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

gilman top producer 25th anniversary award

Perimeter College is recognized as a 2026 ‘Top Producer’ of Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship recipients.

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.

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

Janine Anthony Bowen atop Mount Kiliminjaro holding a Georgia State flag.

From Kilimanjaro to ‘Mama’s Couch:’ Georgia State Trustee Undertakes Epic Quests

Published May 12, 2026 in Georgia State News Hub

Janine Anthony Bowen, a member of the Georgia State University Foundation Board of Trustees, is redefining what achievement looks like — from summiting Mount Kilimanjaro to using her online platform to help college athletes navigate their futures.

From Kilimanjaro to ‘Mama’s Couch:’ Georgia State Trustee Undertakes Epic Quests

Siegen meets Atlanta: New opportunities for study and exchange

Fulbright TEA Program Gives Nafisa Turaeva New Ideas to Incorporate in Her Uzbekistan Classroom

“Far More Than Professional Development”: Mahliyo Mirzayeva Reflects on Fulbright TEA Experience

Georgia State Awarded 2026 Gilman Pioneering Institution Award

World Languages Graduate Turns Elective Requirement Into Career

From Atlanta to Rome: A Georgia State Astronomy Student Chases the Sun Across Continents