Consider the Russian/Ukraine market.
Registration includes reception and dinner on Feb 19 and lunch on Feb 20). You will receive a broader picture of what is taking place in country in addition to student mobility information as well as examples of programs. (This briefing follows the AIEA conference.)
Note: Given Putin's initiative to increase Russian university world rankings, there are opportunities for university collaboration.
SPEAKERS
Dr. Anders Aslund, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Dr. Harley Balzer, Associate Professor of Government and International Affairs, Georgetown University
Dr. Rahul Choudaha, Director of Research and Strategic Development, World Education Services
Dr. Dan E. Davidson, President, American Councils for International Education
Svetlana Filiatreau, Eurasia Programs Coordinator, Global & Strategies, Provost’s Office, George Mason University
Dr. Fiona Hill, Director of the Center on U.S. and Europe, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Program, The Brookings Institution
Francisco Marmolejo, Lead Tertiary Education Specialist and Coordinator, Network of Higher Education, World Bank
Ambassador Steven Pifer, Director, Arms Control Initiative, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Center on U.S. and Europe, The Brookings Institution
The event will take place at the University of California Washington Center on Rhode Island Avenue, NW.
For more information on the program and the speakers and/or to register, please click on the link to http://conferences.upcea.edu/briefing/
Please note: Registration will close on January 7, 2014.
Geraldine de Berly, PhD
Syracuse University
gdeberly@syr.edu