International Track UPCEA members are well positioned to lead the strategies of their institutions to extend education across borders and create pathways for a broad range of international learners to enroll, engage, and enrich university campuses. These strategies may include Innovative models of delivery, cultivating collaborative global partnerships, bilateral and capacity building collaborations, and linking economic and learning opportunities in ways that position institutions for 21st century success. Many UPCEA institutions are actively engaged in the development and implementation of overseas instructional sites, cross-border partnerships, global mobility pathways, hosting international delegations and discerning the link between international partnerships and professional education delivery. This dynamic environment sets an ideal and inspirational background for strategic and unique proposals and presentation formats that collectively pave the pathway for the future of international higher education and represent the possibilities that become available when education extends beyond borders.
Presentations involving multiple organizations and international partners, as well as content which may be scaled or optimized by attendees from a wide range of institutions and multi modal and multi faceted educational models (credit, noncredit, alternative credential, etc.), are especially desirable.
Proposals for this track may include (but are not limited to) the following topics:
The role and intersection of online and professional continuing education units in the internationalization strategies of their institutions.
International recruitment and enrollment strategies that contribute to and complement a holistic, institutional enrollment and retention plan.
Global perspectives on policy issues, concerning online and professional continuing education
Novel trends, needs, and interests emerging in the field of international education that we should further evolve and/or consider.
Measurement of the impact of global learning to inform strategy and advise executive leaders.
Delivery of short-term training and professional development to international learners.
As alternative credentials proliferate in international education, how do we help learners, instructors, and employers navigate the ecosystem and the portability of these credentials?
Introductory strategies for online and professional continuing education units that may be just getting involved in international activities
Multimodal, virtual and online programming for cross-border strategies.
Emerging global markets that lend themselves to professional and continuing education.
Successful funding and/or administrative models for pursuing international goals via online and professional continuing education units
Curriculum models for international online and professional continuing education
Student service, engagement, and success models with international student populations
How Career Services Offices help international graduates get a successful start on their professional careers
How online and professional continuing education units are exploring new opportunities among international high school and community college students
The role that study abroad and international education is playing in closing the skills gap, developing a contemporary workforce, and equipping learners with a global mindset.
Innovative international education proven practices and case studies related to the online and professional continuing education space
Learn more about the International Network.