OIP Holds Roundtable on Strengthening University Structures for Internationalization

A Roundtable on "Strengthening University Structures for Internationalization" organized by the Office of International Programmes took place on 12 March, 2010 at MacArthur ICT/Digital library Conference room. It was facilitated by Professor Arthur Sussman, the Vice President of MacArthur Foundation and a Visiting Professor at the Department of Public and International Law, Faculty of Law. It was attended by The Registrar, the Librarian, Deputy Registrars, Directors of Institutes and Centres, Dean of Faculties and members of the Academic Links Board. The roundtable was chaired by Professor G.O.S. Ekhaguere, the MacArthur Grants Liaison Officer. Professor Sussman’s talk centred on the role of the University administration in the internationalization of UI. He talked about the importance of creating openings for members of staff to travel out so that they can be means of informing others about UI and he advised the University to maintain contacts with Universities and organizations abroad. He suggested that the University should use UI alumni and Nigerians in diaspora to optimize the international presence of UI. He advised that the University should explore ways of making International students and visitors ambassadors of UI. He concluded by stating the need to provide adequate information about UI to international students and visitors. The roundtable was very interactive, as the participants asked questions, made suggestions and voiced their opinions on important issues.

OIP Announces Roundtable

Office of International Programmes announces a Roundtable on Strengthening University Structures for Internationalization to be facilitated by Professor Arthur Sussman, Professor of Law, University of Chicago and Vice President of MacArthur Foundation. It is scheduled as follows:
Date: 12 March, 2010.
Venue: Conference Room at the ICT/Digital Library Building, MacArthur Foundation, University of Ibadan.
Time: 9.00 a.m. – 11.00a.m.
We look forward to seeing you.

News and Events

Office of International programmes welcomes Prof. Arthur Sussman, a renowned Lawyer and the Vice President and Secretary of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, to the Department of Public and International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan. He will spend six weeks in UI to lecture graduate students on issues relating to Comparative International Law. He will be speaking at two programmes organized by OIP-

• Roundtable for prospective MacArthur Foundation Grant awardees on 9 February, 2010 at 10 am at the MacArthur Conference Room. He will be speaking on Establishing International collaborations for Training and Research.
• Roundtable for Deans, Directors and University Administrators on 10 March, 2010 at 10 am at the MacArthur Conference Room. He will be speaking on Strengthening University Structures for Internationalization.