On September 23rd in partnership with Michigan State University's Visiting International Professionals Program (VIPP), Global Ties Detroit will be co-hosting a networking event for an IVLP of fifteen (15) higher education faculty and leaders, administrators, and government officials from various African nations interested in internationalizing university campuses and strengthening and expanding higher education linkages with U.S. institutions. Honoring their IVLP theme of "Strategic University Partnerships," the networking event will allow participants to meet with their counterparts from leading universities across Southeast Michigan and foster key relationships for future collaboration opportunities.