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Students from all over the world take advantage of studying at Berkeley for a semester or a full academic year. Beyond the classroom, visiting students explore the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley. Read about their amazing experiences!
Focusing on Game Design
Feb 23, 2026
Hi, everyone! I'm Handong Zhao, a senior majoring in Game Technology at Communication University of China. Currently, I'm working as a...
BGA Reflections From the Fall 2025 Semester
Feb 12, 2026
What makes this semester feel especially meaningful to me is that BGA became more than the program’s name—it became a personal...
Renewable Energy Takes Entrepreneurial Spin
Jan 14, 2026
Hi! I’m Vincent Adler, and I’m from a small, industrial town in Germany called Bielefeld. When I was in high school, the town and a...
From Berkeley to a Master’s Program
Dec 16, 2025
Hi, everyone! I’m Xiangyi Yang, and I’m excited to share my experience from the Spring 2024 semester in the Berkeley Global Access...
From Berkeley Global to Competition Leaders
Dec 8, 2025
This year’s Cesim Elite International Student Competition brought together more than 20,000 students from around the world across six...
Data Informing Advances in Health Care
Nov 19, 2025
Hi, everyone! My name is Yingzhi “Lydia” Bao and I participated in the Berkeley Global Access Program (BGA) in the Fall 2023...
Preparing for Graduate School
Oct 12, 2025
Hi! I’m Yinuo Wang, you can call me Betty and I’m currently a junior studying communication at Zhejiang University, focusing on...
From Berkeley to Full-Time Work
Oct 6, 2025
Hi, I’m Matthieu Delarue and I recently finished my engineering degree (majoring in computer science, with a minor in UX design) at...
UC Berkeley Again Number 1 Public School for Startup Founders in Pitchbook Rankings
Oct 1, 2025
For the third year in a row, UC Berkeley graduates have founded more venture-backed companies than undergraduate alumni from any other...