Developing the university’s Vision 2030 Global Strategy is an effort that has spanned multiple years with the participation and input of a variety of stakeholders and experts.
Process
The Vision 2030 Global Strategy emerged from a multi-year process, beginning with the 2018 Globalization Strategy Taskforce Report developed by the 2017-2018 Illinois International Advisory Committee, under the leadership of Professor Clara Chu and Dean Peter Constable. Recommendations from the 2018 Taskforce Report were incorporated into the campus strategic plan, The Next 150. Building on that foundation, the Illinois International Advisory Committee—in collaboration with the Associate Chancellor and Vice Provost for Global Affairs & Strategies—identified strategic focus areas, conducted research, and pinpointed key strategies and actions. The final version was informed by and revised pursuant to feedback received from various stakeholders, including: Deans and their respective college leadership, the Council of Undergraduate Deans, representatives from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, and public forums open to the campus community.
Documentation
The documentation below provides further context and information about the development of the Vision 2030 Global Strategy. A university account is required to access these materials.
- Globalization Strategy Taskforce Report (PDF) (January 2018)
- Globalization Strategy Taskforce Presentation (PDF) (January 2018)
- Campus Global Strategy Discussion Document (February 2022)
- Global South Strategy Presentation (PDF) (January 2022)
- Global South Strategy: Africa (PDF) (January 2022)
- Campus Global Strategy Presentation (PDF) (March 2022)
- Penultimate Draft (June 2022)
- Vision 2030: Illinois’ Global Strategy (Final July 2022)
- Vision 2030 Global Strategy (Updated August 2023)
More Information
International Statistics
International Student and Scholar Services publishes an annual report on the university’s international student and scholar data that is publicly available for informational purposes.
Illinois Abroad and Global Exchange publishes an annual report on the university’s education abroad data that is also publicly available for informational purposes.
Illini Everywhere Project
The Illini Everywhere Project (2015-2020) was developed by the Student Life and Culture Archives to celebrate the university’s sesquicentennial. As part of the project, University Archives graduate student employee Salvatore De Sando wrote narrative, archival bibliographies about the student life experiences of students from a variety of cultural backgrounds. These bibliographies were designed to help researchers begin their own research into student life and culture histories at the university. These bibliographies have served as helpful references for the development of the Vision 2030 Global Strategy. Learn more about the Illini Everywhere Project.
- Afghan Illini, Since 1939
- Argentine Illini, Since 1901
- Armenian Illini, Since 1871
- Assyrian Illini, Since 1941
- Brazilian Illini, Since 1914
- Bulgarian Illini, Since 1911
- Canadian Illini, Since 1871
- Chilean Illini, Since 1914
- Chinese Illini, Since 1906
- Colombian Illini, Since 1918
- Costa Rican Illini, Since 1908
- Cuban Illini, Since 1908
- Cypriot Illini, Since 1935
- Ecuadorian Illini, Since 1944
- Egyptian Illini, Since 1910
- Estonian Illini, Since 1950
- Filipino Illini, Since 1905
- Greek Illini, Since 1873
- Guatemalan Illini, Since 1943
- Haitian Illini, Since 1914
- Hawaiian Illini, Since 1915
- Honduran Illini, Since 1959
- Hong Kong Illini, Since 1916
- Hungarian Illini, Since 1941
- Icelandic Illini, Since 1942
- Indonesian Illini, Since 1921
- Iranian Illini, Since 1907
- Iraqi Illini, Since 1948
- Irish Illini, Since 1895
- Italian Illini, Since 1892
- Jamaican Illini, Since 1914
- Japanese Illini, Since 1872
- Korean Illini, Since 1922
- Kuwaiti Illini Since 1969
- Latvian Illini, Since 1920
- Lebanese Illini, Since 1909
- Lithuanian Illini Since 1897
- Malaysian Illini, Since 1952
- Mexican Illini, Since 1884
- Nicaraguan Illini, Since 1947
- Nigerian Illini, Since 1939
- Panamanian Illini, Since 1914
- Peruvian Illini, Since 1908
- Polish Illini, Since 1897
- Portuguese Illini, Since 1967
- Puerto Rican Illini, Since 1908
- Romanian Illini, Since 1905
- Russian Illini, Since 1892
- Salvadoran Illini, Since 1942
- Sikh Illini, Since 1915
- Singaporean Illini, Since 1951
- South Asian Illini, Since 1906
- Swiss Illini, Since 1908
- Syrian Illini, Since 1909
- Taiwanese Illini, Since 1922
- Thai Illini, Since 1940
- Turkish Illini, Since 1920
- Ugandan Illini, Since 1964
- Ukrainian Illini, Since 1907
- Venezuelan Illini, Since 1920
- Vietnamese Illini, Since 1952