HIGHLIGHTS FROM GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT INSIGHTS EPISODE 7 Paulo Zagalo-Melo Associate Provost at Western Michigan University Strategic Budgeting: Championing the Importance of International Education

What’s Inside [3:01] Introduction to Paulo Zagalo-Melo [39:51] Full Podcast Episode [2:19] How Important is International Education? [5:01] The Economic Value of International Education [2:23] International Education’s Impact on the Enrollment Cliff [5:18] The #1 Growth Market for Higher Education [2:58] Advocating for International Education [6:56] Making the Case: A Strategic Budgeting Process [3:56] The Political Obstacles to International Education [2:46] Local Impact and the Competition for Internal Resources [2:29] The Foundational Importance of IE to Higher Education [2:50] The Importance of Storytelling in Strategic Budgeting [4:40] The Strategic Role of Data in Global Engagement [0:56] Making the Case for Global Engagement

A Podcast with Paulo Zagalo-Melo Paulo Zagalo-Melo, Western Michigan University's Associate Provost for Global Education, boasts 30+ years of experience in international education, combining expertise in accounting, finance, and management. He deems international education the top growth market for higher education, citing its pivotal role in research, innovation, and cultural understanding. Paulo emphasizes the need for ongoing advocacy for internationalization as crucial to the institution's mission and strategic plan. He underscores the significance of strategic budgeting to address resource and funding challenges.

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Full Episode “Internationalization of higher education is essential, is foundational to higher education.” —PAULO ZAGALO-MELO

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Full Episode: Topics Covered 1. The Case for Internationalization 2. Addressing the Global Enrollment Cliff 3. Making the Case for Internationalization 4. The Pivotal Role of Strategic Budgeting 5. The IE Proof Points of Sustainability

(2:19 Video) How Important is International Education? IN THIS 2:19 VIDEO about the significance of international education, Paulo Zagalo-Melo emphasizes its critical importance, rating it at the highest portion of the scale from 1 to 10. He highlights its financial contributions, role in global talent acquisition, and, most importantly, its transformative impact on fostering mutual understanding and peace across diverse cultures and traditions.

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(5:01 Video) The Economic Value of International Education “While you're contributing to the U.S. economy, in the case of U.S. higher education, you're also contributing to improving the quality of research and innovation in the U.S. and every country with international enrollment.” —PAULO ZAGALO-MELO

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(2:23 Video) International Education's Impact on the Enrollment Cliff “International education’s increased growth is this expansion of thoughts, ideas, and creativity and the economic impact that comes with it—the result of open borders policy on connecting the minds of people around the world.” —PAULO ZAGALO-MELO

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(5:18 Video) International Education: The #1 Growth Market for Higher Education “I’d love to see what other economic areas of activity grew by similar percentages (70%) within just one decade while the number of international students in the U.S. grew exponentially.” —PAULO ZAGALO-MELO

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(2:58 Video) Advocating for International Education “How do we make the case within our own institutions? That is our daily life as SIOs.” —PAULO ZAGALO-MELO

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(6:56 Video) Making the Case: A Strategic Budgeting Process “We have to internally show that we are everywhere, that what we do impacts most, if not everything, that the university is doing or could impact if embedded into those activities or those programs.” —PAULO ZAGALO-MELO

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(3:56 Video) The Political Obstacles to International Education & Strategic Budgeting “It is very easy for others to think that resources that are spent on international, across borders outside of the country, might not return to the country, might not return to the institution and to the institution's community.” —PAULO ZAGALO-MELO

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(2:46 Video) Local Impact and the Competition for Internal Resources IN THIS 2:46 VIDEO, Paulo discusses a project where international faculty and students built the world's first offsite-completed arch bridge, underscoring the vital role of global talent in innovative projects. The video showcases the need for powerful communication to secure funding amid internal resource competition.

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(2:29 Video) The Foundational Importance of IE to Higher Education “There is no single topic that is local anymore. We can always improve our lives through global education and global engagement.” —PAULO ZAGALO-MELO

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(2:50 Video) The Importance of Storytelling in Strategic Budgeting “To showcase international education projects and financial sustainability, storytelling must be a part of it for sure.” —PAULO ZAGALO-MELO

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(4:40 Video) The Strategic Role of Data in Global Engagement “All the numbers I gave you, which I use every day to make the case for internationalization, wouldn't be possible without data collection through many platforms that institutions of higher education use, such as information from Terra Dotta.” —PAULO ZAGALO-MELO

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(:56 Video) Making the Case for Global Engagement “We have to internally show that we are everywhere, that what we do impacts most, if not everything, that the university is doing or could impact if embedded into those activities and those programs.” —PAULO ZAGALO-MELO

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