Tufts students want to make a difference, in their communities and in the world at large. The multidisciplinary education offered at Tufts University seeks to equip students with lifelong problem-solving skills and an understanding of the world around them that is at once broad and deep. Our goal is to educate a new generation of young leaders who will craft much-needed solutions to contemporary problems.
Dental Student Aid Trips
Under the guidance of the Public Health and Community Service department, Tufts dental students and faculty have the opportunity to travel internationally to provide dental services to underserved populations. These trips are organized for faculty and staff to broaden their horizons and practice dental medicine in differing areas of the world. Dental Missions serve to educate both the clinical skills and international views of students and faculty.
Division of Education, Advocacy and Community Outreach
This division of the School of Dental Medicine organizes and sponsors trips to countries such as Ecuador, where students and faculty offer preventive care, screenings and education.
Engineers Without Borders
Engineers Without Borders (EWB) promotes international awareness and responsibility by completing engineering projects designed to improve the standard of living in developing areas. EWB provides a forum and community for engineers and non-engineers alike to learn about developing countries, their cultures, and the development issues facing them. Students have worked on a model green building in Ecuador and water filtration in El Salvador in an effort to build a better world, one community at a time.
Environment and Sustainability Initiative
ESI seeks to supplement our studies through a variety of activities related to environmental and energy issues. These can include inviting speakers, hosting forums and debates, organizing education programs for EEF members as well as the Tufts and larger community, career workshops, and advocacy for the environment on the international level or the levels of our local community, and other appropriate activities.
Fletcher Global Women Mentor Program
This program is designed to help undergraduates majoring in International Relations explore educational opportunities and define career goals through connections with female role models engaged in private, public, and not-for-profit professions. Fletcher students from the Global Women Group are paired with undergraduates according to regional, academic, or professional interests at the beginning of each academic year.
International Collaborations at the School of Dental Medicine
Dr. Noshir Mehta, Assistant Dean for International Relations, has been working to establish an ongoing international presence for Tufts Dental School. Recognizing that the power of the internet and video conferencing techniques, the changes in International Dental Education, and the need for Tufts to stay in the forefront of Dental Education, the faculty and institutional collaborations have been established in Europe, China, India, and Latin America.
International Veterinary Student Association
The International Veterinary Student Association aims to raise the overall standard of veterinary education, particularly in disadvantaged countries, actively supports measures to improve the standard of animal welfare worldwide, and represents the international interest of veterinary students. The Tufts chapter of the IVSA helps members set up veterinary exchanges worldwide and awards scholarships for these exchanges. The Tufts chapter also supports veterinary education in disadvantaged countries by contributing annually to the IVSA Development Fund, by encouraging animal welfare activities worldwide, and by promoting the IVSA Hosting Program to local veterinarians interested in hosting international students.
One with One
One with One is a program sponsored by the Program in Chinese and TCSSA (Tufts Chinese Students and Scholars Association). Its goal is to promote and facilitate both linguistic and cultural exchanges between American and Chinese students. The Program matches up American students in the Chinese Program with students/scholars from China, who would like to improve their language skills, learn more about each other?s cultures, and develop friendships.
Veterinarians for Global Solutions
VGS is a student and professional organization committed to advancing the role of veterinarians in interdisciplinary work designed to improve ecosystems worldwide. Members of VGS are interested in conservation of biodiversity, the establishment of sustainable development, and environmental awareness. Working closely with the TCSVM International Veterinary Medicine and Conservation Medicine departments, the Tufts Student Chapter of VGS provides a network for students interested in conservation and international medicine.
