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DRAFT MOTION 20170328_4-G(3): I move to approve the SDSU’s agreements on academic

cooperation with 1) the Kumoh National Institute of Technology; 2) Gyeongnam National

University of Science and Technology; and 3) EUROACE, S.L.

SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF REGENTS

Academic and Student Affairs

Consent

AGENDA ITEM: 4 – G (3)

DATE: March 28-30, 2017

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SUBJECT: Agreements on Academic Cooperation – SDSU

South Dakota State University seeks approval to enter into agreements on academic

cooperation with the following institutions:

1) Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Republic of Korea

This agreement will assist in facilitating collaborative opportunities between the two

universities (see Attachment I). The agreement may result in the opportunity for joint

research, faculty collaboration and potential faculty exchange. Additional joint activities,

such as student or faculty exchange, will require the execution of a separate agreement.

2) Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology of Jinju, Republic of

Korea

This agreement will assist in facilitating collaborative opportunities between the two

universities (see Attachment II). The agreement may result in the opportunity for joint

research, faculty collaboration and potential faculty exchange. Additional joint activities,

such as student or faculty exchange, will require the execution of a separate agreement.

3) EUROACE, S.L., Valencia, Spain

This agreement will assist allow SDSU students to participate in study abroad Spanish

language courses and internship programs offered by EUROACE (see Attachment III).

Students who participate in either the language program or the internship program pay full

tuition and fees for the credit earned to SDSU.

EUROACE provides internship placements for SDSU students. It is virtually impossible

to create and sustain international internship placement sites from afar acting alone. A lot

goes into vetting the potential internship hosts, building a relationship with them, and

continuously monitoring the quality of the placements our students have. In addition, the

cultural implications of internship placements are significant, and we need a Spanish

organization to act as the intermediary between us and the individual Spanish companies,

governmental organizations, and non-profits that host our students.

Using a host country organization to facilitate an international internship program is the

norm in the field. U.S. universities are just not equipped – with either people on the ground

12 months or cultural and host country legal expertise – to arrange these types of

experiences on our own.

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