Georgetown launched a new website for the Office of Global Engagement on Nov. 24, highlighting the university’s involvement with initiatives around the world and providing information about research, study abroad and other opportunities.

According to a statement from University President John J. DeGioia in a video on the new website, the site exemplifies Georgetown’s mission to grapple with global issues as well as question what it means to be a “global university.” The university hosts over 2,000 international graduate and undergraduate students from 130 countries and counts over 400 international scholars among its faculty.

“Georgetown University has been engaging this question, living this question, as we reimagine our mission for the present day,” DeGioia said.

Vice President for Global Engagement Thomas Banchoff wrote in an email to The Hoya that the website is designed as a way to organize the international engagement activities across the nine schools within the university, adding that the website uniquely synthesizes the information.

“It is designed not to duplicate what is on the websites of Georgetown’s schools and programs, but to point users to them,” he wrote.

One of the more notable features of the website is an interactive map that allows users to explore international activities across 7 regions and 135 countries. Office of Global Engagement Communications Manager Sarah Rutherford described the map in more detail as a way for students to receive more information about their international prospects, listing fellowship, scholarship, study abroad and even extracurricular opportunities available through Georgetown in the area.

“Let’s say you’re particularly interested in the Middle East, or maybe Jordan within that region. You’ll be able to use the map to search for study abroad programs or maybe academic offerings or faculty research in that particular country or that particular region,” she said.

In addition to the exploration of university programs, the website also includes a word cloud that allows users to explore Georgetown’s offerings on a variety of global issues.

“So if you’re interested in human rights or inter-religious dialogue or peace and security or any of these twenty global issues, you’re able to navigate throughout that word cloud to find different activities or programs or faculty members that relate to that issue,” Rutherford said.

She emphasized the website’s ability to provide information to both students and the wider community of people interested in Georgetown.

“It’s both an internal and an external audience. Externally, perspective students who want to learn about Georgetown’s global profile or global programs to use the site to get that information. Internally, students, faculty and staff can use the website in order to share information about ongoing international activities and they can also think about ways to collaborate on current projects or room for development on projects and international activities in the future,” Rutherford said.

Banchoff, who also serves as Berkley Center Director, was appointed as the university’s first Vice President of Student Engagement in June 2013 to work with faculty members and other leaders in the university to strengthen Georgetown’s partnerships around the world and improve opportunities for research and outreach.

Rutherford explained that the website and, by extension, the department showcase Georgetown’s identity as a global university.

“It highlights our academic excellence, our international reach, our Washington D.C location and the advantages that come from that as well as our Catholic and Jesuit identity,” she said.