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Director: Piedad Gómez Franco -
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The International Relations Office coordinates and assists all departments of the University in making their areas more international in scope. It facilitates links between the directors, professors, students and alumni of Icesi, on the one hand, and also with international cooperation organizations, universities, public and private international entities, diplomatic missions and other service organizations involved in international exchange programs for students and teachers.
The International Relations Office identifies, promotes, coordinates and evaluates international programs designed to develop a global vision among students and professors and to facilitate the internationalization of their respective scholastic programs.
Functions
- Represents Icesi University in all dealings with international cooperation organizations, international relations offices of universities and other educational institutions abroad, public and private international institutions, governmental institutions that lead the cause for internationalization of education, diplomatic missions accredited in Colombia, Colombian diplomatic missions accredited abroad and, finally, with private service organizations devoted to interchange of professors and students.
- Assists all areas of the university in the process of making each department more international in scope.
- Identifies, promotes and coordinates international programs (language courses, student teaching programs, university semester or year abroad, internships, postgraduate programs, continuous education programs, internationally sponsored research projects, cultural exchanges, congresses, etc.)
- Provides counseling service to alumni, undergraduate and graduate students, continuous education students, professors and directors of Icesi university interested in going abroad to study, do research, attend seminars or courses, do student teaching, visit or take part in internship programs.
- Also provides counseling service to students, professors and professionals from other universities, international cooperation organizations and foreign companies interested in studying, doing research, student teaching or taking part in internship programs at Icesi.
- Offers international academic counseling to professors, students, alumni and parents of Icesi students.
- Foments multiculturalism.
- Attends congresses, international fairs and conferences and prepares written reports on same.
- Provides timely information on international congresses, competitions, scholarships and other educational assistance.
- Contributes to the positioning of Icesi as an international university of high standing.
- Carries out other complementary functions related to the development of international programs.
Associations and Agreements- Colombian Association of Universities (ASCUN)
- Association of International Educators (NAFSA)
- Latin American Council of Business Schools (CLADEA)
- International Association for Management Education (AACSB)
- Design Management Institute
- The Business Association for Latin American Studies (BALAS)
- The American Society for Engineering Education
- The Colombian Association of Computer Information Users (ACUC)
- International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE)
- International Student Exchange Program (ISEP)
- Spanish Agency of International Cooperation (AECI)
- Political Studies Institute of Paris - Embassy of France
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