university of kentucky international center - by the numbers

UK INTERNATIONALCENTER (UKIC)

Susan Carvalho, Ph.D.

Associate Provost for Internationalization

859-257-7132 | [email protected]

OUR VISION

The University of Kentucky will be recognized world-wide for excellence in teaching,

research and service. UK will provide the support needed to ensure that all members of the UK

community can be engaged effectively in the international educational and research marketplace.

Every student will develop a broad international perspective through curricular, co-curricular,

on-campus, and / or off-campus experiences.

OUR MISSION

The UK International Center supports the university’s vision by providing leadership, raising awareness, cata-

lyzing the shared ownership of our international mission in the pursuit of a global education, and encouraging

global collaboration for the university community and the Commonwealth.

As a core component of Kentucky’s flagship research institution, the UK International Center drives central

initiatives, and supports college-based initiatives, that prepare students for global careers.

UNITS• Education Abroad & Exchanges

• International Student & Scholar Services

• International Recruitment

• International Partnerships

• International Research & Grants

• Global Health Initiative

• Confucius Institute / Office of China Initiatives

• International Health, Safety & Security

• UK-Wide & Community Internationalization

WHAT WE DO• Recruit and advise international students at the graduate and undergraduate levels, in concert

with Enrollment Management, Undergraduate Education, the Graduate School and the UK colleges

• Promote campus-wide planning and coordination of international education by advising campus

administrators about new initiatives and opportunities, best practices, risk management and UK’s position

nationally in terms of international student and faculty engagement

• Advocate for education abroad and coordinate opportunities for international student education

• Negotiate, approve, renew and archive inter-institutional international agreements for collaborative

research, instruction, grants or other programming

• Seek grant and contract opportunities for international teaching, research and service

• Coordinate faculty groups by region and theme, to position UK to compete for single-college and

multi-college projects involving external funding for research, contracts or consulting with USAID,

Dept. of State or other international development entities

INTERNATIONALRECRUITMENT

Audra Cryder

Manager, International Enrollment


BY THE NUMBERS...

CountriesSeven Continents

New International Graduate /

Professional Students

Undergraduate Enrollment

Growth since 2008

New International

Undergraduate Students138 196 120 325%

RECRUITMENT

• Travel (All Types)

• Virtual Marketing (Global, Regional)

• Networks (EducationUSA, CIS,

Sponsoring Orgs. & Governments)

• 2+2 Programs; ESLI Partnership

Current Initiatives • Direct Email with Prospects

• Skype Sessions & Phone-a-Thons

• High-School Outreach

• Application, Visa & Pre-Arrival Support

• Fair Attendance (Summer & Study Abroad)

Student Ambassadors • Rapidly Growing Competition

• Increasing Global Representation

• Non-Competitive Resource Allocation

• Changes in UK’s Institutional Policies

• Currency Devaluation

• Perception of UK’s Competitiveness

Challenges

TOP 20 COUNTRIES (UG) & EFFORTS INTERNAL COLLABORATION

INTERNATIONALPARTNERSHIPS& RESEARCH

UKY U.S.

- 3% n/a

33% 9%

16% 10%

29% 6%

14% 6%

39% 1.7%

22% 11%

YEAR2014-20152013-20142012-2013

2011-20122010-2011

2009-2010

2008-2009

UKIC Recruitment

EnrollmentMgmt.

Colleges

CESL

Graduate School

Current Students

China X X X X X

Oman X X X

Brazil X X X X

South Korea X X

Saudi Arabia X X X

Nigeria X X X

India X X X

Malaysia X X X

Canada X

Japan X

UK X X

Ethiopia X X

Indonesia X X X

Taiwan X X

Vietnam X X

Venezuela X X

Colombia X X X

Germany

Jordan X

Thailand X X

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TRAVEL NETWORK AMBASSADOR VIRTUAL MKG. 2+2

UG ENROLLMENT TRENDS

INTERNATIONALSTUDENT & SCHOLARSERVICES

Elizabeth Leibach

Director, International Student and Scholar Services


BY THE NUMBERS...

