Office of Global Education at CSUSM

International Student Spotlight Meet Khyati Kansagra from India... I am Khyati Kansagra from India. I moved to the US in 2014 to pursue bachelors in Biological Sciences with a minor in Chemistry from California State University San Marcos. I graduated from CSUSM in December 2018 and since then was working full time on STEM OPT at a pharmaceutical company in La Jolla.... Both my experience at CSUSM and working full time on OPT has been truly rewarding. I personally miss warm CSUSM international advisors and mentors who genuinely cared for my success and helped me throughout my time at CSUSM and even after I graduated. To all my international friends, please reach out to these amazing international advisors at Global Connections Office for any advice or help - you will see how amazing and knowledgeable they are. On the other hand, my first industrial job at Kyowa Kirin Pharmaceuticals has been a steppingstone in my career which paved my path to graduate school. I am excited to start Masters in Biotechnology at Johns Hopkins University in January 2021. If there is one advice I could give to any international student is that please make use of your OPT. I cannot emphasize enough how even a little experience in your field takes you a long way. I personally used two years of OPT before I decided to start grad school. Not only will I start grad school in January, but I will also start my part time on campus job as a Research Assistant at Johns Hopkins. Because I had two years of undergrad research experience and two years of industrial research experience, I was able to find an on campus job of my interest even before my grad school starts. Furthermore, I will also be serving as one of the ambassadors of International Students at Hopkins program (ISAH). Similar to Global Connections at CSUSM, this intends to help international students in providing with orientation details, housing, career building information, and other similar resources. I was recruited as one of the ISAH ambassadors at JHU because I had relevant experience from being an active member of Global Connections at CSUSM... (read more on our website www.csusm/global.com)

The Global Programs & Services Department will be closed from December 24, 2020 to January 1, 2021. Happy Holidays! Stay safe and healthy Cougars!

International Student Spotlight Meet Hugo from Mexico... I am an international student from México in the Accountancy department of COBA. Expected graduation year is spring 2021! ... A piece of advice is to attend school events and network whenever possible. You never know when you might need a friend or a contact, and there is no better place to meet people than through classes and school events.- Hugo Reynoso #csusminternational #globaleducationcsusm

International Alumni Student Spotlight Meet Bayan from Saudi Arabia... I’m Bayan Sairafi, from Saudi Arabia. Hopefully you still remember me. I studied double major Human Development and Sociology.... After graduation I went back to my country. I traveled a little to Europe before the lockdown (due to covid-19) you probably hate this word by now. I got a job at the E1 cluster as a document controller. Where I mange policies, clinical guidelines, scope of services and other type of documents. I’m also learning how to prepare hospitals for accrediting bodies visit. E1 cluster is part of the Ministry of Health where we manage the governmental hospitals. Also, E1 refers to the Eastern province as we manage the eastern provinces’ hospitals, and each province in the kingdom has their own cluster. I like my job and am learning great things that will help me when I continue my studies. During my free time I like to gather with my friends and family. Go for walks, hikes and explore nature. I also like to spend time reading and educate myself in different ways. CSUSM holds a tremendous place in my heart. As I grew up wondering in the plazas, looking for classes and crashing others. It helped me shape who I am and how to express myself and articulate my thoughts. I learned not only subject matters, but life matters. CSUSM is not only a school, it is a home.- Bayan Sairafi #internationalstudents #csusmglobal #csusminternational

Greetings Fantastic Students! TODAY you can VOTE for your Favorite International Photos: Vote for all 3 categoriesYou can only vote one time! https://www.csusm.edu/global/poster.html... SIGN ups for our IEW EVENTS (including International Coffee Hour). https://www.csusm.edu/global/calendar.html PLEASE JOIN US!