Mission Statement 

The mission of the Crest Institute International Collaborations and Global Networking (CIICGN) pillar is to broaden the institute’s reach across international boundaries to provide research and other collaborative opportunities for CUNY students and faculty and to open up CUNY to students, faculty and resources from around the world to allow for sustained growth in the future. 

Vision & Goals 

  • To use all our College international contacts, agreements, etc. to expand the global collaboration of this pillar.
  • Expand collaboration with other countries, not only with students but also with communities
  • Increase international interactions among students, faculty, and educational leaders from all countries through all virtual platforms. 
  • Increase international collaboration of partnership between universities for a holistic development and well being of CUNY students and faculty across boundaries. 
  • Increase international research collaboration and impact of CREST methods and products, and provide international education opportunities for CREST and other students.
  • To increase CUNY and CUNY CREST Institute profile on the international stage
  • to increase CUNY students’ global civics, cultural, language and STEM skills 
  • To increase student mobility
  • To increase sustainability of the institute through leveraging of resources from abroad
  • To broaden research and other collaborations in areas of national and international

Short-Term Goals 

  • Collect Inventory of international resources and collaborations
  • Become more familiar with faculty research areas and resources within CUNY campuses
  • Write external grants NSF (PIRE, IRES), NOAA, NASA
  • Develop online certificate and modules that can be offered abroad