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ANNUAL REPORT2024Texas International Education Consortium TEXAS INTERNATIONALEDUCATION CONSORTIUM

I am honored to be part of TIEC and thrilled by its collaborative opportunities, which are opening doors for students from diverse backgrounds and academic fields … We are ready to explore faculty-led initiatives and joint academic ventures, deepen partnerships, and discover new possibilities. I am grateful for the chance to contribute to many more impactful projects.– Dr. Alejandra Barahona, Executive Director, LCI Education Study Abroad at Universidad LCI Veritas / LCI Barcelona1 2024 Annual Report

About TIEC 3How TIEC Works 5Message From TIECʼs Senior Leadership 7Message From Our Board of Directors 9Membership 11Programs 19Finance 27Leadership 28TABLE OF CONTENTSwww.tiec.org 2

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TIEC is an invaluable resource for connecting Texas State University with faculty, students, and administrators from around the world. Our Political Science Department has personally benefited by receiving a COIL grant from TIEC, which we are using to bring the faculty and students in our political science department closer to faculty and students in Rwanda, Africa. The benefit is enormous.– Dr. Howard Balanoff, Professor of Political Science andDirector of the William P. Hobby Center for Public Service, Texas State UniversityTIEC is an invaluable resource for connecting Texas State University faculty and students in Rwanda, Africa. The benefit is enormous. 4

HOW TIEC WORKSNETWORKMatching expertise and capabilities from across TIECʼs colleges, universities, and professional networkTackling some of todayʼs biggestchallenges like quality education, clean energy, healthy communities,and workforce developmentCOMMON CHALLENGES5 2024 Annual Report

Connecting researchers, scholars, experts, and implementers to build new approaches to old problems to care for the health of our communities, address workforce needs with dignity, and ensure our planet can sustain us all for generations to comeGLOBAL SOLUTIONSWe are driven by the belief that by connecting people and forging relationships between institutions, we can help find lasting, sustainable solutions to global challenges. 6

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TIEC MEMBERSHIP6060151511 2024 Annual Report

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GLOBAL VOICES ON CAMPUS:SPEAKER SERIES FOR MEMBERS  TIEC  a new speaker    on  for ourmember  For our    we were  to feature  a    for   from  an   of  TIEC  for    was a  member  as part of  to   global  to   Despite all of the challenges she has faced, she continues to advocate strongly for women's rights ... Even aer everything she has been through, she remains committed to standing up for others, which I found particularly powerful and motivating.Despite all of the challenges she has faced, she I found particularly powerful and motivating.– journalism student,Texas Christian University 14

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19 2024 Annual Report

TIEC PROGRAMSUSING OUR NETWORK TO ADDRESS INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGESTIEC programs seek to engage Texas ingenuity toward the global challenges of our time. The UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG) serve as a guiding force to organize our efforts. This year, implementing projects and grants in Africa, the Middle East, and Africa gave our nimble staff the opportunity to build upon the blueprints of projects past and refine our expertise along a few of those UNSDGs. We were grateful to find trust from our international partners to help improve access to:Acting as a compass for all of TIECʼs work — both ongoing internationalization support for our member institutions as well as specialized projects for both public and private partners — is our commitment to accessible, quality education.Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for allEnsure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for allUNSDG #4: QUALITY EDUCATIONwww.tiec.org 20

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Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all agesEnsure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all agesOur project management for PMUʼs teaching hospital provided expertise in: ARCHITECTURAL PLANNING ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTUREFINANCIAL OUTLOOKCLINICAL STRATEGYEQUIPMENT PROCUREMENTHIRING STRATEGY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE AND SECURITY 4 TIEC member institutions7 faculty experts7 faculty expertsfrom 4 TIEC member institutionsUNSDG #3: GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING 22

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LEADERSHIP UPDATESRobin Lernerʼs Impact on TIECLooking to TIECʼs Future 28

2024 TIECBOARD OF DIRECTORSJENNIFER COWLEYVice ChairRICHARD BENSONChairKELLY MILLERDirectorTHOMAS EVANSDirectorDIANE CHASEDirectorRICHARD LANGEDirectorDAVID GARDNERSecretaryEMILY McKRACKENTreasurer29 2024 Annual Report

Dr. Lawrence SchovanecDr. Pablo Arenaz 30

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