The US Division of State and the federal government of Greece, collectively with the Institute of Worldwide Schooling, will host 54 increased training establishments on the Pharos Summit 2022 in November.
The in-person occasion, a part of the Worldwide Educational Partnership Program Greece, goals to help establishments to develop partnerships and foster collaboration.
“US and Greek increased training leaders share a mutual ardour for and dedication to partnerships,” mentioned IIE CEO, Allan E. Goodman.
“By bringing collectively these establishments, with the help of organisations comparable to IIE and each the US and Greek governments, we’re capable of create impactful connections between college students and school alike, absolutely realising the potential and energy of worldwide training.
“If this pandemic has taught us something, it’s that collaboration and training is not going to solely proceed, however it could thrive and overcome any challenges that will lie forward.”
“Collaboration and training can thrive and overcome any challenges that will lie forward”
US representatives will visits websites in Athens, Thessaloniki, Crete, amongst others between November 6-12, together with a high-level discussion board with rectors from greater than 20 Greek universities.
The US Embassy in Greece’s capital is “excited to be making historical past as we welcome the most important American college delegation that IIE has ever despatched to a single nation”, in accordance with US ambassador to Greece, George J. Tsunis.
“This history-making delegation and the Pharos Summit underscore Greece’s significance as a vacation spot for worldwide training, in addition to Greece’s place as a associate of selection for the US,” he mentioned.
“I’m assured that the deepening institutional partnerships between American and Greek universities will assist advance joint-degree packages, analysis, extra American college students finding out in Greece, extra English language packages in Greek universities that can entice worldwide college students, extra exchanges and collaborations between teachers and college directors, and extra Greek college students coming to the US.”
Up to now the Worldwide Educational Partnership Program has launched 18 new or expanded partnerships between the 2 international locations.
Minister of Schooling and Spiritual Affairs of Greece, Niki Kerameus, famous that the partnership comes at “an all-time excessive” in relations, the place there may be “robust political will on each the US and Greek aspect to foster stronger, deeper collaborations amongst our universities”.
“The Greek authorities has set the internationalisation of Greek increased training on the high of its reform agenda,” Kerameus said.
“The daring legislative initiatives we now have undertaken, to facilitate the creation of international language packages and worldwide partnerships, coupled with in depth funding for the internationalisation of Greek HEIs, render this an excellent time to broach partnerships with Greek universities.”
In 2020, the minister instructed The Monetary Instances that the nation hoped to welcome between 40,000-50,000 worldwide college students to enrol in classics courses by 2024.
“We wish to internationalise [Greek universities] and render them a hub for [tertiary] training in south-east Europe,” she mentioned on the time.
Together with collaboration now with US establishments, universities in Greece has additionally sought partnership alternatives within the UK.
“Each the Greek and US universities are desperate to pursue and improve these partnerships”
Previously three years, Greek universities have “embraced” the brand new course, Kerameus continued.
“Extra importantly, each the Greek and US universities are desperate to pursue and improve these partnerships – an eagerness which was clearly demonstrated by the enthusiastic participation of each Greek and US increased training establishments on this program,” she mentioned.
“As such, at this very second all the vital elements are aligned: eagerness on the a part of the colleges of each international locations, and substantive and visual help on behalf of each the Greek and US governments.”