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 UC Education Abroad Program: 50th Anniversary

Celebrating 50 Years of Study Abroad

In the fall of 1962, 80 students from the University of California traveled to Bordeaux in the south of France to spend a year studying abroad. Since then, the UC Education Abroad Program has enabled nearly 100,000 students to explore the world, expand their academic horizons, learn new languages and gain global perspectives that have enriched their studies, their lives and their careers. Join us in celebrating UCEAP's half-century, and looking forward to a future of outstanding study abroad opportunities for UC students.
 

Upcoming UCEAP 50th Anniversary Event in June 2013

 

Celebrate with first UCEAP partner in Asia, International Christian University (ICU), Tokyo, Japan, June 24-26, 2013   

 

In recognition of ICU’s 60th anniversary, UCEAP’s 50 year history, and in anticipation of the upcoming 50th year of cooperation between ICU and UCEAP, a series of activities and events will take place at the ICU campus in Tokyo this June. For more information on UCEAP in Japan, visit the Tokyo Study Center and for information on the June events, please look here. 

 

UCEAP 50th Anniversary Events held in 2012

 

UCEAP 50th Anniversary in Bordeaux, France

The University of California celebrated its 50th Anniversary at the site of the first program establish in 1962 in Bordeaux, France - October 3- 6, 2012. Alumni, students, partners and UC personnel came together to mark the begin of UC's study abroad program and to recognize the significant benefits of the program for today's UC students.

 
UCEAP 50th Anniversary Systemwide Alumni Reunion
The University of California Education Abroad Program celebrated five decades of study abroad with a systemwide Alumni and Friends Reunion on Saturday April 28, 2012. Over 200 alumni, staff and friends of UCEAP gathered from across UC on the UC Santa Barbara campus to celebrate this milestone.
 

Event Photos are posted on UCEAP's Flickr Account

Press Release: UCEAP Alumni Testify to Study Abroad Program's Lifelong Benefits at 50th Anniversary Reunion

 
UC Irvine Celebrates UCEAP's 50th Anniversary
On Saturday, May 12, 2012, UCI study abroad alumni and friends came together at UC Irvine's Global Viewpoint Lounge for a UCEAP 50th Anniversary celebration and study abroad scholarship fundraiser. 
Visit the UCI Study Abroad Center website or view their newsletter to read about the event and see pictures!
 
UCEAP hosts the OSAC College & University Health, Safety, and Security Seminar 
On Thursday and Friday, September 20th and 21st, 2012, UCEAP hosted this free  seminar presented by the U.S. Department of State's Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC). The seminar's theme was The Power of Collaboration, and presenters and attendees shared practices and protocols their institutions use to address critical issues facing education abroad professionals including student health, mental health, substance abuse, personal security, gender-based violence, risk assessment, and more. Visit the OSAC Seminar webpage to view presentations, handouts and photos from the event!
 
International Education Week - November 12 -16, 2012 International Education Week is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide.  For more information on the joint initiative of the U.S. Dept. of State and the U.S. Dept. of Education visit the website at www.iew.state.gov
 
UC Irvine Movie Screening and Dessert Reception - November 15, 2012 6.30pm  International Education Week and UCEAP's 50th anniversary was celebrated at UC Irvine with a screening of the 2011 Academy Award wining movie Midnight in Paris and a dessert reception.  
 
UCEAP 50th Anniversary with CIEE in Shanghai - November 14-17, 2012

In conjunction with the CIEE Annual Conference in Shanghai, UCEAP faculty and staff, including the Beijing and Shanghai study centers, participated in a well-attended 50th Anniversary celebration, which drew alumni, partners, and friends of UCEAP to the famous Jinjiang Restaurant in Shanghai's French Concession district.

 

Alumni Stories and Photographs
 
As we celebrate a half-century of study abroad, UCEAP highlights some notable people and memorable stories and images.
 
UCEAP captures images of alumni from across the system for its Alumni and Friends Reunion. View alumni slideshow.
 
The Evolution of an Ambassador:

"I was lucky enough to spend my junior year in Hong Kong, which was a remarkable opportunity, I think probably the most important step I ever took.

 

It confirmed that I really did like the international world, that I loved living abroad, I loved living in other cultures, and I had the opportunity to get to know the American diplomats at our consulate there and find out what kind of people are these and what is it that they do.

 

By the time I left Hong Kong it was close to an obsession that I was going into the Foreign Service."

Barbara Bodine

Barbara Bodine, who studied abroad in Hong Kong while attending UC Santa Barbara, served for 30 years as a diplomat.

Bodine's years in the U.S. Foreign Service were spent primarily on Arabian Peninsula and greater Barbara BodinePersian Gulf issues. She was the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen (1997-2001) and also served at posts in Baghdad, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Taiwan, and Tunis, and as Dean of Professional Studies at the Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute.
 
She now lectures in public and international affairs at Princeton University and is a regular media commentator.