Globalization
Cauligi (Raghu) Raghavendra
Vice Dean, Global Academic Initiatives
Welcome
What early explorers once believed about the surface of the planet is true, in a purely metaphorical sense: the world is indeed "flat."
With advances in web technologies, anyone can collaborate and do business with any individual or corporation around the globe. This new ability of intellectual exchange and trade via commercial flatness is “globalization level three” according to Thomas L. Friedman, author of The World is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century (2005).
At Viterbi, we have partnerships and collaborations with several institutes and universities of repute across the globe.
For additional information about the international academic and research programs at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, please contact Professor Raghu Raghavendra, Vice Dean for Global Academic Initiatives, at raghu@usc.edu
Announcements
January 15th, 2026
USC Viterbi and IIT alumni of Southern California jointly hosted an AI presummit event at the Banerjee and Mittal Auditorium in Ginsburg Hall for the Indian Consulate in Los Angeles. This event had opening remarks from Dean Yortsos, and Consulate General Dr. Srinivasa, keynote talk by Prem Natarajan of Capital One, and panel discussions with several faculty and IIT alumni.
December 6 - 11th, 2025
A delegation led by President Kim visited India with the signature event of USC-India Awards on December 7, in Mumbai. The delegation included from Viterbi are Dean Yannis Yortsos, Vice Dean Cauligi Raghavendra, Executive Vice Dean Gaurav Sukhatme, Vice President Shrikanth Narayanan, Senior Associate Dean for Advancement Kaci Silverman, and Sudha Kumar, Director, Alumni and Constituent Relations, India. The delegation also met with alumni and parents at events in Mumbai, Delhi, and Bangalore.
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Published on February 1st, 2017
Last updated on October 22nd, 2026