The University of Illinois has the largest international student community of any US public university, with over 10,000 international students (21% of the student population) from 115 countries. Established in 2014, International Education has the following mission and vision.

Mission

The mission of International Education (IE) is to embrace world cultures and global perspectives, engage international and domestic students, and empower all students with global learning opportunities through co-curricular activities and programs.  

Vision

The vision of IE is to provide transformative learning experience to nurture world citizens and future leaders in local and global contexts.