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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

• University Overview• International Initiatives

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Welcome to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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About Virginia Tech Founded in 1872 as a land-grant college Comprehensive public university with the

largest full-time student population in Virginia• Student enrollment of 27,000 (on

Blacksburg campus)• More than 100 campus buildings• 2,600-acre main campus• 1,700-acre agriculture research farm

Main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, 430 kilometers south of Washington, DC

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Blacksburg Campus

State-of-the-art hotel and conference center Corporate Research Center Commuter airport 1700-acre research farm in Montgomery County

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Other Virginia Tech Locations Campus settings across Virginia

• Northern Virginia• Hampton Roads• Southwestern Virginia• Richmond• Danville

Agricultural Research and Extension Centers

107 local extension offices 4-H Centers throughout

Virginia

Main Campus

Reynolds Homestead

Hampton Roads Center

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Other Locations

Graduate and Research Center in Washington, D.C., suburbs

Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center

Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, VA

Washington-Alexandria Center of the College of Architecture & Urban Studies

National Capital Region Operations and Virginia Tech Research Institute in Arlington, VA

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Global Locations

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Mission

Serves the Commonwealth of Virginia, the nation, and the international community through:• Learning• Discovery• Engagement

“Ut Prosim” (That I May Serve)

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Programs Eight Colleges

• Agriculture & Life Sciences• Architecture & Urban Studies• Science• Pamplin College of Business• Engineering• Liberal Arts & Human Sciences• Natural Resources and Environment• Virginia-Maryland Regional College of

Veterinary Medicine

200 degree programs, including:• More than 70 at the bachelor’s level• 140 at the master’s and doctoral level

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StudentsEnrollment Total enrollment on and off campus is

over 30,000• 83% undergraduate students• 16% graduate students

Undergraduate Students 17,492 are residents of Virginia 6,198 are nonresidents of Virginia

(includes international)

Graduate Students Over 6,000 graduate students 4,500 masters; 1,140 doctoral; 240 Veterinary

Medicine 26% are international and represent 98 countries

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Virginia Tech Faculty

1,364 full-time instructional faculty 62.8% tenured 16 to 1 student-faculty ratio

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OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND DEVELOPMENT (OIRED)

Improving lives around the world

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OIRED: WHO WE ARE

Collaborative Research Support Programs Education Abroad International Support Services

Women in International Development Special Projects Research and Service Regional Centers

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INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENTCOLLABORATIVE RESEARCH SUPPORT PROGRAM (IPM CRSP)

• Goal: to raise the standard of living in developing countries around the world

• Works to develop approaches to agriculture that minimize crop losses due to pests (insects, viruses, weeds, etc.), and increases farmer income while reducing pesticide use to environmentally safe levels

• Operates in 17 countries, 13 of themFeed the Future countries

• Funded by USAID

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SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE ANDNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTCOLLABORATIVE RESEARCH SUPPORT PROGRAM (SANREM CRSP)

“using science to improve the livelihoods and food security of small farmers in the developing world”

Conservation agriculture

Sustainable intensification

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PEANUT CRSP

• Works to improve the health and livelihood of people in African and Latin American countries by addressing aflatoxin and gender-related constraints in peanut production, processing and marketing

• Aflatoxin poisoning is a major health problem inEast Africa

• The Women in International Development director, Maria Elisa Christie, serves as a principal investigator on this project

• Managed by the University of Georgia

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EDUCATION ABROAD

• Since OIRED began administering the Education Abroad program in 2002, the number of students has increased from 650/year to 1,280/year

• Each year, Virginia Tech students study in 45 countries, and programs are available in 80 countries

• Manages 78 exchange agreements

• Expositions, open houses, and fairs reach more than 5,000 students and their families each year

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INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES (ISS)

• Facilitates the following visa petitions:- H-1 B, for specialized employment- J-1, for visiting scholar- permanent residency, for green card

• Is among the vanguard of U.S. colleges and universitiesoffering in-house permanent residency processing services

• Processes Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs)that detail exchange agreements between Virginia Tech and international institutions

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WOMEN IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Provides leadership to ensure that programs are gender- sensitive and have a positive impact on the most disadvantaged beneficiaries, many of whom are women

• Involves Virginia Tech faculty and students in activities with counterparts in other countries

• Seeks funding for research and development projects focusing on women

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SPECIAL PROJECTS - SENEGAL

Virginia Tech is leading a venture to improve the system of agricultural education at the college level in Senegal.

• 5-year, $28 million program

• Funded by USAID, part of the Feed the Future initiative

• Goal: restructure the agriculture curricula at Senegalese universities, making it more relevant to today’s needs

• Partners 4 American universities with Senegalese agriculture institutions

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SPECIAL PROJECTS - HAITI

Students at the Ecole Superieure d’Infotronique d’Haiti

Students from Ecole Superieure d'Infotronique d'Haiti studying on the Virginia Tech campus

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SPECIAL PROJECTS - NEPAL

• Memorial Center for Excellence at the Institute of Forestry in Pokhara

• Training the next generation of conservationists

• Partnership with Yale University and Principia College

• Stresses the importance of social inclusivity

“The Nepali people have a daily relationshipwith the forest, something we have lost.”

-- Tom Hammett

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SPECIAL PROJECTS – SOUTH SUDAN

Virginia Tech is leading a venture to revamp agricultural education in South Sudan, working with the University of Juba, the Catholic University of Sudan, and Virginia State University.

Higher Education for Development is funding the $9.47 million program, which began in 2011 and is scheduled to run for 5 years.

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RESEARCH AND SERVICE

• Graduate Certificate in International Research

• Phi Beta Delta International Honor Society

• Peace Corps

• Fulbright Program

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REGIONAL CENTERS

In addition to serving as sites where Virginia Tech students can study abroad, center facilities are used for conferences and international faculty development initiatives.

• Center for European Studies and Architecture (CESA), Riva San Vitale, Switzerland

• Caribbean Center for Education and Research (CCER), Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic

• VT-Middle East & North Africa in Egypt (VT-MENA)

• Latin America

• VT-India

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INTERNATIONALIZATION OFSCHOLARSHIP

Through its research, education, and development projects, OIRED’s international scholarship has brought Virginia Tech:

• Opportunities for Tech professors to conduct research overseas

• Opportunities for Tech students to conduct research overseas

• Increased richness to the campuscommunity through the international students and scholars who have come here as part of our projects

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OIREDbenefitingVirginia Techand theworld

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QUESTIONS?

Guru GhoshVice President, Outreach and International Affairs902 Prices Fork Road; Suite 120; Mail Code (0265)Blacksburg, VA 24060(540) 231-3205gghosh@vt.edu