Global partnerships are central to the internationalization of higher education. This event highlighted innovative strategies for cultivating new partners and deepening existing ones. Experts explored a variety of ways to measure and articulate the value of partnership, and to re-examine partnership management in the wake of COVID-19. Presenters highlighted material from NAFSA's Guide to International Partnerships.
Presenters
Kiki Caruson, PhD
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University of South Florida
Kiki Caruson is the Vice President for USF World and the Senior International Officer for the University of South Florida (USF). She is responsible for the university’s global activities and its international engagement strategy across the Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Sarasota-Manatee campuses. Her...
Jane Gatewood, PhD
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University of Rochester
Jane Gatewood is the vice provost for global engagement at the University of Rochester (New York). She earned a bachelor’s degree from Emory University and a PhD from the University of Georgia. Her administrative experience includes developing complex bi- and multi-lateral international partnerships...
Janaka Ruwanpura, PhD
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University of Calgary
Janaka Ruwanpura, PhD, is the vice provost and associate vice president research (international) at the University of Calgary, Canada. He was the former executive chair of the Commission of International Initiatives of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) as the first...