International Educational Partnerships in a Post-Colonial Era By Dr. Carolyn G. Bishop President, CGE Atlanta, GA CCCU – 35 th ANNUAL PRESIDENT’S CONFERENCE

1.The best students are no longer limited by geography and their countries’ development. 2.Curriculum content today is just a precursor to what must be continually updated. 3.Goals and structures for international programs are changing within the life of each university or college. Recent International Trends

PILLARS OF A GLOBAL UNIVERSITY Incoming and Outgoing 1.Active strategies to recruit, retain, and integrate the highest quality international students. 2. Enhanced international partnerships and appealing study abroad opportunities.

CURRENT STUDY ABROAD ISSUES 1.Internationalization affects budgets 2.Focus is to prepare global students 3.Increased faculty interest and efforts 4.Options for joint and dual degrees 5.English is growing as a classroom language

GLOBAL CONNECTIONS FOR STUDY ABROAD SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA QUITO, ECUADOR AMMAN, JORDAN BANGKOK, THAILAND

For Participating Universities: Students are priority & stay enrolled at home campus Satisfies internationalization objectives Supports faculty interaction and participation Shared management responsibilities Stretches student funding resources Sets up multiplication factors via cooperative model GCSA - Key Success Factors

For Participating Students: Easy enrollment via home campus Expands opportunities for innovative study abroad Ensures safe, well planned, & affordable global study Enables approved scholarship and funding sources Extends study experiences with cultural opportunities Extra benefits for internships and service learning GCSA - Key Success Factors

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