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Governor's International Advisory Council

Presentation by William E. KirwanChancellor, University System of Maryland

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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University System of Maryland International Presence and Global Outlook

• Institute of International Education’s “Open Doors” report:

• In FY 08 there were more than 13,300 international students studying across the state (Maryland ranks 14th in this regard)– These students contributed $375 million to the State’s economy

– and bring significant talent and ingenuity to our campuses and to the state

• Also in FY 08, more than 4,100 students from Maryland colleges studied abroad – These collaborations enable scholarship and innovation to cross national

boundaries, connecting Maryland to the global economy and preparing our students for international collaborations.

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University System of Maryland International Presence and Global Outlook

• Virtually every USM institution supports educational and/or research partnerships with foreign universities – USM institutions also host educators, business leaders, and government

delegations from all over the globe

• Towson University—home to the Asian Arts and Cultural Center—has partnerships with universities and governmental organizations in over 30 countries. – Towson also has an international incubator for early-stage companies

called Towson Global

• The University of Maryland, Baltimore County incorporates international components across numerous disciplines

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University System of Maryland International Presence and Global Outlook

• Salisbury University is home to the Office of Global Programs through the Perdue School of Business – One of the founding members of the Network of International

Business Schools

• The University of Maryland Eastern Shore carries out significant international outreach, with an emphasis on developing nations.

• Frostburg State University has created a Center for International Education to promote and support study abroad.

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University System of Maryland International Presence and Global Outlook

• The University of Baltimore is home to

– the Center for Global Business Studies

– the Center for International and Comparative Law

• The University of Maryland University College is THE worldwide leaders in on-line education.

– A presence in 23 countries, primarily Europe and Asia and relationships with 11 international universities in 10 of those countries

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UMBAn International Presence

• University of Maryland, Baltimore receives over $100 million per year to support research & service in 35 foreign countries.

– The Institute of Human Virology runs AIDS education and prevention programs at over 200 sites in Africa and the Caribbean

– The Schools of Nursing and Dentistry are active in Nigeria

– The Center for Vaccine Development has had a research facility in Santiago, Chile since 1978

– The Center for Vaccine Development also has a long-standing field site in West Africa for developing and testing malaria vaccines.

– UMB partnered with the Indian government to create the Asian Institute of Public Health in the State of Orissa, India

• The Institute has already reduced infant mortality in Orissa by 36%.

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UMBAn International Presence

• UMB has extensive collaborations with foreign-based pharmaceutical companies– In the last decade, foreign companies have sponsored over $100

million in research conducted at UMB

• 21 foreign companies have tech transfer licenses with UMB to develop new products based on UMB discoveries

• Foreign-based companies are actively investing in UMB start-ups based in the BioPark – SNBL, a leading Japanese bioscience company, is the anchor tenant in

the UMB BioPark, having invested over $30 million in the facility

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UMCPA World-Wide Outlook

• University of Maryland, College Park is a global force– More than 250 established partnerships with universities and

governments in 57 countries worldwide

– Last year UMCP hosted 1,500 international faculty and scholars from more than 80 different countries

• Attention to the emerging strength of China – The Institute for Global Chinese Affairs and the Confucius Institute

– The Robert H. Smith School of Business has partnered with China's University of International Business and Economics to deliver the Smith Executive MBA in China in both Beijing and Shanghai

– A new executive master’s degree program in Public Policy for middle management executives from Jiangsu Province in China.

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Governor O’Malley’s Vision:Enhance Maryland’s Global Profile

• Most recent development: The Maryland International Incubator– A joint operation of the UMCP and DBED

– 30,000-square feet of subsidized office space and research and development services to companies with foreign headquarters seeking to expand in Maryland

– Capability of housing between 10 and 25 startups

• Specific industries targeted:– life sciences, bio-tech, renewable resources and energy conservation.

• There are already 7 companies in the incubator– The newly-created University of Maryland-China Joint Research

Park is also tenant

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Governor O’Malley’s Vision:Enhance Maryland’s Global Profile

• The International Incubator provides partner companies with:– Direct access to world-class faculty, students and research facilities;

– Physical space for companies to reside in;

– Hands-on mentoring and training;

– Networking opportunities with potential partners having common or complementary interests with potential investors.

• Added advantage of proximity to embassies in Washington– Embassies value having 'local' companies from their country near by

– State should exploit this advantage in a strategic, systematic mannero Organize more targeted technology trade missions

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Importance of International Outreach

• The world has become globally competitive – The United States is at some risk

• Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Education at a Glance 2009 highlight’s a troubling trend:– The United States, which lead the world in higher education

completion rates for decades, now ranks about tenth.– Decline not because of a lowering in America’s attainment rate,

which has held steady at about 40% . . . . but other nations are surging past us

• Canada, Korea and Japan are all in the mid-50s

• Loss of education leadership threatens America’s place in the global economy

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USM: Responding to the Challenge

• The USM is responding to the need for greater global competitiveness: – Revising and up-dating curriculum/research agenda to respond to global

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– Working to expand international connections and exchanges.

• Many of our international activities are done in partnership with state government and members of the Maryland business community.

• One final point to stress . . . USM institutions have– Influential contacts on every continent;

– Faculty with great expertise on every region/culture of the world

– We are eager the help build Maryland’s international profile