International Programs

The modern university is a global enterprise, and so is our education team. We reach across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and the Americas to guide institutions through international teaching, research, and humanitarian projects, and many other transnational initiatives.

Every day we advise on faculty and staff postings abroad, international recruitment, foreign degree programs, cross-border research, and overseas operation.
We draw on practical experience with the nuts and bolts of university operations abroad to cost-effectively structure international programs, implement tried-and-true models, and resolve foreign employment, tax, research compliance, and export control challenges.

Our experience at the intersection of higher education and globalization helps you anticipate and deal with risks before they become problems.

Key contacts

William F. Ferreira

Partner

William F. Ferreira

Partner

Washington, D.C.

Stephanie J. Gold

Partner

Stephanie J. Gold

Partner

Washington, D.C.

Meet the International Programs team

Representative experience

Advised many universities on establishment of foreign degree programs, including online programs.

Established dozens of sites in Africa and Asia for university sponsored projects there, including for scientific research, clinical trials, and humanitarian service.

Advised a large state university on establishment of study abroad centers across Brazil, Mexico, and Spain.

Assisting non-U.S. universities with applications to participate in federal student financial aid programs and compliance with regulations applicable to foreign schools.

Advised several universities on federal and non-federal research operations in developing countries, related to HIV/AIDS and other public health issues.

Defended a university in a USAID audit of US$40m in Kenya-based expenditures for salary, foreign subrecipient costs, and construction costs.

Advised several universities on joint schools and joint programs in China.

Advised a university exploring possible joint Sino-foreign cooperative vocational training programs, including meeting with Ministry of Education officials to ascertain policy concerns and implications of the proposed plans.

Advised a university in connection with formation of a wholly foreign-owned enterprise to support the university’s efforts to develop various programs in China, including alumni relations, faculty research collaborative programs with Chinese universities, and executive education programs.

Advised a university on establishment of a graduate and undergraduate campus in India in cooperation with an Indian university.

Advised a Caribbean government on U.S. Department of Education requirements related to accreditation of medical schools, with respect to eligibility of U.S. students for federal student loans.

Advised several U.S. universities concerning travel programs to Cuba.

Advised a UK university on an innovative medical education program involving a clinical component in the United States.

Advised several universities on establishment and operation of campuses in Education City, Qatar, and elsewhere in the Middle East.

Helped a prominent engineering school negotiate an agreement to provide academic and administrative services to a new engineering school in Abu Dhabi.