Thinking globally, educating locally

As provost of the prestigious University of Pennsylvania, Vincent Price believes the internationalization of a university consists of two dimensions: bringing the world to the university and the university to the world.

"In a world where all aspects of life are thoroughly globalized, one of universities' missions is to prepare students to live and work in such an environment," Price said. "So students who are educated at Penn, wherever they come from, need to think in global terms, have cultural competence, and understand the global scale of whatever disciplinary activities they are engaged with at Penn."

To make sure that students have these abilities, Price said they have been bringing the world to Penn by adding international elements to many components of the university, including having an international student body and international programs.