The purpose of the Friends of the International Center is to support international education, to foster friendship, understanding, and cooperation within the international community, and to create a meeting place on the UCSD campus for people who share these aims. The Friends' logo symbolizes a moving crossroads where travelers can come together to share their common interest in and their uncommon knowledge about each other's countries.

The Friends of the International Center welcomes international visitors each year as they arrive, assist them in their relocation, and help promote good will and understanding to these future world leaders who will become interpreters of the United States – their interpretations will reflect their experiences in this country.  The Friends also grant scholarships to UCSD undergraduate and graduate students going abroad for study and to international students with advanced standing at UCSD.

For further information, brochures are available at the International Center.

Ready to give?  Please contact us at (858) 534-0263 or at stuaffairsdev@ucsd.edu.  You may also give now by accessing our secure online giving page.