Welcome!

The Penn Global Development Initiative (GDI) seeks to enhance the University as a global player in international research, policy and development; to illuminate the potential of research universities (such as Penn) to contribute to the Millennium Development Goals -- and to enable new synergies across the Penn international community of students, faculty and staff.

Announcements

The GDI International Internship program is no longer accepting applicants for 2008.
Thanks very much for your interest.

 

Event News

  • April 10-11, 2008

    Second Annual GDI Forum:
    Higher Education and International Development

    2008 GDI Forum Program [download] (FINAL)
    2008 GDI Forum Poster [download]
    Thanks to all who participated in this year's Forum! Keynote presentations are available for download here; video clips and photos will be available soon.