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Our internationally engaged units foster high-impact international research and collaborations, teach and mentor the next generation of global citizens, and support international experiences and cultural exchange for all Cornellians.</p><div data-langcode="en" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="a5b14670-5556-4f82-b1f1-6e48612a20ac" data-embed-button="images" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.landscape_banner_832x347" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" class="embedded-entity"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_banner_832x347/public/2021-07/2019_1529_002-inline.jpg?h=a4cc2042&itok=LcJRYCGi" width="832" height="347" alt="Wendy Wolford addressing an audience."> </div> <p> </p><h2>Leadership for Global Engagement</h2><h3>Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs</h3><p>The Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs (OVPIA) provides strategic leadership for global engagement and internationalization at Cornell. The vice provost for international affairs oversees and manages Cornell's global partnerships and supports and facilitates global activities for colleges, faculty, staff, and students.<br><br>The vice provost chairs the university's International Travel and Response Team, international gift review committee, and the provost's working group on public and global activities.</p><ul><li><a href="/about/vpia" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="9739689d-a1f4-4604-91f8-e46a891a49db" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Vice Provost for International Affairs">Meet the Vice Provost</a></li><li><a href="/about/vpia/ovpia-leadership" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="a440ec5a-9a79-4e3f-9e06-c18e665b24bb" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="OVPIA Leadership">Meet the OVPIA Leadership Team</a></li><li><a href="/about/vpia/strategic-direction" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="0d690bf1-9f0f-4120-ab97-f17b862c8b1c" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Strategic Direction">Learn More about OVPIA's Mission</a></li></ul><h3>Global Operations</h3><div data-langcode="en" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="6d0a18e6-365c-4e0b-a77a-065371a1fec9" data-embed-button="images" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.thumbnail_landscape" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" class="align-left embedded-entity"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_landscape/public/2021-07/brett-zeck-eyfMgGvo9PA-unsplash.jpg?h=11bc99d7&itok=7a7BFiGm" width="386" height="200" alt="Wood texture map of the world "> </div> <p>A functional team based in OVPIA, <a href="/operations">Global Operations</a> supports faculty, staff, and students with the logistical and operational resources they need to engage confidently worldwide in research, teaching, academic collaborations, consulting, travel, executive education, and more. Staff partner with experts across campus to answer questions and offer creative solutions for engaging internationally.</p><div class="accent-blue-green dialog fill panel"><h4>Collaborations and Agreements</h4><p>Global Operations provides guidance and resources for faculty and college leadership in managing international <a href="/sub/operations/collaborations-and-agreements" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="0e07cbfd-373c-48aa-a647-72862c6ded6b" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Collaborations and Agreements">collaborations and agreements</a>. 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Global Hubs bring together faculty, students, alumni, the public and private sectors, and local communities for broad-reaching partnerships that combine research, learning, and engagement. 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The first Global Grand Challenge: Migrations studied how all living things migrate. For Cornell's second Global Grand Challenge, the challenge is to think rigorously about the future鈥攁nd to see it as a means, not an end.</p><hr><h3>International Mobility: Office of Global Learning</h3><div data-langcode="en" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="80ed6c2c-6291-4bbf-8e5f-252db85fe3bf" data-embed-button="images" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.thumbnail_landscape" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" class="align-left embedded-entity"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_landscape/public/2021-07/Evelyn%20Samuel%20%2718%20MSID%20Ecuador.jpg?h=c9ce58e1&itok=0fRBT7Rd" width="386" height="200" alt="Four students studying abroad in Ecuador"> </div> <h4><a href="https://abroad.globallearning.cornell.edu" title="Education Abroad">Education Abroad</a></h4><p>The Office of Global Learning's Education Abroad team supports study abroad for all Cornell undergraduates, including student opportunities at Global Hubs and global learning programs worldwide. Are you ready to find your place in the world?</p><hr><div data-langcode="en" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="e37fcce9-161b-487b-bb4e-965ef2c9b858" data-embed-button="images" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.thumbnail_landscape" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" class="align-right embedded-entity"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_landscape/public/2021-08/2019_1123_003.jpg?h=c5ea3043&itok=nz2lKncU" width="386" height="200" alt="Grad student holding test tube with two faculty"> </div> <h4><a href="https://international.globallearning.cornell.edu/" title="International Services">International Services</a></h4><p>The Office of Global Learning's International Services team advises Cornell's international community on visas and jobs, settling into Ithaca, campus resources, and more. 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