UC San Diego’s School of International Relations and Pacific Studies will be getting a new name this summer — the School of Global Policy and Strategy.
The new name, which will take effect July 1, is scheduled to be announced Friday. The change reflects the increasing scope of the school’s research impact worldwide — beyond just the Pacific region.
The school will also announce a $4 million donation from Irwin Jacobs, the co-founder of Qualcomm, and his wife, Joan. Their gift will help change the school’s Center on Emerging and Pacific Economies into the Center for Global Transformation, and also expand it.
UCSD said the renamed center will focus on understanding and quantifying the consequences of global economic changes and technological growth.
The school’s Master of Pacific and International Affairs degree will become the Master of International Affairs, reflecting the broader focus.
“Change, in the form of technological, political and economic advances, is in the DNA of our teaching and research,” said Peter Cowhey, dean of the school. “The name School of Global Policy and Strategy is a fitting representation of the school’s trajectory to match the profound transformations of our increasingly globalized world.”
The school is widely recognized for its analysis of public policy and economic markets, as well as its work addressing key issues centered on international conflict and cooperation.
City News Service contributed to this article