An Overview of International Programs at

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An Overview of International Programs at Utah
State University Building a Global Legacy New
Faculty Orientation August 18, 2008
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I. Building a Global Legacy through International
Research and Training
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• A Century of Global Research Experience
• Over 400 Million in Funding
• More than 100 Major Projects

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Principal Areas of Engagement

• Water Resources and Irrigation
• Arid Land Agriculture
• Natural Resources Management

• Persons with Disabilities
• Academic Degree Training Programs

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Principal Regions of Engagement

• Middle East and North Africa
• Sub-Saharan Africa
• Latin America
• Asia

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Selected Current Projects

• Training Iraqi water professionals (Jordan)
• Technical Assistance for Irrigation (Moldova,
  China, Palestine and other various Middle East)
• Biotechnology (China)
• Extension (China)
• Early Childhood Development (Jordan)
• Global Livestock Cooperative Research Support
  Program (Kenya and Ethiopia)
• Projects in developmental stages in UAE, Syria,
  Vietnam, Jordan, South Africa, Senegal, Kenya,
  Ethiopia, and Thailand

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More than Just Dollars and Cents USU Cooperative
Action Groups in the Horn of Africa

• 60 CAGs formed in Kenya and Ethiopia since 1997
  - are operating independently
• Over 2000 members
• Generating significant amounts of economic
  activity and opportunity

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II. Building a Global Legacy for USU Students
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International Education Programs

• International Students and Scholars
• Over 800 international student representing
  almost 80 countries
• Individual Study Abroad Programs
• Relationships with 275 international institutions
  In 39 countries
• Faculty-led Study Abroad Programs
• Degree Programs Abroad
• Fulbright Programs

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Faculty-led Study Abroad Programs

• Language Argentina, France, Germany, Mexico,
  Spain
• Art/Design Germany, South Korea, Switzerland
• Humanities England, France, Italy
• Interior Design England, France
• Theatre England
• Anthropology Peru
• Rangelands Kenya
• Engineers without Borders

Peru, Uganda
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Degree Programs Abroad

• Joint MBA in International Food and Agribusiness
  (with the Royal Agricultural College) England
• M.S. in Public Policy and Administration
  Dominican Republic

• B.S. in Business Hong Kong and China
• MBA Taiwan (1996-2002)

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Fulbright Programs

• 1953-Present Over 50 faculty awards
• Countries Austria, Bahrain, Belgium/Luxembourg,
  Botswana, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cyprus,
  Dominican Republic, Ecuador, England, France,
  Germany, Honduras, Hungary,

India, Malta, Morocco, New Zealand, Panama,
Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, South Africa,
South Korea, Sweden, Thailand, Trinidad, Turkey,
Vietnam, West Bank
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Creating a Legacy The International Programs of
the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
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Continuing the Global Legacy USUs Bright Future
As never before, our issues are global issues.
We mustestablish new partnershipsbeyond our
classrooms and beyond our borders.
-President Stan A. Albrecht 2005-Present Dept.
Heads Meeting 11 September 2006