Global Cornell leadership visited India in April, where they met with alumni and institutional partners.

Plaksha University, India, has signed an MoA with Cornell to advance academic exchange and encourage joint research initiatives.

More than 200 Cornellians from 14 countries gathered in Singapore, in April, for the first in-person Asia-Pacific Leadership Conference in four years and a milestone occasion marking this regional flagship event’s 15th anniversary.

Vice Provost Wolford joined a panel discussing the value of interdisciplinarity in higher education as part of the World Universities Summit.

Hosted by Global Cornell, the Global Grand Challenges Symposium brought together more than 300 faculty, staff and students from Cornell and the new Cornell Global Hubs to discuss ideas for the next universitywide Global Grand Challenge.

Cornell Global Hubs are expanding opportunities, providing infrastructure, and greasing the wheels for faculty, alumni, and students across the university to engage with 20 partner universities in 11 locations.

Raj Kumar, vice chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University visited the Cornell campus in August. Jindal is a Global Hubs partner in India.

We’re going global! We will talk about Cornell’s new collaborative Global Hubs with our colleagues Wendy Wolford, Rachel Beatty Riedl, Sebnem Ozkan, and Cindy Tarter.

Partnerships exist with institutions in Australia, China, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, United Kingdom, and Zambia.

Op-ed by Wendy Wolford about efforts within Congress to boost U.S. innovation and compete with China, arguing that bills passed minimize international collaboration—a key ingredient for innovation. 

One of Wendy Wolford's main priorities is to support faculty and students in their international work.