H-1BFaculty & Staff

Language Students(CESL)

J-1 Exchange Visitors

Undergraduate / Graduate

/ Professional Students1893 111 226 513

IMMIGRATION SERVICES

• Immigration Benefits / Advising

• Reporting to DHS / SEVIS

• Education / Training

• OPT / CPT Requests

• Other Advising (SSN,ITIN, DL)

Students • Filing Immigration Petitions

• Reports to Department of State

• Orientation / Programming / Advising

• Hiring Officials / Legal Counsel / Payroll

• Other Advising (Fulbright, Insurance)

Scholars • Batch SEVIS Data

• Campus Software Linkages

• Alerts / Case Mgt. / Reports

• Software Development

• Portal Services (eForms)

Technology & Compliance

STUDENT SERVICES• Orientation • Ongoing / Special Programs

• International Village LLP

• International Student Council

• International Hospitality Program

Student Life

• Retention & Graduation Rates

• Support to Colleges & Advisers

• Intl. Student Leadership Team

• Workshops & Trainings

• Campus-wide Partnerships

Academic Excellence / Student Success• Academic Status / Progress

• Career Planning

• Secondary Undergrad Adviser

• UK 101 / International Infused Sections

• Orientation to U.S. Academic Culture

SERVICES TO FACULTY & ADMINISTRATION

• Compliance Oversight (PDSO)

• Supervising / Training

• Budget / Planning

• Advocacy / Federal Relations

• HR / Legal / Insurance

• Stakeholders / Partnerships / Committees

• Students of Concern

• Student Sponsor Requests

• Pedagogy for Intl. Students (CELT)

• Partnering with Advisers / DGSs

• Requests to Host / Invite / Hire

• Guidance for Faculty Grants

EDUCATIONABROAD

Anthony C. Ogden, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Education Abroad & Exchanges


BY THE NUMBERS...

Scholarship & Grant

Total AwardsEnrollment Growth

in 5 years

Major Advising Pages(MAPs)

Students Abroad2014-2015

1100 72% $355K 70

CURRICULUM INTEGRATION • Advising for a specific theme or

concentration, e.g. Pre-Medicine,

a minor or a certificate program.

• Advising guides customized for

each undergraduate major, featuring

major-specific Education Abroad programs.

• Major-specific, four-year degree plans

featuring specific Education Abroad term & courses

that students should take abroad.

STUDENT INVOLVEMENT

INTERNATIONALSTUDENT & SCHOLARSERVICES

AT A GLANCE• UK Education Abroad

Scholarship

• UK Sources

• External Sources

• UK Affiliated Partners

Scholarship Funding Sources

• Study Abroad

• Undergraduate Research

• International Internships

• Teaching Placements

• Service-Learning

Experience Types • Faculty-Directed

• Consortia (KIIS, CCSA, COST)

• Direct Enrollment

• Exchanges• Affiliated Partners

Program Types

• Fall & Spring Education Abroad Fairs

• Scholarship Workshops

• Classroom Visits & Presentations

• Education Abroad 101 Handbook & Videos

• Innovative V8 P+O Calendar

Events

• Global Design

• Passport to the World (A&S)

• Celtic Blue• First-Year Seminars

• Bluegrass Down Under

Program Innovation• 4 Professional Advisers

• 20 Education Abroad Peer Ambassadors

• Resource Center

• Classroom Presentations

• First Step Information Sessions

Student Advising

Grids

Major Advising Pages (MAPs) Pathways

FACULTY ENGAGEMENT

• Global Issues Seminars

• Program Development Grants• Education Abroad Committee

• Outcomes Assessment Research Grant• Program Site Visit Grants

• China Education Abroad Site Visit

29%48%10%

13%

TOP 20 COUNTRIES (UG) & EFFORTS INTERNAL COLLABORATION

INTERNATIONALPARTNERSHIPS& RESEARCH

Ismaila Ceesay

Manager, International Agreements


BY THE NUMBERS...

MOAs inNegotiationPartnerships

Agreements

PartnershipTypes

StrategicPartnerships

8 2477

KEY STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

40

COMPREHENSIVE INTERNATIONALIZATION

• Capacity for Multi-College Synergies

• Regions that are Strategic Priorities for UK

• Match UK in Institutional Breadth

• Complement UK’s Strengths / Expertise

• Share UK’s goals for International Cooperation

• Positioned to Help UK Build Intl. Reputation

• Potential Sustainability (External Funding)

• Collaborations in Research & Exchange

• Enrollment Management

• Academic Excellence

• Legal / Regulatory Compliance

• Accreditation• Curriculum & Co-Curriculum

• Sponsored Research

• Teaching & Learning

• Student & Scholar Mobility (Incoming & Outgoing)

• Constituency Relations (DC & Intl.)

