International Relations
The International Relations Office exists to lead and support the international strategy of the University. It was established in 2007 and strengthened by the addition of a Student Mobility team (incoming and outgoing students), a Head of International Mobility and European Affairs, an International Relations and Projects Officer and a Pro Vice-Chancellor for International Relations.
The University of Surrey is a founding partner, with North Carolina State University and the University of São Paulo, of the University Global Partnership Network (UGPN). The UGPN sets out to create a foundation for international collaboration enabling academics and students from some of the world's top universities to work together on issues of global importance.
The University is also a member of Santander Universities, a worldwide network of over 800 tertiary education institutions. Santander Universities Global Division generously supports Surrey's international engagement through sponsorship of student and staff mobility, language programs and entrepreneurship initiatives.
The University has developed two Strategic Partnerships:
- The University's Surrey International Institute, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics received its first intake of students in 2007 and now boasts a population of over 1000 students in management and computing programmes.
- The University is the coordinating institution for the South East - India Partnership Network (SE-IPNet) collaboration with IISER Pune (selected from around 40 UK universities and consortia).
The University's Global Graduate Award offers all students the opportunity to study a foreign language on its institution-wide language programmes.