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Areas of Collaboration

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Areas of Collaboration

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  1. Developing Institutional Partnerships:Lessons from an US-BrazilianEducational Partnership ProgramNader Asgary & Hans ThamhainBentley UniversityCYRUS Institute of Knowledge Conference (Exploring the Era of Change: Challenges and Opportunities in the Globalizing Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia)Boston, MAOctober 5-7, 2012.

  2. Situation/Background: Development of sustainable partnership program among four universities and some NGOs with the objective to enhance the quality of business education. Collaborating Universities: Bentley University USAUniversity of São Paulo BrazilUniversity Federal do Paraná BrazilUniversity of Texas Pan American USA Scope: • Student exchanges • Faculty exchanges • Curriculum development • Joint research • Enterprise networking & joint venturing • Community outreach Time Frame: 2008 - 2012

  3. Areas of Collaboration Student Mobility Faculty Mobility Curriculum Research Enterprise Community Outreach Visiting Scholar Curriculum sharing Study abroad Joint research SBA/SCORE Internship MA Hi-Tech Council Action research Common curriculum Joint paper & presentation Short Program Joint Teaching Consulting & training Faculty Exchange Credit transfer Conference, symposium, colloquium Advisory Council Internship Joint Research Placement Cultural exchange Field Study Dual major Grant proposal Joint degree Visits & Meetings Government Networking Alumni Dual degree Networking Alumni Accreditation On-line programs

  4. Challenge/Issue Effective collaboration requires leadership, infrastructure and senior management support

  5. Effective Multinational Collaboration Lots of Challenges !!

  6. Institutional Governance Culture Organizational Structure Regulations Time Zones Education Program Management Conflict, Politics Integration Reporting Accreditation Complex Issues of Multinational Collaboration Support Sys Language.

  7. Benefits of Multi-Institutional Collaboration Across Nations Potential for… • Educational program enhancement • Broader range of degree options • Enhanced credentials and prestige • Leveraging of institutional resources • Attracting greater number of prospective students • Joint research

  8. Low …..Market Attractiveness & Prestige …. High Dual Degree Degree of Collaboration: Benefits vs Cost Joint Degree Dual Major Course credit transfer Common curriculum Curriculum sharing Low ……… Administrative Effort & Cost ……… High

  9. Effort & resources spent Fuzzy Front- - End Control over Outcome The Benefit of Front-End Planning Concept ..… Development ..… Rollout -

  10. Critical Success Factorsfor Institutional Collaboration • Institutional desire and commitment to collaborate • Clearly identified goals and objectives for collaborative mission, mutually agreed-on by leadership team of all institutions • Core faculty (within all affected institutions) interested and committed to specific collaborative objectives • Clear project plan, mutually agreed-on by all stakeholders

  11. Critical Success Factors (continued) • Clearly identified deliverables and progress measurability • Sense of accomplishment, ongoing visibility & recognition (refueling of ownership and commitment) • Conflict resolution systems • Effective senior leadership and support.

  12. Lessons Learned Institutional leadership should be supportive Faculty interest should be at the partnership core Partnership must lead to academic rewards and financial resources to be sustainable Long-term dedication by institution and faculty needed Students academic and cross-culture benefits should be leveraged.

  13. Conclusions In the era of globalization educational partnerships are needed Partnerships are beneficial for cross-cultural understanding and development A collaborative platform of multiple academic activities seems to work best A three way collaboration of three institutions (i) HE-US, (ii) HE-abroad, & (iii) NGO seems to produce most favorable and sustainable results Our model should be applicable to collaborations among institutions of US, Middle East, Central Asia, and North Africa.

  14. Discussion

  15. Thank You nasgary@bentley.edu hthamhain@bentley.edu

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