Administrative Structure &

StaffingArticulated Institutional Commitment

Faculty Policies

& Practices

Curriculum, Co-Curriculum

& Learning Outcomes

Student Mobility

(EA/ISSS)

Collaboration & Partnerships

Features Scope & Impact

CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE & OFFICE OF CHINAINITIATIVES

Huajing Maske, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Office of China Initiatives

Director, Confucius Institute


BY THE NUMBERS...

Hanban Funding2015Chinese Teacher

in K-12 Schools

Budget Increase4 Years

K-12 School Partnerships

Reaching 12K Students

29 55 348%

• Teacher Placement in Classrooms

across Central KY

• Prof. Development for KY Teachers

• High-School Visits to China (w/ scholarships)

$577K

• Festivals (Chinese Spring Festival,

Moon Festival, Chinese New Year)

• Photo Contest “China in my Lens”

UKCI MISSIONS INITIATIVES

UK’s Portal to ChineseInstitutional Partnerships

K-12 Outreach

• Development of Transfer

Agreements & Partnerships with

Chinese Universities / Institutions

• Counsel on Funding for Research

• UK Faculty Summer Teaching in China

(4 Universities)

• Mini-Grants for Faculty Teaching &

Research on China

• Coordination of Hanban & UKCI

Scholarships for UK students

• Guest Lecture & Distinguished

Scholar Series

• KY World Lang. Conference Participation

• Jazz Band & Women’s Volleyball to China

• Chinese Student Summer Camp at UK

• Hosting Delegation Visits & Performances

• Sponsorship Support of Intl. Events

• Promotion of Chinese Language Study at UK

• UKCI courses for UK students

(Language & Culture)

GLOBALHEALTH INITIATIVE

• Visits by Superintendents &

Principals to China

• Chinese Summer Camp

(KY High-Schoolers)

• Essay Contest “China and I”

• Events at KY Horse Park

• Exhibitions (Painting, Fashion, Music, Arts)

Chinese Culture Across

Central KY Community

OFFICE OF CHINA INITIATIVES• Leadership in Connecting UK

Faculty to Chinese Counterparts

• Counsel to Deans & Senior

Administration on China Strategy

• Orientation & Assistance to UK’s

Chinese Students & Scholars

• Support UK Colleges in Recruiting

Transfer & Pathway Students

• KY World Lang. Conference Participation

• Jazz Band & Women’s Volleyball to China

• Chinese Student Summer Camp at UK

• Hosting Delegation Visits & Performances

• Sponsorship Support of Intl. Events

• Promotion of Chinese Language Study at UK

• UKCI courses for UK students

(Language & Culture)

GLOBALHEALTH INITIATIVE

Samuel C. Matheny, M.D.

Assistant Provost for Global Health Initiatives


BY THE NUMBERS...

Active Healthcare-College

PartnershipsHealthcare Students

Abroad ’14-’15

Donor Endowment2015

HealthcareColleges

6 138 79 $500K

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Focus on Health Disparities & Social Determinants of Health

• Flexibility & Skill in Limited-Resource Settings

• Increased Intercultural Competency

• Increased Inter-Professional Competency

PRIORITIES

• Visibility / Synergy for Recruitment of Students

• Competitiveness of Pre-Professional Students

• Kentucky’s Healthcare Needs

• Sustainability through Fundraising

DEVELOPMENT PLAN GH ADVISORY COMMITTEE

PHASE1

PHASE 2

PHASE 3

Office of Global Health Initiatives

(1 Staff FTE, 0.3 Faculty FTE) 2013-2014

Lead Donors + Small Research Grants

(1 Staff FTE, 0.5 Faculty FTE)

Center for Global Health

(1 Director FTE, 1 Asst. Dir. 0.5 FTE, 2 Staff FTE)

• Synergies among Healthcare Partnerships

• Global Health Learning Outcomes (Aligned with KY Needs)

• Risk Management Protocols

• Strategic Planning

• Emory U Case Competition (2nd Place in 2015)

• Global Health Lecture Series

• Conference Hosting (with UC & U of L)

• Consortium of Universities for Global Health

• Graduate Certificate in Global Health

SHOULDER-TO-SHOULDER ECUADOR

• 497 Student / Resident Participants

• 23 Internships & Rotations

• 257 Faculty / Staff Participants

• 100 KY Community Participants

• 48 Local, National, Intl. Presentations

• 1.0 Staff FTE

• Chronic Disease

• Community Focus

• Learners, not Practitioners

• Sustainable Partnerships

• Global Healthcare Delivery Models

• Spanish-Language Partnerships

UK GLOBAL HEALTH FOCUS

• Orientation & Assistance to UK’s

Chinese Students & Scholars

• Support UK Colleges in Recruiting

Transfer & Pathway Students

INTERNATIONALHEALTH, SAFETY& SECURITY

Jason Hope

Manager of International Health, Safety and Security


BY THE NUMBERS...

