Building Partnerships with US Institutions

Why is UT Austin so interested in Latin America?
CAREER IMPLICATIONS
LANGUAGE FOR LIFE
CAPACITY BUILDING
ACADEMIC AREAS OF INTEREST
ECONOMIC IMPACT

US Partnerships with Argentine Universities
Considerations
Internationalization Goals
Demand vs Supply
Economic Viability
Mission & Vision
Language Level
Academically Compatibility
Benefits
Deepens partnerships because of the complexity of establishing collaborations
Students are committed to the learning environment
Capacity to expand student mobility
Equal commitment
Challenges
Academic Calendar
Courses in English
Housing
Course Enrollment Guidance
Location
Risk Aversion
Finances

Challenge: Academic Calendars
What types of creative programs can we design to take advantage of these differences?
OPPORTUNITY

EXAMPLE OF CREATIVITY
ISSS Customized
ESL
Foundation Year
Professional Development Programs

EXAMPLE OF CREATIVITY
SEMESTER PLUS
UT IN PARIS
UT IN MADRID
UT IN SYDNEY
UT IN MEXICO CITY

WHAT IS CURRICULUM INTEGRATION?
… an arranged marriage
… a communication tool
… a guarantee
… a way to make something complex = simple
… a commitment from an academic department

QUESTIONS
DISCUSSION
COFFEE BREAK
Horns meet World.
World meet Elizabeth Gerberich.
Elizabeth is an Anthropology and Latin American Studies major at UT. She studied abroad fall 2013 with IFSA Butler in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

TRABAJO EN TALLER
Case Studies
Photo by Kelly Vu, Study Abroad Participant

Case Study #1
Academic barriers, including language level (Spanish and English) may be the me most challenging aspect to student mobility between Latin America and the USA.
Discuss innovations and solutions.
Barriers
Innovations
Solutions
Discuss in your groups the question and fill in the three column chart.
Report back to the larger group.

Case Study #1 (alt version)
Academic barriers including credit transfer, eclectic backgrounds, specific career tracks, academic culture & epistemology create tension. How do we shift the dialogue to frame these challenges as learning something new without creating decision fatigue when there are too many options?
Barriers
Innovations
Solutions
Discuss in your groups the question and fill in the three column chart.
Report back to the larger group.

Case Study #2
Why are program providers so dominate in the Latin American market?
Discuss the positive and negative impact of such arrangements
Reasons
Positive Impact
Negative Impact
Discuss in your groups the question and fill in the three column chart.
Report back to the larger group.

Case Study #3
Capacity building is all the buzz. As universities seek to send larger and larger percentages of students abroad. What must we change in the way we conduct our international partnerships to make this a reality?
Discuss the low level changes that must be made at your campus.
What must change?
How are you going to accomplish that?
Who do you need to help you?
Discuss in your group the question and fill in the three column chart.
Report back to the larger group.

Case Study #4
US Universities are increasingly seeking customized short term programs?
Discuss why you think this is occurring, how it might benefit partnerships and what challenges it may bring.
Why are US partners seeking these programs?
What benefits do these programs bring to the partnership?
What challenges need to be considered?
Discuss in your group the question and fill in the three column chart.
Report back to the larger group.