International Student and Scholar Compliance
The Office of International Student & Scholar Compliance (ISSC) provides immigration support and advising for international students and scholars, including assistance with immigration records and regulations, visa and travel issues, and support for employment eligibility.
International Success Programs
The Office of International Success Programs supports international students’ transition to the U.S. by offering arrival programs, mentoring, and cultural events to enhance their university experience and create a strong sense of community and belonging.
English Language Center
The English Language Center (ELC) offers personalized language support to help multilingual and international students communicate confidently and effectively in academic and professional settings.
Study Abroad Programs
The Office of Study Abroad Programs provides resources for students to study, intern, or volunteer abroad while earning academic credit and gaining a global perspective.
International Partnerships
The Office of International Partnerships manages international memorandums of understanding (MOUs) and cooperation agreements (CAs), assists with international delegations and visits, and offers guidance for internationalization activities.
UNLV Global Mission
UNLV Global is committed to embracing a global perspective, facilitating international partnerships, mobilizing students and faculty for transformative international education exchange, and fostering cross-cultural understanding on UNLV’s campus. Through collaboration, innovation, and advocacy, we provide the knowledge, resources, and guidance necessary for success in an interconnected world and we actively work to grow a globalized campus that is forward facing, work-force aligned, and positioned among the world’s leading universities.
UNLV Global Core Values
- Student-Centered Support: We work proactively and collaboratively to provide programs and services that empower and support our international community of students and scholars. We offer high-impact global engagement and learning opportunities that promote students’ success. Through excellence, empathy, active listening, and inclusion, we help students and scholars navigate cross-cultural differences and global change, and achieve their goals.
- Excellence in Service: We provide timely, seamless, solution-driven support that anticipates and meets the needs of our campus community. We act ethically, responsibly, and with an ethos of care for students, faculty, staff, and our international partners around the globe.
- Collaboration: We foster successful teamwork, positive partnerships, and shared goals with colleagues across campus, and beyond, to develop and realize our internationalization mission and lift up our international students, faculty, and staff. By cultivating a regional, national, and global network of colleagues, partners, and experts, we connect UNLV to the world and bring partners from across the globe to our campus.
- Cultural Competency: We celebrate cultural diversity and promote cross-cultural understanding to prepare students, faculty, and staff for success in a globalized world, even as we help international students and scholars successfully navigate American higher education and life in the U.S. Our role is to promote a globalized campus community founded on inclusion, the open exchange of ideas, mutual understanding, lifelong learning, and respectful dialog
- Transformation: We are committed to providing life-changing opportunities that broaden perspectives, inspire growth, and create lasting positive impact for individuals, our campus, and the world.
- Integrity and Advocacy: We uphold ethical practices and champion the rights and successes of U.S. and international students, faculty, and staff in all of our endeavors.