Enabling educational and cultural exchange programs for students, faculty and professionals from across the globe.
Enabling educational and cultural exchange programs for students, faculty and professionals from across the globe.
Exchange and Sponsored Programs (ESP) are externally funded, customizable, training sessions that strengthen global partnerships and build connections between the University of North Carolina and international organizations. Drawing on the expertise of university faculty members, students, staff, and associates from a wide range of disciplines, ESP assists in bringing international partners to campus and sending university members abroad. ESP offers two main types of programs – custom and grant-funded.
- ESP works directly with partners to design academic, training and cultural exchange programs that cover a wide variety of topics and themes.
- Programs involve UNC faculty and students, as well as professional and government experts.
- Program details (excursions, presentations, etc.) are tailored to the specific and individual needs of each partner organization.
- Programs can include collaboration with or visits to other area universities and government organizations.
Types of programs include conferences, workshops, training sessions, research collaboration and student and professor exchanges. Programs are primarily non-credit, with the possibility of certificates or badges being issued to participants. Co-organizing or co-teaching for credit programs is a possibility.
The Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs prioritizes proposals and requests for programs that focus on strong cooperation with on-campus professors, offices, centers, departments, or schools but may also pursue programs if they further the university’s strategic plan and/or could lead to other initiatives. ESP programs often involve coordination with other North Carolina universities, government institutions and private businesses.
These exchanges and events spark new research collaborations, help students and faculty gain global perspectives, cultivate a global mindset on campus and in the surrounding community, and allow the university to share expertise with global partners.