Ambassador Godec welcomed 37 participants in the newly-formed U.S. International Academic Partnership Program (IAPP) to Thailand.
The International Academic Partnership Program (IAPP) is a U.S. Embassy Bangkok initiative in partnership with the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation, with the Institute of International Education (IIE) as the implementer of IAPP Thailand.
About IAPP Thailand
IAPP Thailand is a nine-month program that will engage a diverse group of United States and Thai Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to develop new academic partnerships and enhance existing relationships. Academic partnership experts and higher education experts lead the IAPP and guide Thai and U.S. colleges and universities in developing a strategy for building sustainable partnerships with their counterparts. IIE will work collaboratively across government and higher education entities to customize and implement IAPP Thailand. We will have the opportunity to engage with MHESI to advance academic collaboration and exchanges between the two countries and to advance the bilateral relationship.
IAPP Thailand Objective
IAPP Thailand aims to increase the number and strength of international partnerships between HEIs in the United States and Thailand. IIE and the U.S. Embassy selected 18 U.S. colleges and universities and 29 Thai universities across Thailand to participate in the IAPP. Institutions commit to forming a campus task force to work on prospective partnerships, conducting an institution-wide inventory of activities pertaining to Thailand, and developing a strategic plan focused on collaborative partnerships. IIE has convened an Advisory Board of six experts in academic partnership and U.S. and Thai higher education to advise on program content, engage with key stakeholders, and mentor participating university representatives. Over the course of the nine-month program, selected institutions will learn how to implement and sustain U.S. – Thai educational partnerships.