International Education and Programs

The Office of International Education and Programs is responsible for education abroad and international student and scholar services. OIEP arranges programs abroad from all four schools and colleges, and in diverse disciplines, including: business, communications, education, liberal arts, and sciences. OIEP supports international activities of the university’s academic departments, provides support for faculty members and departments to internationalize, and encourages a vibrant international campus culture.

OIEP regularly sends abroad over 400 students per year, from both SUNY Oswego and other campuses, on more than 80 overseas academic programs to over 30 countries. These programs include: short-term faculty-led programs embedded in on-campus courses, research programs abroad under Oswego faculty members, summer programs, student teaching programs, internship programs, and semester and academic year programs. Nearly 20% of graduating students at Oswego participate in education abroad, twice the national average, making Oswego one of the leading campuses for study abroad in the SUNY system.

OIEP welcomes an increasing number of international students to SUNY Oswego. Over 130 international students enroll in SUNY Oswego each year, from over a dozen different countries, as degree-seeking undergraduates, graduate students, exchange students, and to study English. OIEP offers an intensive orientation with on-going support services to our international students to welcome and integrate them into our campus and community. A growing number of visiting international scholars choose to spend a semester or year in residence at SUNY Oswego, coming from new and existing institutional partner universities abroad and on the Fulbright program.

International Students at Niagara Falls Trip to Boston Summer ESL Group