PANTHERS, GO GLOBAL!

The Office of International Initiatives builds interdisciplinary synergies and expands global opportunities where faculty, staff, students and our Atlanta-area colleagues can collaborate, innovate and form engaged partnerships with far-reaching impact.

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2025 Annual Report!
Advancing our strategic plan through international opportunities for faculty and students!
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THE WORLD IS YOUR CLASSROOM!

"One of the greatest cultural and personal benefits gained from studying abroad is gaining interpersonal and communication skills...which positively impacted the way I want to shape my career and studies."

- Ashley Aguilar, International Economics and Modern Languages

Are You Ready to Make a Global Impact?

“I want to express my sincere appreciation to our faculty and staff for their commitment to developing global partnerships, programming and curriculum. This award is a credit to their belief in the importance of global experiences for our students.”

M. Brian Blake, President on winning the 2023 Simon Award

$1,462,089

Total Amount of GSU Study Abroad Scholarships Awarded in 2023-2024.

1600+

GSU Students have received their first US passport without cost!

622 Global Scholar Distinction eligible courses!

317 fall 2024 - summer 2025 graduates! *prospective.

3,000+ Virtual Exchange students

collaborating with 85 International partner institutions in 41 countries & regions in 2024-25.

Global Education Achievements

2025 GOabroad.com Innovation Awards goes to Georgia State University – Creative Media Industries Institute – The Creative Economy, Culture, and Tourism in Ghana

2025 GSU Study Abroad Programs ranks #5 among public institutions and #27 across all institutions.

Georgia State University to host 2025 Mandela Washington Fellowship - Leadership in Public Management Institute.

2023 Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization

2022 IIE Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education in the category of Widening Access for International Education for its Free Passport Initiative

Recent News

Levys Reyes seated at an outdoor table with a nighttime skyline in the background.

Accounting Graduate Deepens Connection With Community

Published December 5, 2025 in Georgia State News Hub

Accounting major Levys Reyes (B.B.A. '25) has found opportunities not only to build a foundation for his career while attending Georgia State, but also to make a difference in his community by connecting with his Hispanic heritage.

Accounting Graduate Deepens Connection With Community

Economics Graduate Ready to Make Connections, Find Solutions

“Joining a Community”: Q&A with Fulbright Scholar Diellza Namani

From Lab To Land: How Hands-On Computer Science Is Building the Future

Samantha Stiller

Fueling Future Scientists: Georgia State Announces Two New Beckman Scholars

GSU Chemistry Professor Showcases Biomedical Research at Egyptian, International Universities