Val Dean Rust[1] (born November 28, 1934) is a professor at the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles.

[4] He did research at Deutsches Institut für Internationale Pädagogische Forschung in Frankfurt, Germany and postdoctoral studies at the University of Oslo in Norway.

In addition to his scholarly contributions, Rust is also co-founder and associate director of UCLA's Center for International and Development Education (CIDE).

The center's mission is to provide quality information through a series of publications, research programs and practical initiatives.

[6] Rust has been a major contributor to the field of comparative education for more than 45 years, authoring and co-authoring more than 100 books and articles.