Faculty, staff and students traveling for University purpose (REGARDLESS OF THE SOURCE OF FUNDING) are required to request travel approval via OSU procedures (Policy 1-0134 EMPLOYEE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL). For foreign travel, in addition to the information provided in Policy 1-0134, faculty,
staff and students traveling internationally must complete a Restricted Parties Screening request on the country, entities, hotels, and people that OSU personnel will be interacting
with.
International travel is often required for university students, faculty, and staff
to attend organization business and conferences, fulfill teaching obligations, research
purposes, and/or many other aspects of their duties. The university maintains a joint
effort between the Departments, the Research Security Office, and Travel Services
to maintain a safe and productive journey that is complaint with government regulations
on foreign travel, exports of controlled equipment, technical data, software, and
technology.
