Incoming international students will now have access to orientation workshops to assist them in their transition to UCLA. The Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars and the International Student Leadership Coalition have collaborated to provide three workshop sessions for international students during summer New Student Orientations. The workshops will be available during September orientation […]
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UCLA to offer new undergrad degree in computer engineering in the fall
The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has built a new undergraduate degree out of electrical engineering and computer science. The electrical engineering and computer science departments will together oversee a new degree called computer engineering beginning in the fall. First- and second-year students in the two departments and undeclared engineering students […]
LA keeps 2024 deadline for Olympic projects despite winning 2028 bid
Little will change in Los Angeles’ plans for the Olympic Games despite Monday’s announcement that it would host the games in 2028, four years later than its original bid. The International Olympic Committee considered both Los Angeles and Paris to host the 2024 Games, but organizers reached an agreement for Los Angeles to host the […]
Cyberattack on UCLA server potentially accesses student information
This post was updated Aug. 4 at 2:30 a.m. A cyberattack on a UCLA administration server potentially breached the personal information of about 32,000 students earlier this week, UCLA officials said. On Monday, UCLA reported an alleged May 18 cyberattack on a Summer Sessions and International Education Office server. The server contained the personal information […]
UCLA campus facilities to be used during 2028 Summer Olympic Games
International athletes will be using UCLA campus facilities during the 2028 Summer Olympic Games. Los Angeles Olympic bid organizers declared candidacy Monday for the 2028 Summer Olympic Games. The announcement comes as part of an agreement with Paris, which will most likely host the games in 2024, according to a news release from the International […]
UCLA graduate programs to reach beyond Westwood with Global Online
International graduate students may soon be able to receive a UCLA degree without ever needing to step foot in Westwood. UCLA Global Online, an internet class initiative projected to launch in the fall of 2018, aims to provide graduate programs and degrees to students through online classes. Wayne Smutz, dean of continuing education and UCLA […]
Hire UCLA Ambassadors working to make career resources more accessible
A team of students is working to inform UCLA students of internship opportunities. The UCLA Career Center created the Hire UCLA Ambassadors program in the spring to better provide students with access to internship opportunities as well as the skills necessary to get them. The ambassadors have expanded their social media presence and have conducted […]