhance faculty’s teaching, research, and multiple forms of scholarship activities pertaining to global-urban matters, and their engagement permeate transdisciplinary approaches; and
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To ensure efficient and coherent coordination for campus-wide transcultural academic affairs.
Scope
The office provides services in the four main areas to facilitate the university’s internationalization:
- Services for international students and scholars as well as study abroad and exchange programs;
- Services for developing transnational service learning curricula in global-urban contexts for both undergraduate and graduate students;
- Services for faculty’s transnational and transdisciplinary professional development in their scholarship of teaching, research, and community engagement; and
- Services for developing transnational and transdisciplinary curriculum and degree program development.
