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Penn State Global connects you to learning, research, and opportunity across every continent.
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Penn State Global supports global learning through education abroad, workshops and conferences for students, resources for faculty, and programming support that expands international opportunities.
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Penn State has nearly 300 partnerships around the world, including strategic partnerships with a breadth and depth of activities across student mobility, academic exchange, and joint research.
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Penn State has been named a recipient of the 2025 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization, the highest recognition in the field of international education, awarded by NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
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