Mission
From the official UIC website:
Our educational goals are to bring together students from diverse, multinational, multiethnic backgrounds, and to provide them with a world-class education that will emphasize the following qualities:
- Creative Thinking
- Independent and empathetic understanding based on critical reasoning
- Problem-solving abilities
- Effective communication skills
- Democratic Citizenship
- Dedication to public service
- Tolerance, civility, and respect for diversity
- Responsible civic participation
- Global Leadership
- Informed and balanced understanding of international affairs
- Regional and global engagement on the basis of cosmopolitan values
- Capacity for building ties between East Asian and other cultural traditions
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