UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State welcomed Rector Kerstin Krieglstein and a leadership delegation from the Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg on April 16-19. Coordinated by Penn State Global and the International Office at the University of Freiburg, the visit included a meeting with Executive Vice President and Provost Justin Schwartz, further cementing the already strong institutional partnership between the two universities.
The delegation visit also entailed meetings with Penn State Global, the Interim Associate Vice President for Research Phil Savage, directors of Penn State’s interdisciplinary institutes, World Campus leadership, and various other faculty and groups.
“We were delighted to host Rector Krieglstein and her leadership,“ said Roger Brindley, vice provost for Penn State Global. “In recent years the partnership between Freiburg and Penn State has been very successful, with numerous faculty involved in important research linkages. It was a genuine pleasure to have our colleagues from Freiburg visit, and to plan for the next steps in our work together.”
The two universities have successfully collaborated for many years and have enjoyed a multi-faceted connectivity between faculty, students and staff since 1997. Various agreements furthered student exchanges and led to a Collaboration Development Program in 2016 that has provided seed monies for long-term programs integrating faculty and junior researchers from both universities.