Temple’s many strong educational partnerships around the world enrich the entire Temple community–students faculty and staff. Throughout each academic year, we are happy to welcome many of our global education partners to Main Campus, and to visit with partners at their campuses.
Chinese Consul General Makes 1st Official Visit to Temple – May 19, 2025
Ambassador Chen Li, the new Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in New York, visited Temple on May 19 to meet with Temple President John Fry. Ambassador Chen was appointed to his position in October 2024. This was his first official visit to Temple.


Temple Welcomes President of Fu Jen Catholic University from Taiwan – April 1, 2025
Temple and Fu Jen Catholic University have had an active collaboration since 2009. Last May, Temple sent a leadership delegation to meet President Yi-Chen Lan in Taipei, including then-President Richard Englert. On April 1, 2025, President Lan led a delegation in a visit to Temple to meet with President John Fry.

Temple Welcomes New Chinese Consul General Chen Li – December 4, 2024
Temple representatives—Vice Provost of Global Engagement and Dean of Temple University Rome, Emilia Zankina; Assistant Vice President of Global Engagement, Martyn Miller; and Assistant Dean of the Beasley School of Law, John Smagula, attended the reception in New York welcoming the new Chinese Consul General, Chen Li. On December 4, 2024.


U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador visits Temple as part of the Hometown Diplomats Program – November 20, 2024
Arthur “Art” Brown, Ambassador for the United States in the Republic of Ecuador, visited Temple University on November 20, 2024 as part of the State Department’s Hometown Diplomats Program. This program is designed to put a hometown face on foreign policy and to explain to America why diplomacy matters. While here, Ambassador Brown spoke with students in the College of Libera Arts about his experiences, careers in Foreign Service, and the work of the U.S. Department of State.

Temple Leadership Team Visits 5 Partner Institutions in India – April 2024
To support the Government of India’s recent initiatives to internationalize the Indian higher education system and to encourage further collaboration with our university, Temple executives visited five partner Indian universities in Spring 2024, Visiting executives from Temple included Provost Gregory. Mandel, and Global Engagement’s Vice Provost, Emilia Zankina and Assistant Vice President. Martyn Miller. Participants discussed opportunities to develop dual-degree programs, to promote the mobility of students and faculty, and to encourage joint research.


Chinese Ambassador Visits Temple to Explore Opportunities for Greater Student mobility – March 26, 2024
On March 26, 2024, Ambassador Huang Ping, consul general of the People’s Republic of China in New York, visited Temple’s President Richard M. Englert and Provost Gregory N. Mandel to explore opportunities for greater international student mobility between China and the U.S.
For more information, read this story, excerpted and auto translated from the Chinese news source, fjsen.com

Temple Hosts Vice Chancellor of Jindal Global University – August 1, 2023
Temple’s Office of Global Engagement hosted the Vice Chancellor of Jindal Global University, Dr. C. Raj Kumar to discuss opportunities for student mobility and collaboration. Our university’s Beasley School of Law has had a partnership with Jindal Global since 2011.

Science and Technology Officer of the NY Chinese Consulate Visits Temple – June 23, 2023
Counselor Consul Zhou Guolin from the Science & Technology Office of the Chinese Consulate General in New York visited Temple to discuss research collaboration and partnerships with universities in China.

Universidade Federal Do Tocantins Signs General Cooperation Agreement – June 20, 2023
Rector Luís Eduardo Bovolato from Universidade Federal Do Tocantins visited Temple University to sign a general cooperation agreement.

Egyptian Cultural Attaché Visits Temple University – October 18, 2022
Prof. Dr. Ali Massoud (Cultural Attaché and Head of the Educational Mission Office, Embassy of Egypt, Washington DC) visited Temple University on October 18, 2022, to follow up on previous conversations with Interim Vice Provost for Global Engagement Emilia Zankina, College of Dentistry Dean Amid Ismail, College of Engineering Dean Keya Sadeghipour, Fox School of Business Dean Ronald Anderson (not pictured), Pharmacy Dean Jayanth Panyam (not pictured), and Laura H. Carnell Professor of Pharmaceutical Science Magid AbouGharbia about pursuing higher education opportunities in Egypt and at Temple.

Taoyuan City Education Officials Visit Temple – July 22, 2022
A delegation comprised of senior education leaders and high school principals from Taoyuan City visited Temple University on July 19 to discuss opportunities for collaboration.


Temple Welcomes Ambassador and Consul General of Japan in NY, Mikio Mori – April 19, 2022
During a recent April 2022 meeting with Ambassador and Consul General of Japan in NY, Mikio Mori and his staff, Temple University Senior Vice President and Provost Gregory N. Mandel; Vice President of International Affairs, Hai-Lung Dai and International Affairs staff discussed Japanese student enrollment on Main Campus, the enrollment of Temple domestic students at TUJ and Temple’s many partnerships with Japanese universities.


Hungarian Science Attaché and Honorary Consul visit – March 10, 2022
On March 10, 2022, Temple hosted a visit by Tamás Novák (first secretary and science and technology attaché, consulate general of Hungary in New York) and Edith Schwarz (honorary consul of Hungary to Philadelphia).

Exploring Partnership with Egyptian Education and Cultural Bureau – February 8, 2022
During a day-long visit to both Temple’s Main and Health Sciences campuses, Egyptian Educational and Cultural Bureau (Washington, D.C.), Cultural Attachés Chaninda Ezzat, PhD, and Ali Massoud, PhD, met with Temple leadership and faculty and explored ways for Temple to partner not only with the Egyptian bureau and Ministry of Higher Education, but also with multiple other higher education institutions in Egypt.

Temple University Establishes Partnership with Al Alamein International University – February 7, 2022
Al Alamein International University (AIU) Board of Trustees Chair and Professor Rouchdy R. Zahran along with President and Professor Essam A. ElKordi visited Temple University with Egyptian Cultural and Educational Bureau attachés Dr. Chahinda Ezzat and Dr. Ali Massoud to establish a partnership between Temple and AIU. During the day-long visit, conversations focused on potential collaborations and mobility in the disciplines of dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, and public health. The leadership of the two universities ended the visit with the signing of a general cooperation agreement.

University of Mumbai Signs Agreement with Temple University – December 2, 2021
At Temple University on December 2, 2021, Dr. Suhas Pednekar, Vice Chancellor of the University of Mumbai, visited to sign a general cooperation agreement between Temple University and the University of Mumbai.

Dominican Republic Minister Visits Temple to Initiate Partnership – October 20, 2021
Franklin A. Garcia Fermin (Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Dominican Republic) and a delegation from the Dominican Republic visited Temple University and its Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO) to discuss an agreement with Temple’s Office of International Affairs. The agreement would provide opportunities for talented students from the Dominican Republic in Temple’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs.
