NASPA International Exchange Program

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NASPA International Exchange Program

• Goals, Objectives and Outcomes

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History of the NASPA International Exchange
Program

• In September, 1996 the first NASPA international
  exchange occurred. A NASPA delegation from the
  U.S. visited France, hosted by The Centre
  National des Oeuvres Universitaires et Scolaires
  (CNOUS).

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Existing International Exchange Partners

• Australia/New Zealand Australia/New Zealand
  Student Services Association (ANZSSA).
• China Shanghi Normal University
• France The Centre National des Oeuvres
  Universitaires (CNOUS)
• Germany Deutsches Studentenwerk (DSW)
• Ireland The Confederation of Student Services
  in Ireland (CSSI)
• Mexico The Instituto Technologico y de Estudios
  de Monterrey (ITESM)
• South Africa South African Association of
  Senior Student Affairs Professionals (SAASSAP)
• Spain The Consejo de Colegios Mayores
  Universitarios de Espana (CCMU)
• United Kingdom The Association of Managers of
  Student Services in Higher Education (AMOSSHE)
• United Arab Emirates - Student Affairs
  Professional Association (SAPA)

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US Host Institutions

• Cascadia Community College
• Florida State University
• Knox College
• Ohio State University
• Rollins College
• Sante Fe Community College
• University of California San Francisco
• University of Colorado
• University of Florida
• Western Illinois University
• Monmouth College
• Carl Sandburg College
• Middle Tennessee State Univ
• Bellarmine University
• University of Louisville
• Lexington Community College

• University of Maryland College Park
• University of Tampa
• University of Utah
• University of Wyoming
• Utah State University
• Wake Forest University
• Winston-Salem State University
• MIT
• Boston University
• Boston College
• The Colleges of the Fenway
• University of Tennessee Knoxville
• Georgia State University
• Georgia Institute of Technology

This list is an abbreviated list of institutions
that have hosted a NASPA International delegation
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Visits to International Universities by U.S.
Delegations

• The following is an abbreviated list of
  institutions that have hosted or been the site of
  a visit by a NASPA U.S. delegation
• Australia/New Zealand
• Australian National University
• Canberra Institute of Technology
• Canberra University
• Macquarie University
• University of New South Wales
• University of Technology Sydney
• University of Western Sydney
• University of Sydney
• Germany
• Deutsches Studentenwerk (Bonn Berlin)
• University of Karlsruhe Studentenwerk Karlsruhe
• University of Trier Studentenwerk Trier
• Fachhochschule Trier
• Heidelberg University Studentenwerk Heidelberg
• University of Potsdam Studentenwerk Potsdam
• University of Muenster Studentenwerk Muenster
• United Arab Emirates

• France
• Centre Nationale des Oeuvres Universitaires et
  Scolaires (CNOUS) de Quai dOrsay
• Centre Regional des Oeuvres Universitaires et
  Scolaires (CROUS) de Haute Normandie
• Centre Regional des Oeuvres Universitaires et
  Scolaires (CROUS) de Paris
• Universite Paris (Sorbonne)
• Spain
• University of Salamanca
• South Africa
• University of Stellenbosch
• Rand Afrikaans University Universitaire de
  LArsenal
• University of Witwatersrand
• PE Technikon
• UPE
• Mexico
• ITESM Institutions
• Ireland
• Exchange in planning Spring/Summer 2006
• China
• Exchange in planning

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Goals of the International Exchange Program

• Expand knowledge related to the history, culture,
  geography, economy, religion, educational systems
  and peoples of countries around the world
• Foster sensitivity, appreciation and
  understanding of diversity
• Share information on education, policies and
  practices that support and encourage student
  learning and development

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Goals Continued

• Provide opportunities for student affairs
  professionals to travel to another country, visit
  institutions of higher education and meet higher
  education colleagues with similar interests
• Meet students in higher education and learn about
  their goals, needs and issues related to study
  abroad opportunities
• Develop and nurture relationships with colleagues
  in student affairs and services around the world
• Explore avenues for collaboration and cooperative
  agreements among institutions in the home and
  host country

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Objectives of the Exchange Program

• Provide an opportunity to learn about higher
  education from the host and visiting country
  delegates and how student services, programs and
  activities are provided and funded
• Meet with students at host institutions/countries
  to develop an understanding of how students in
  other countries differ from the delegates home
  country
• Visit important cultural and historical sites in
  the host country
• Exchange ideas and share information on programs,
  services and activities

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Outcomes

• Exchange participants will learn and be able to
  articulate and share
• Educational, socio-economic, political, religious
  and cultural differences that contribute to a
  countrys uniqueness
• How student services are provided and funded
• Trends, challenges, and new programs
• Mutual issues as well as issues that are specific
  to the host country and host/visited institutions
• The level of interest expressed by students in
  participating in study abroad programs and the
  basis for students academic and geographical
  preferences