Daniel Palm, Founder and Managing Director, at Catalina Global, and former Associate Vice President of International Affairs at the University of Arizona tells us how his journey in international education started as an undergraduate student when he went to China to study Mandarin, where he ended up staying for 5 year. This experience enabled him to support US universities seeking to develop academic partnerships in China, and eventually TNE operations in different regions.
Daniel tells us how he led the development of the University of Arizona’s micro-campus in Kazakhstan, working closely with the Ministry of Higher Education in the country to navigate regulatory challenges and find ways to support access through scholarships for students with disabilities. Daniel also tells us about the way the micro-campus model works and his interest in the quality assurance of TNE, and shares how his passion for international education and developing partnerships is ultimately rooted in his view of citizen diplomacy and the power of this softer diplomacy in shaping international relations… and the memorable conversations with people he encountered traveling worldwide many of whom he continues to engage with both personally and professionally