Illinois should foster international study and scholarship strategically, building on strength and encouraging students to gain understanding of other cultures both through study abroad and through work and social activity with faculty, students and visitors from other nations.
Goals Build upon our strength as a center for international scholarship.
The internationalization of virtually every aspect of the modern world is accelerating. From science and scholarship to economic and cultural life, leadership requires a global perspective. International involvements on the part of our faculty and many units are already extensive, and will need to expand markedly to keep pace with these developments. Our strengths in international scholarship in a number of academic departments can serve us well in this connection, and their enhancement will be of increasing importance. Identify our areas of greatest strength in international scholarship, and focus future development upon them.