Fulbright U.S. Education Center » State and regional consortia http://blog.educationusa.or.kr Issues in U.S.- Korea Educational Exchange Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:02:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Report from 2009 NAFSA in LA http://blog.educationusa.or.kr/2009/05/report-from-2009-nafsa-in-la/ http://blog.educationusa.or.kr/2009/05/report-from-2009-nafsa-in-la/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 15:06:22 +0000 jamesflarson http://blog.educationusa.or.kr/?p=146 I’m here at the NAFSA: Association of International Educators conference in Los Angeles.   There is a great deal of interest in educational exchange between the United States and Korea.  Two topics that are receiving considerable attention in panels and presentations this year are (1) the internet and cyber-promotion and delivery of education and (2) the growing number of state and regional consortia being formed to help promote education in the U.S.   Just yesterday I learned that a “Study Rhode Island” consortia has been formed consisting of eight RI universities and colleges.   This morning (Thursday) I’m going to attend a session that discusses the role of government in consortia, such as the new Study New York group that is being formed.   More on this in later posts.

A note to the many people I’ve met at NAFSA:  please return to this blog for information on South Korea’s education sector and feel free to submit your comments, advice and questions.

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