Program Agenda

Thursday, June 22, 2023

6:00 – 7:00 p.m Welcome Reception for International Symposium

Friday, June 23, 2023

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast at the Hotel

9:00 – 9:15 a.m. Welcome Remarks/Welcome

Presenter: Antonio R. Flores, President & CEO, HACU

9:15 – 11:00 a.m. Challenges and Opportunities for International Education in Mexico and Latin America

Panelists: 
  • Emma Grace Hernández Flores, Ph.D., President, Universidad de Iberoamérica
  • Marcelo Lebendiker, Ph.D., Senator Representing Costa Rica at the World Business Angels Forum and President of Parque Tec Business Incubator & Accelerator
  • Bernardo González-Aréchiga, Ph.D., Secretary General, Federación de Instituciones Mexicanas Particulares de Educación Superior (FIMPES)
  • Luis Gustavo Padilla Montes, Rector, Centro de Ciencias Económico Administrativas, Universidad de Guadalajara; Representative of CIESDEMEX (Consortium of Higher Education Institutions for Development of Mexicans Abroad)

Moderator: Juan S. Muñoz, Ph.D., Chancellor, University of California, Merced

11:00 – 11:15 a.m. Coffee Break

11:15 – 1:15 p.m. Resources and Best Practices in International Education

Panelists:
  • Carlos García, Chief of Staff and Director of Institutional Relations at CETYS University
  • Laurie Melin, Assistant Director of Western Hemisphere Fulbright Student and Scholar Programs, Institute of International Education
  • Ethan Rosenzweig, J.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Academic  Programs, Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Moderator: Jorge Iván Vélez-Arocho, Ph.D., President, Pontificia Católica de Puerto Rico

1:15 – 2:30 p.m. Lunch at the Hotel

2:45 – 4:15 p.m. Reflections on the Challenges, Opportunities, Resources and Best Practices regarding International Education in Mexico and Latin America

Panelists:
  • Raquel E. Aldana, J.D., Professor of Law, University of California, Davis
  • Ariel Carlos Armony, Ph.D., Professor and Vice Chancellor for Global Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
  • Graeve, Ph.D., Jacobs Family Professor and Materials Science Program Director, University of California, San Diego 

Moderator: Juan B. Gutiérrez, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Mathematics, University of Texas at San Antonio

4:15 – 4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks

Presenter: Antonio R. Flores, Ph.D., President, and CEO HACU

6:00 – 6:30 p.m. Final Reception

6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Dinner/La Academia Graduation Ceremony

Saturday, June 24, 2023

Attendees return home.

 

To register to the International Symposium, June 22-23, 2023, please click here.

In addition to the International Symposium, HACU will be hosting a 3 full day seminar on Higher Education Executive Leadership with a focus on International Education. You can pay registration per day or to the full seminar.

For more information, please contact:

Oralia De Los Reyes, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President for Programs and Services
E-mail, Phone: (210) 576-3244


The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, founded in 1986, represents more than 500 colleges and universities in the United States, Latin America, Spain, and school districts throughout the U.S. HACU is the only national association representing existing and emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). The Association’s headquarters are in San Antonio, Texas, with regional offices in Washington, D.C. and Sacramento, California.

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