Cost to Faculty / Staff

Per Week

Cost to Students / Others

International Trips for Faculty &

Staff Booked by UK Travel1,600 Travel Warning Appeals

2013-2015

22 $10.50

INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL INSURANCE & EVACUATION COVERAGE

• Covers all University Travelers Abroad under UK’s Auspices

• Covers Insurance & Evacuation in a Political / Natural Disaster

• Consistent with National Best Practices among Research Institutions

• IHSS Coordinates Coverage & Liaises with UK’s Insurance Broker, along with UK Risk Management

NEW TRAVEL REGISTRY NON-CREDIT STUDENT & GROUP TRAVEL

• Collects Faculty & Staff Travel Information

• Automatically provides UK’s Intl. Insurance Information

to Travelers• Allows UKIC to Contact Travelers during Emergencies

• Reduces Institutional Risk

• Makes it Safer for UK Employees to Engage in

Professional Development, Research, etc., outside the U.S.

• IHSS Tracks Non-Credit Travel for Student Groups &

Individual Students Funded by UK

• Includes Coverage for Travel to Conferences

• Online Orientation for Non-Credit Students

• Often Avoids Up-Front Payments to Healthcare Providers

IHSS & EA RELATIONSHIP TRAVEL WARNING OVERSIGHT

• Monitor News Outlets & U.S. Govt. Sources to

Identify Current Events & Threats

• Ensure Students are Informed of Threats & Provide

Guidance on How to Avoid Risk Exposure Abroad

• Training for UK Employees who Lead Students Abroad

• Ban on Student Travel to DOS Warning Countries,

with Possibility for Appeals

• IHSS Manager Oversees Appeals Process

• Process Services as an Educational Opportunity for

Students to Explore Health & Safety Issues

$0

CRISIS MANAGEMENT

• IHSS maintains UKIC Crisis Management Handbook

• Handbook Outlines Unit-Level & Institutional Responses to a Variety of Emergency Situations Abroad

• IHSS Manages Crises for Non-Credit Students / Groups or Employees; EA Managed Crises for Credit-Bearing Students / Groups

EXTERNALGRANTS, CONTRACTS& PROJECTS

EXTERNALGRANTS, CONTRACTS

Andrea O’Leary

Director, Special Projects


BY THE NUMBERS...

Faculty Fulbright Awards

2014 (Top 10 Nationally)Proposals Submitted

Since 2009

Fulbright Scholars Hosted in

2 UK Worlkshops ’14-’15

Grant AwardsSince 2009

$5.9M 38 9 275

MAJOR PROJECTS

• Dept. of State / B&E Project in Pakistan ($1,670,740)

• Dept. of State / College of Engineering Project with Balkh

University, Afghanistan ($750,000)

• USAID / UKIC & Educ subcontract in Indonesia ($1,098,000)

• Fulbright Seminar on US Higher Ed for Pakistani Scholars

• Fulbright Workshop for Global Health

FUNDING STRATEGY

• Subcontracts with DC Funders

• Promotion of New Business Opportunities to Colleges

• Creation of Communities of Global Scholars

• Groundwork for Grand Challenge Grant Teams

• Focus on USAID & Dept. of State Higher Education

Projects

UK GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT STRENGTHS

• Energy• Water/Environment

• Higher Education Capacity-Building

• K-12 Capacity-Building, Curriculum, Literacy

• Public Health• Workforce Development (with KCTCS)

• Hosting Workshops & Short-Term Visitor Groups

• Economic Development (Agriculture, Civil Engineering, etc.)

MAJOR FUNDING PARTNERS GRANTS HORIZON

• U.S. Department of State

• U.S. Department of Education

• Institute for International Education (IIE)

• U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

• FHI360• International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX)

• Dept. of State Fulbright Program

• Chemonics International

• Higher Ed Capacity-Building in Egypt (USAID)

• Research Capacity-Building in Indonesia (USAID)

• Women’s Leadership in Higher Ed in Pakistan (DOS)

• EducationUSA Leadership Institute on Graduate Ed:

Organization and Internationalization

• EducationUSA Leadership Institute on Campus

Internationalization: Structures that Support

Student Mobility

& PROJECTS

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