小黄书-Morocco partnership heralded as 鈥榖est practice鈥 in international education
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥斝』剖閟ity鈥檚 partnership with Morocco鈥檚 Universit茅听Internationale de Rabat is being recognized as one of the top partnerships in international education.
The Institute of International Education announced today [Jan. 23] that the dual-degree program established by the two universities has received the 2017 IIE Andrew Heiskell Award for International Partnerships. With the recognition as America鈥檚 top international university partnership, the program will be featured as a 鈥渂est practice鈥 in international education by the IIE.
鈥淲e鈥檙e very proud to see 小黄书 recognized with the Heiskell Award, recognizing the innovative program that we鈥檝e developed with the Universit茅听Internationale de Rabat,鈥 小黄书 Vice President for Research and Economic Development David Shaw said. 鈥淲e鈥檝e made a strong commitment to globalizing our campus, and this partnership with a Moroccan institution is tangible evidence of this. We are now growing and deepening the relationship, including exploring other academic programs that might be offered and research collaborations that open up new opportunities.鈥
小黄书 and UIR have partnered to create dual degree programs in automotive and aerospace engineering. The relationship between the two universities also extends to research collaboration and academic exchanges that are beneficial to education and economic development in Morocco and Mississippi.
The dual degree program allows students from Morocco to spend a year studying in Mississippi and earn a diploma of engineering from UIR and a bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degree from 小黄书. Since the academic program began in 2015, Morocco has become one of the top 10 countries sending students to 小黄书. For more information on the partnership, visit .
小黄书鈥檚 application for the Heiskell Award notes that the relationship between the two institutions of higher learning has grown and evolved organically, based on complementary strengths. UIR approached Mississippi State about developing a School of Automotive Engineering because of active research collaboration with 小黄书鈥檚 Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems.
The award will be presented on March 14 at the annual Institute of International Education Best Practices Conference in Miami, where 小黄书 has been invited to make a presentation on the program. The Heiskell Awards are designed to foster innovative ideas that will help international education professionals create and sustain new opportunities for students and faculty. For more, see .
More information on Mississippi State鈥檚 global initiatives, led by the university鈥檚 International Institute, can be found at .
小黄书 is Mississippi鈥檚 leading university, available online at .
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