Initiative 3 – Increase International Partnerships: FSU will increase international partnerships with universities and organizations outside the U.S. to provide opportunities for collaborative research, teaching, internships, service learning, and field experiences for students, faculty, staff, and administrators. FSU will create opportunities for students to meet and engage people from other countries and cultures by expanding and promoting opportunities for teaching, research, exchange programs for both students and faculty, and by building effective partnerships with universities and organizations from other countries. Principal Accountability Indicators By 2014: 1. Conduct at least two informational sessions about external funding sources and national competitive scholarships (such as Fulbright and Gilman) for students interested in study abroad each academic year 2. Enlist at least 100 FSU students to participate in study-abroad programs each year 3. Increase the number of active memoranda of understanding and studentfaculty exchange agreements to provide international opportunities for students and faculty in addition to membership and participation in the North Carolina University Council on International Programs (NC UCIP), Institute for International Education (IIE), and related study-abroad organizations 4. Increase the number of visiting scholars and recruit at least 50 international students per year to attend FSU
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