Leverage Georgia Tech's Global Engagement

Leverage Georgia Tech's Global Engagement

  • Continue to strengthen Georgia Tech's position as a major international research university.
  • Establish a coordinated, rich, and powerful integrated network of international programs with highly respected university partners that will facilitate Georgia Tech's research focus on critical societal issues while ensuring access to leading-edge educations for the best students.
  • Nature of international activities: partnering with schools in other countries/setting up campuses.
  • International experience and language requirements for students.
  • Access to resources.
  • Venture Lab and Georgia Tech international operating locations.

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Leverage Georgia Tech's Global Engagement Submitted by Phil McKnight on Thursday November 12, at 2:23 pm

"What country will you work in after you graduate?": --Prepare students to work and intergrate themselves in other countries and cultures Erasmus plan for Georgia Tech: --students can earn up to one year's worth of credit from a partner university abroad Global footprints: --while relations with China and India remain important, the next focus will be on Africa and Eastern Europe--but also consider Russia and South America, all as locations where GIT needs to develop viable partners. Opportunity: although GT graduates more African-American engineers than any other university, basically none of them study/work abroad. Increase minority participation in international experiences (for example, introduce Swahili to encourage more exchange programs in Sub-Sahara Africa). Expand International Plan outreach abroad as a springboard to strengthen participation abroad at a high quality level

Co-Chairs

  • Vicki Birchfield
    Assoc. Prof., International Affairs

    Steven McLaughlin
    Vice Provost International Initiatives

  • Administrative Support
    Jilda Garton
    Assoc. Vice Provost, Research

Resources

Presentations

Below is the presentation from the September 3 planning sessison.