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SWESCO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Maintaining Global Leadership Through Academic Excellence

SWESCO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Maintaining Global Leadership Through Academic Excellence. Annual Reunion & Banquet Virginia, USA Saturday July 16, 2011 Business Meeting. Exploring Opportunities: International Education Partnership between SWESCO and U.S Colleges.

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SWESCO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Maintaining Global Leadership Through Academic Excellence

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  1. SWESCO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Maintaining Global Leadership Through Academic Excellence Annual Reunion & Banquet Virginia, USA Saturday July 16, 2011 Business Meeting

  2. Exploring Opportunities: International Education Partnership between SWESCO and U.S Colleges Presented by: Theresa E. Cann, SWESCO’86 • Currently: Assistant Dean, Director of international Programs at Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA

  3. Goals for today • Why international education partnership? • Understanding international education • Ghana and International Education • Sample U.S-Ghana international education partnerships • Funding sources • Recommendations and Challenges

  4. Why International Education Partnership? • To engage students and teachers on a global level • Foster greater mutual cultural awareness • Facilitate and establish long term relationships • Jointly identify pressing local issues and projects • Jointly develop solutions to address pressing issues • Capacity building, mutual learning- “Solidarity” mentality as opposed to “charity” mentality • Promote experiential learning with tangible outcomes

  5. Understanding International Education It is a means for nations to establish good will, demonstrate “soft power” and promote diplomatic relations. Types/components of international education: • Service learning • Faculty Exchanges • Educational partnerships* • Study abroad* • Volunteer (Peace Corps, faith based mission trips) • High school exchanges (AFS) • On-going social development projects (health, gender disparity, social justice) • Disaster relief efforts

  6. Ghana and International Education-U.S Students studying in Ghana *Source: IIE Open Doors Report-2011

  7. Ghana and International Education-Ghana Faculty/Professors coming to the U.S *Source: IIE Open Doors report-2011

  8. Sample U.S-Ghana Partnerships

  9. Grant Agencies and funding Opportunities

  10. Recommendations & Challenges • International Partnership approach 1) Identify potential partners-U.S and Ghana 2) Write at least 3 proposals 3) Submit formal application for grants 4) Define SWESCO’s role as a site of activity • Independent international education approach 1) A hybrid of partnerships and volunteerism 2) Tap into pre-existing resources at U.S colleges 3) Write at least 1 proposal 4) Pilot program and track record for future grant proposal

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