In this episode, President Series #133, YOUR guest is Dr. Fernando Leon Garcia ( / fernandoleongarcia , President of CETYS University (https://www.cetys.mx/en/) & President-Elect of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP (https://iaup.org/)), YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio ( / joesallustio , aka, THE Voice of Education, & this is all brought to YOU by the 2021 World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE (https://www.wise-qatar.org/))!
Fernando discusses higher ed from a global perspective. Not only does champion the role of CETYS in Baja, California, & other areas of Mexico, he also talks about why over 300 students from the U.S. have decided to study with CETYS. Fernando talks about the higher education-to-work connection & why higher education still has extreme value for Mexicans (& why higher ed is valued so highly internationally). He talks about his role as President-Elect for IAUP & why considering higher education from the global perspective is critical to understand what the future of higher education will be.
Dr. Leon-Garcia has been President of CETYS University since 2010, leading the institution to institutional & program accreditation in the USA (WASC (https://www.wscuc.org/), ACBSP (https://www.acbsp.org/), ABET (https://www.abet.org/)), & one of the highest student mobility rates in Mexico. Prior to that, he served as Chancellor of City University of Seattle‘s International Division, covering programs, campuses, & sites across the Americas, Europe & Asia. Before joining City University, he served as Chief Academic Officer of Apollo International/University of Phoenix International.
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