Study Abroad. Partnerships between Polish and American Universities in Practice | Fulbright Poland

Highlights of the "Study Abroad. Partnerships between Polish and American Universities in Practice" conference/workshop organized by the Polish U.S. Fulbright Commission and EducationUSA, fully funded by a competitive U.S. State Department grant. Speakers and sessions: 1. Welcoming remarks: • Justyna Kozyra-Bober, Conference Chair, EducationUSA, Polish-U.S. Fulbright Commission, • Aleksandra Pawłowska, Polish-U.S. Fulbright Commission, • Agnieszka Kubik, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, • Keisha Lafayette, U.S. Embassy Warsaw. 2. Introduction to partnerships with U.S. higher education institutions: • Christopher Medalis, International Education Expert, • Maria Brzostek, EducationUSA Adviser and Cultural Affairs Specialist at the U.S. Consulate in Krakow. 3. Stages in building partnerships with U.S. higher education institution, Jacek Witkoś, Vice-Rector for Research and International Cooperation at Adam Mickiewicz University. 4. Four decades of commitment and evolution: the Cracow University of Economics and Grand Valley State University partnership: • Mark Schaub Executive Director of Padnos International Center at Grand Valley State University, • Agnieszka Nawrocka, Head of International Relations Office at the Cracow University of Economics. 5. Case study of a successful Polish-U.S. institutional partnership: Warsaw Institute of Aviation and Ohio State University, Tomasz Osypowicz, Director Plenipotentiary for International Cooperation at the Warsaw Institute of Aviation. 6. Erasmus+ program contribution to cooperation between Polish and U.S. higher education institutions, Beata Skibińska, Deputy Director of the Erasmus+ Program at the Foundation for the Development of the Education System (FRSE). 7. Best practices and challenges in building Polish-U.S. higher education partnerships, Grzegorz Mazurek, Vice-Rector for International Relations at Kozminski University. Find out more at http://fulbright.edu.pl/studyabroad/