Kansas State University & Czech Technical University BEST PRACTICES FOR INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION AND EXCHANGE
KSU & CTU – Successful Practices Local Support CTU Buddies student group Airport pick-up Organized Events KSU Student Group & Manhattan Community Group Temporary housing organized events support students Czech students are popular at KSU
Successful Practices Academic Collaboration KSU Engineering & KSU Architecture, Planning, & Design Course equivalencies identified CTU courses offered in English Program Costs: Exchange covers Tuition/Fees and Room/Board Czech Republic is a low-cost destination for KSU students Prague centrally located in Europe Strong feedback from students = recruiting future students
KSU College of Engineering Education Abroad not a priority Faculty/advisors discourage students from pursuing study abroad, or foreign language study (via student feedback) Only 2 faculty-led study abroad programs from Engineering since 2009 35% of total Engineering participation at CTU Remaining 65% scattered across 46 programs Participation no higher than 5% amongst other programs
KSU College of Architecture, Planning & Design Heavily invested in education abroad Curricular Integration All students must either study abroad or intern during the 2 nd semester of the 4 th year Small number of “approved” study abroad program CTU is among the most affordable of those options
KSU & CTU Exchange Joe Milostan, M.A. Kansas State University Office of International Program Study Abroad Director (interim)