Sec. 6002. Global business and professional education programs
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Section 611 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1130 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— by amending paragraph
(1)to read as follows: the future welfare of the United States will depend substantially on increasing international and global skills in business, educational, and other professional communities and creating an awareness among the American public of the internationalization of our economy and numerous other professional areas important to the national interest; ; by amending paragraph
(2)to read as follows: concerted efforts are necessary to engage business and other professional education and technical training programs, language, area, and global study programs, professional international affairs education programs, public and private sector organizations, and United States’ business community in a mutually productive relationship which benefits the Nation's future economic and security interests; ; in paragraph (3), by striking and the international and inserting and other professional fields and the international and global ; and in paragraph (4)— by inserting , as well as other professional organizations after departments of commerce ; and by inserting or other professions after business ; and in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1)— by striking and economic enterprise and inserting , economic enterprise, and security ; and by inserting and other professional before personnel ; and in paragraph (2), by striking to prosper in an international and inserting and other professional fields to prosper in a global . Section 613 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1130a ) is amended to read as follows: The purpose of this section is to support innovative strategies that provide undergraduate and graduate students with the global professional competencies, perspectives, and skills needed to strengthen and enrich global engagement and competitiveness in a wide variety of professional and technical fields important to the national interest. The Secretary shall make grants to, or enter into contracts with eligible entities to pay the Federal share of the cost of programs designed to— establish an interdisciplinary global focus in the undergraduate and graduate curricula of business, science, technology, engineering, and other professional education and technical training programs to be determined by the Secretary based on national needs; produce graduates with proficiencies in both the global aspects of their professional education or technical training fields and international, cross-cultural, and foreign language skills; and provide appropriate services to or partnerships with the corporate, government, and nonprofit communities in order to expand knowledge and capacity for global engagement and competitiveness and provide internship or employment opportunities for students and graduates with international skills. An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant to carry out the following: With respect to undergraduate or graduate professional education and technical training curricula, incorporating— foreign language programs that lead to proficiency, including immersion opportunities; international, area, or global studies programs; education, internships, or other innovative or technological linkages abroad; and global business, economic, and trade studies, where appropriate. Innovating and improving international, global, and foreign language education curricula to serve the needs of business and other professional and nonprofit communities, including development of new programs for nontraditional, mid-career, or part-time students. Establishing education or internship abroad programs, domestic globally focused internships, or other innovative approaches to enable undergraduate or graduate students in professional education or technical training to develop foreign language skills and knowledge of foreign cultures, societies, and global dimensions of their professional fields. Developing collaborations between institutions of higher education and corporations or nonprofit organizations in order to strengthen engagement and competitiveness in global business, trade, or other global professional activities. An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section may use the grant to carry out the following: Developing specialized teaching materials and courses, including foreign language and area or global studies materials, and innovative technological delivery systems appropriate for professionally oriented students. Establishing student fellowships or other innovative support opportunities, including for underrepresented populations, first generation college students (defined in section 402A(h)), and heritage learners, for education and training in global professional development activities. Developing opportunities or fellowships for faculty or junior faculty of professional education or technical training (including the faculty of minority-serving institutions or community colleges) to acquire or strengthen international and global skills and perspectives. Creating institutes that take place over academic breaks, like the summer, including through technological means, and cover foreign language, world area, global, or other international studies in learning areas of global business, science, technology, engineering, or other professional education and training fields. Internationalizing curricula at minority-serving institutions or community colleges to further the purposes of this section. Establishing international linkages or partnerships with institutions of higher education, corporations, or organizations that contribute to the objectives of this section. Developing programs to inform the public of increasing global interdependence in professional education and technical training fields. Establishing trade education programs through agreements with regional, national, global, bilateral, or multilateral trade centers, councils, or associations. Each eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and including such information as the Secretary may reasonably require, including assurances that— each proposed project will be self-sustainable after the grant term is completed; the institution of higher education will use the assistance provided under this section to supplement and not supplant activities conducted by institutions of higher education described in (c); in the case of eligible entities that are consortia of institutions of higher education, or partnership described in subsection (g)(1)(C), a copy of their partnership agreement that demonstrates compliance with subsection
(c)will be provided to the Secretary; the activities funded by the grant will reflect diverse perspectives and a wide range of views of world regions and international affairs where applicable; and if applicable, a demonstration of why the eligible entity needs a waiver or reduction of the matching requirement under subsection (f). The Federal share of the total cost for carrying out a program supported by a grant under this section shall be not more than 50 percent of the total cost of the project. The non-Federal share of such cost may be provided either in-kind or in cash, from institutional and non-institutional funds, including contributions from State and private sector corporations, nonprofits, or foundations. The Secretary may waive or reduce the share required under paragraph
(1)for eligible entities that— are minority-serving institutions or are community colleges; or have submitted a grant application as required by subsection
(e)that demonstrates a need for such a waiver or reduction. In this section: The term eligible entity means— an institution of higher education; a consortia of such institutions; or a partnership between— an institution of higher education or a consortia of such institutions; and at least one corporate or nonprofit entity. The term professional education and technical training means a program at an institution of higher education that offers undergraduate, graduate, or postgraduate level education in a professional or technical field that is determined by the Secretary as meeting a national need for global or international competency (which may include business, science, technology, engineering, law, health, energy, environment, agriculture, transportation, or education). Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, funds made available to the Secretary for a fiscal year may not be obligated or expended to carry out this section unless the funds appropriated for such fiscal year to carry out this title exceeds $65,103,000. . Part B of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1130 et seq.) is further amended by striking section 614.
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