France’s Impact on Global Higher Education: Past, Present, and Postpandemic

Friday, June 3, 2022

11:30 AM – 12:20 PM MDT

Location: Mile High Ballroom 4EF

France enjoys centuries of leadership in global higher education as a key destination for studies, research collaborations, and mobility. Presenters discuss France’s dynamic educational system; models of academic exchange, engagement, and fellowships supporting current international opportunities; and postpandemic possibilities.

Learning Objectives:

Update and refine attendees’ knowledge base of the French higher education system and its global impact—current and postpandemic.
Identify opportunities for academic engagement, collaboration, and scholarship with French higher education programs and universities.
Conduct analysis of attendees’ own institution’s international priorities in order to replicate various models of engagement, academic and research mobility, and exchange with France.

Chair and Presenter(s)

Adria L. Baker, EdD

Associate Vice Provost for International Education
Rice University Office of International Students & Scholars

Presenter(s)

Sherif Barsoum, MA

Associate Vice President for Global Services
New York University
Natalie Cox

Deputy Director
Campus France