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Serving the World

Global Access, Global Impact

CPE’s online programs make the extraordinary knowledge and resources of UC Davis accessible to the world. And through international partnerships with more than 100 top-tier universities and government educational agencies, we bring the world to UC Davis.

From educating thousands of agricultural workers on the safe use of pesticides to offering affordable online open courses that drive social mobility, CPE embraces UC Davis’ commitment to help solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges.

60+

countries served

150+

International partnerships

Nearly 600,000

learners completed at least one CPE online course on Coursera

Innovation Through Partnership

Representatives from UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education - International and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) pose for a group photo at the UC Davis International Center.

New Partnership Fosters A Shared Commitment to Global Impact

UC Davis CPE and the UN Institute for Training and Research formed a new partnership to develop education programs addressing challenges and advancing sustainable development training, leadership skills, digital innovation and global learning worldwide.

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Safety in Agriculture: Empowering Voices, Protecting Lives

CPE’s Pesticide Educational Resources Collaborative led efforts to make pesticide safety training more inclusive, releasing the first EPA-approved Indigenous-language videos and expanding culturally relevant outreach to protect farmworkers nationwide.

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Partnership Brings Kazakhstan’s Bolashak Scholars to UC Davis

For nearly 50 years CPE has built relationships with top international universities and government programs. This year we partnered with the Kazakhstani government to bring a group of working professionals, the Bolashak Scholars, to UC Davis.

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2024-25 Highlights

Chijindu

Open Online Courses Foster Curiosity and Career Growth

CPE ramped up its global online educational presence this year—with more than 589,000 global learners. We launched 23 new offerings this year, from data science to world languages.

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Tapiwa Charosa

A New Voice for Brewing in Africa and the World

Meet Tapiwa Charosa, our 2025 Tapping Potential Scholarship winner, who is using her brewing education to promote greater diversity, empower underrepresented brewers and help shape a more inclusive, innovative global brewing industry.

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A collage of photos from previous Tribal TANF Institutes and promotional images, along with a 20 years ribbon

A Unique Educational Experience for Tribal Professionals

As the nation’s premier professional development training for Tribal social services programs, CPE’s National Tribal TANF Institute celebrated its 20th year of honoring Tribal values and traditions while embracing innovation.

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Fulbright Taiwan, Foundation for Scholarly Exchange, hosted a delegation of 17 faculty from eight American universities in early May.

A Shared Vision for Bilingual Education

CPE’s International Programs and Fulbright Taiwan expanded their bilingual education partnership, training 180+ Taiwanese teachers in English-Medium Instruction to boost student engagement and global skills and support Taiwan’s 2030 bilingual nation goal.

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Additional Highlights for 2024-2025

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