Higher Ed Without Borders interviews Dr. Samantha Alvis Senior Advisor for Higher Education USAID
Dr. Samantha Alvis is the Senior Advisor for Higher Education for USAID. In this role, she provides technical support to field offices to design activities that engage higher education institutions or post-secondary student populations and works to advance higher education programming across sectors within the Agency.
Dr. Samantha Alvis the Senior Advisor for Higher Education in the Center for Education in USAID/Washington. In this role, she provides technical support to field offices to design activities that engage higher education institutions or post-secondary student populations and works to advance higher education programming across sectors within the Agency.
The interview includes the following questions:
The interview includes the following questions:
- Many developing economies also have large young population. There is thus a need to equip these youth with Industry 4.0 skills needed for gainful employment. At the same time, many of these regions are also limited in the capacity of their brick-and-mortal higher learning institutions. How can these regions develop their youth thru effective deployment of online/ blended learning and micro-credentials?
- How does USAID see the role of higher education in different regions and cultures throughout the world? Tell us about the current focus of USAID. i.e. Higher Education Solutions Network, Feed the Future Health and the role of post-secondary education.
- Talk to us about the power, potential and possibilities of collaboration in higher education between US and international institutions in addressing the multi-faceted challenges faced by many nations? What do these institutions gain?
- Your degrees are in the field of agriculture but unlike many ag majors I know, you've been attracted to travel and studying outside the US. Your professional career has always involved an international element. What attracted you to international work?
- International development is often seen to be dealing with one problem after another. However, I am sure you have seen bright spots and success stories through higher education initiatives. Can you share with us two or three such exemplars – whether these are about the transformation of an individual or an institution?
- How does a university determine projects to collaborate with USAID? How do post-secondary institutions both in the US and in other countries work with USAID? What is your advice to forge effective partnerships or collaborations between institutions across the oceans?
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Higher Ed Without Borders would love to hear your ideas for future topics and guests. Connect with Dr. Senthil Nathan or Dean Hoke on LinkedIn. You can also visit the Edu Alliance website. To hear the entire series please subscribe to Higher Ed Without Borders on your preferred podcast platforms such as Apple, Spotify, or Google. The podcast is sponsored by Edu Alliance, an education consulting firm located in Bloomington Indiana, and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. We assist higher education institutions worldwide on a variety of mission-critical projects.
If your organization wants to know more about how Edu Alliance can best serve you, please contact either Dean Hoke or Dr. Senthil Nathan.
Higher Ed Without Borders would love to hear your ideas for future topics and guests. Connect with Dr. Senthil Nathan or Dean Hoke on LinkedIn. You can also visit the Edu Alliance website. To hear the entire series please subscribe to Higher Ed Without Borders on your preferred podcast platforms such as Apple, Spotify, or Google. The podcast is sponsored by Edu Alliance, an education consulting firm located in Bloomington Indiana, and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. We assist higher education institutions worldwide on a variety of mission-critical projects.
If your organization wants to know more about how Edu Alliance can best serve you, please contact either Dean Hoke or Dr. Senthil Nathan.
