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Office Information

Patrick O’Connell
Executive Director, QC Global
King Hall 207
718-997-4440
patrick.oconnell@qc.cuny.edu

Study Abroad Office
King Hall 203
718-997-5050
studyabroad@qc.cuny.edu

The QC Global website is dedicated to international education, research, scholarship and global engagement. The college supports an internationalized curriculum and helps develop opportunities for study, collaborate, and conduct research and internships abroad. We also welcome students and scholars from around the world to our campus. Queens is the World’s Borough, and we strive to reflect our home. The links below lead to the different offices and programs that support these efforts.

“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” – Jawaharlal Nehru

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Study Abroad

This office helps students interested in short or long term study in one of the 24 countries where Queens has contacts and exchanges. Where can you study? What are the costs and what about financial aid? In addition, Queens College participates in the National Student Exchange: Study Abroad in Montana or Hawaii!

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International Students and Scholars

This office handles all visa and immigration issues. It assures that everything we do complies with the law. If you are an international student or a long-term scholar or employee on a visa, this office is your main legal resource.

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Global Student Success Program

This office assists with many aspects of your student life, including expediting your admission process, offering orientation programs as you transition to the American classroom, and providing academic and social experiences scheduled throughout the year.

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Study and Research

Follow the links below if you are interested in studying or doing research at Queens College:

Global Studies Minor

The Global Studies Minor offers a unique interdisciplinary program designed to develop global competency in students by integrating global courses, language acquisition, an intercultural experience, and research into the traditional academic curriculum of the student’s degree program.

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Collaborative Online International Learning

COIL is a virtual exchange pedagogical approach for students to engage in online collaborative projects with partners from different cultural contexts (and possibly different disciplines).

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ACE International

Queens College is on the 13 members of the 2014-16 Internationalization Laboratory. The laboratory provides assistance to leadership teams as they engage in an 18-month comprehensive review of internationalization efforts on campus.