School of Industrial and Labor Relations
The School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) was founded "to improve industrial and labor conditions in the State through the provision of instruction, the conduct of research, and the dissemination of information in all aspects of industrial, labor, and public relations, affecting employers and employees." Today, this core mission extends far beyond New York State. ILR's research, teaching, and extension activities reach out to employers, workers, students, policymakers, and researchers around the world. ILR International Programs role is to support these international activities and to promote new opportunities with the aim of further expanding ILR's international presence.
Activities include:
- Promotion of international research and exchange
- Expansion of opportunities for students' international education
- Development of international conferences and seminars
- Publicity for international activities at ILR
- Dissemination of faculty and international research
- Administration of ILR Visiting Fellow Program
International Internships
Institutional partnerships with the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) International Institute for Labour Studies (Geneva) and the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin) facilitate placement of undergraduate interns who earn ILR credit during their internships.
Student "International Experience" Grants
A new grant competition aimed at facilitating international research and volunteer opportunities for ILR graduate and undergraduate students began in Spring 2005. Undergraduate and graduate students were awarded grants to assist with their research and travel to China, Germany, Nicaragua, Spain, and Tanzania. Our hope is to fund several international experience grants each semester.
Internationalizing the ILR Curriculum
ILR’s International Graduate Students’ Association (IGSA) has proposed an International Concentration for MILR students designed to enhance international/global perspectives in the curriculum. The IP faculty committee is working with MILR students and the International and Comparative Labor Department in addressing the request and a proposal for an International Concentration for MILR's is being reviewed by the Graduate Studies Director and Committee.
Visiting Fellows
ILR welcomes some 15 to 20 international Visiting Fellows from around the world each year. Visitors from Argentina, Israel, Italy, Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, and many other countries offer students and faculty a wide range of experience and perspectives and bring a valued international dimension to the school.
Future Plans and Strategic Goals
Future activities include: 1) strengthening ties with ILR international alumni, 2) expanding international curriculum/education offerings, 3) improving integration of extension-resident international information and collaboration, 4) and promoting exchange opportunities with international institutional partners among students and faculty, among others.
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Features
ILR International Programs
ILR International Programs promotes ILR's core mission in research, teaching, and extension programming around the world. Guided by an academic committee, this Program supports the integration of international dimensions into teaching and research at ILR.
- Admissions
- Career Planning
- Courses
- Faculty
- Financial Resources
- International Agreements
- Library Resources
- Programs, Centers, and Institutes
- Projects and Initiatives
- Study Abroad
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Admissions
Applying to ILR - Tips for International Students
Information and answers for international students considering applying to the School of Industrial and Labor Relations.
Financial Aid for International Students
Information on financial assistance and funding opportunities for international students applying to ILR.
ILR Multicultural Affairs
With one quarter of its students being African American, American Indian, Asian American, or Latino American, ILR values its diversity and is responsive to the unique social, academic, and cultural needs of minority students.
Career Planning
ILR International Program: Jobs and Internships
The ILR school offers a credit internship program, widely recognized as the most successful of its type in the United States, for students to enhance and apply their understanding of industrial and labor relation issues in a professional career environment. Students can pursue international internship opportunities with the ILO in Geneva, Switzerland, and with the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in Dublin, Ireland. Additional opportunities in London and Belgium are expected soon.
Courses
ILR International and Language Courses
Information on international courses within the ILR school and the wide range of language classes at Cornell.
Faculty
ILR Faculty with International Expertise
The ILR faculty represent the world's greatest concentration of scholars in the field of industrial and labor relations. Resident and extension faculty are involved in a variety of international research projects and activities around the world.
Financial Resources
International Experience Grants
ILR International Programs will make available a limited number of small grants to ILR undergraduate and graduate students to support educational and research activities that enhance the student's international experience and facilitate their presence abroad.
International Agreements
ILR Global Partnerships
The School of Industrial and Labor Relations promotes international research and exchange with myriad informal opportunities for faculty and students to collaborate in Asia, Europe, Latin America, South Africa, and throughout the world.
ILR Visiting Fellow Program
Each year the ILR Visiting Fellow Program welcomes scholars from around the world to pursue research interests in industrial and labor relations.
Library Resources
Catherwood Library: International Research Portal
The International Information links from this Portal are designed to lead the researcher and practitioner to the most reliable and fundamental information sources available in matters related to Industrial and Labor Relations. To assist in this process some sources have been grouped into categories such as Best Regional Sites, including Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America, and Key State Department Sites.
Programs, Centers, and Institutes
ILR International Programs
ILR International Programs promotes ILR's core mission in research, teaching, and extension programming around the world. Guided by an academic committee, this Program supports the integration of international dimensions into teaching and research at ILR.
ILR Research Centers and Institutes
ILR is affiliated with over a dozen research centers and institutes, ranging from local to international, that aim to advance knowledge and understanding of work-related issues.
Projects and Initiatives
Central European Human Resource Education Initiative
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Europe
The Central Europe Human Resource Education Initiative (CEHREI) was created in 1991 as an outgrowth of a project to internationalize the ILR Schools Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (CAHRS). It was founded through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to assist colleges, universities, businesses, and other stakeholders with the development of human resource management, organizational development and change, labor relations, and training practices in organizations in Central and Eastern Europe.
Study Abroad
ILR School Study Abroad
Students in ILR who wish to study in another country have a choice of programs sponsored by Cornell, or by another institution and endorsed by Cornell, or ones approved external programs with sponsors.
