2023-2024
About Us
Mission, Vision, Values
Mission: Rutgers Global is the university-wide international office that promotes global engagement and understanding.
Vision: Rutgers Global is dedicated to bringing together our richly diverse student population to engage in cross-cultural exchange and critical dialog, and to ultimately prepare them to be globally minded, culturally fluent citizens of the nation and world. We seek to ensure that internationally renowned scholars join Rutgers University; we cultivate meaningful global partnerships and alliances; and we support breakthrough research and innovation with an international impact.
Values: Rutgers Global continually seeks to strengthen the University’s global engagement, impact, and reputation by:
- Cultivating and supporting a robust and diverse international student and scholar community.
- Fostering global experiential learning at home and abroad for all students to nurture their development and success.
- Partnering with leading international institutions and organizations to develop and sustain collaborative academic programs and research that address global grand challenges.
- Creating opportunities and supporting initiatives for the broad university community and alumni to engage globally.
Staff Directory
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Our International History
Rutgers was chartered in 1766 as Queen’s College, a private institution affiliated with the Dutch Reformed Church, and then renamed Rutgers College in 1825 after philanthropist Colonel Henry Rutgers. In 1866, Rutgers welcomed its first Japanese students, the Yokoi brothers. A brilliant samurai, Kusakabe Taro, followed Yokoi brothers to Rutgers just one year later, with aspirations of a career in international relations.
Publications
Annual Report: Rutgers Global publishes an annual report, providing information and data on our activities and international engagement.
Global Connections: Rutgers Global publishes a monthly email newsletter with highlighted global news and featured events that is sent to students, faculty and staff, and alumni. Visit our Global Connections Archive.
2022-2023
March 2025
April 2025
Rutgers Global Alerts
Rutgers Global Alerts provide guidance and resources to all members of the Rutgers community regarding issues related to travel advisories, immigration policies, and other regulatory updates that impact international students and scholars, as well as domestic students and faculty traveling abroad.
Global News
Rutgers delegation fostered academic alliances and strengthened alumni engagement during March visit
In a major step to bolster its global visibility, an institution-wide delegation from Rutgers University visited India in March 2025. The visit marked a strategic push to deepen Rutgers’ engagement with India’s vibrant academic and innovation ecosystem through the exploration of new partnerships, research initiatives, and student mobility programs.
Cuba may not be a Spring Break hotspot—particularly given that Americans are prohibited from visiting the island solely for tourism. But for a group of Rutgers Law School students, Cuba turned out to be a truly unique and educational Spring Break destination, made possible through a travel course designed to expose students to Cuban law, history, and society through firsthand encounters with local attorneys, activists, students, and community members. The course is taught each year by Rutgers Law Clinical Professor Charles Auffant. Check out this video with highlights from the trip.
Rutgers Vice President for Global Affairs honored for his contributions to global science and African scholarship
Rutgers University’s Vice President for Global Affairs, Dr. Eric (Rick) Garfunkel, has been elected as a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), joining an elite group of eighty-eight distinguished scientists and scholars (16 from beyond the continent) recognized for their exceptional contributions to scientific advancement and scholarship.