UB Today: The Benefits of Exchange

The Benefits of Exchange

Beyond the prestige factor, overseas exchanges bring multiple benefits to a campus like UB. How so? Here is an analysis of the paybacks as detailed by the Office of International Education:

Exchanges contribute to increasing high-quality international student enrollments from the countries in which the programs are located, often long after the programs end.
In the wake of 9/11 and growing restrictions on access to American higher education by international students, U.S. institutions are increasingly bringing their programs to the students overseas; UB has been in the vanguard of this effort.
Overseas programs create opportunities for research in the host country by participating UB faculty, who thus have privileged access and connections through the partner institution.
While sponsors primarily fund education and training programs, they have also provided grants to support research activities by participating UB faculty.
Such programs enhance the development of international alumni relations; overseas alumni are supportive of UB programs in their own countries and see them as an extension of the larger institution.