Creating and Sustaining an International Alliance

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Creating and Sustaining an International Alliance

• The Western Illinois University Experience

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A beautiful flower garden
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A few scattered flowers
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Planting the seeds

• Start with those you know
• Begin to build on these relationships
• It only takes one contact to begin

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Starting Where You Are At

• January 1997Some relations with ITESM and UAQ
• February 1997Visit by several people
• Phone calls, faxes, and e-mail messages
• March 1997Initial FIPSE proposal

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FIPSE I Partners

• U.S.
• Western Illinois University
• Western Kentucky University
• Canadian
• University of Ottawa
• Universitè de Sherbrooke
• Mexican
• Universidad Autonóma de Querétaro
• Universidad Autonóma de Guadalajara

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FIPSE I

• General Business
• 4 Years
• September 1997 through August 2001
• Student Exchange
• Faculty Exchange

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State of Illinois Grant

• Partners Included
• Spoon River Community College
• Carl Sandburg Community College
• Sauk Valley Community College
• Share Insights with Region of State
• Assist selected Community Colleges with
  Internationalization
• Faculty and Student Travel Study visits

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The Garden Begins to Grow
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FIPSE II PARTNERS

• U.S.
• Western Illinois University
• Western Kentucky University
• Canadian
• Universitè de Moncton
• Laval University
• Mexican
• Universidad Vera Cruz
• Universidad Panamericana

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FIPSE II

• General Business
• 4 Years
• February 2000 through January 2004
• Student Exchange
• Faculty Exchange

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CONFERENCE 2000

• At the request of FIPSE
• Asked where we are? What we have learned? Where
  are we going?
• Attracted almost 300 participants
• Set the stage for more collaborations

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ITESM Querètaro and Guadalajara

• Had a previous relationship with ITESM system and
  Campus Querètaro
• Faculty member traveled to UAG and ITESM
  Guadalajara
• Exchanged students and faculty
• Experimental class

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ITESM Guadalajara

• Student Exchanges
• Faculty Exchanges
• Student Services
• Residence Halls
• Transportation Systems
• Alumni Relations

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UNAM

• Student Exchanges
• Faculty Exchanges
• Agreements

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Chile

• Partner Universities Include
• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
• Universidad de Chile
• Have developed exchange relationships
• Have written grants that were not funded
• YET

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The Garden Takes Shape
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FIPSE III PARTNERS

• U.S.
• Western Illinois University
• Arkansas State University
• South Eastern Community College
• Brazilian
• Universidade Estadual Paulista Botucatu
• Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa

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FIPSE III

• Agriculture
• 4 Years
• September 2001 through October 2005
• Student Exchanges
• Faculty Exchanges

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FIPSE IV PARTNERS

• U.S.
• Western Illinois University
• Central Connecticut State University
• Canadian
• Universitè de Moncton
• Laurentienne Universitè
• Mexican
• Universidad Autonóma Nuevo León
• Universidad Autonóma de Chihuahua

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FIPSE IV

• Accounting and Information Systems
• 4 Years
• September 2002 through October 2006
• Student Exchanges
• Faculty Exchanges

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USAID I PARTNERS

• U.S.
• Western Illinois University
• Mexican
• Universidad Autónoma de Querètaro

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USAID I

• 3 Years
• October 2002 through September 2005
• Establish business training center
• Began a tri-lateral MBA program

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USAID II PARTNERS

• U.S.
• Western Illinois University
• Bolivia
• Universidad Mayor De San Andres
• Universidad Autónoma Gabriel Rene Moreno

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USAID II

• 2 Years
• January 2003 through December 2004
• Focus includes Curriculum Development
• Assist partner universities apply Strategic
  Management Principles

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State Department Grant

• U.S.
• Western Illinois University
• Russia
• Ryazan State Agricultural Academy

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State Department

• 3 Years
• October 2003 through September 2006
• Develop Executive Development Center
• Encourage Faculty and Student Exchanges

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Outcomes

• Have received gt1.5 million in grant funding
• More than 50 faculty have traveled to Canada,
  Brazil, or Mexico
• More than 175 students have traveled and studied
  in Canada, Brazil, or Mexico
• The minor in International Business has
  flourished
• The culture within the College is being molded
  and shaped

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The Garden is Alive and Growing