January 13, 2026 | 12:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. ET

All Around the World: International Contracts in Higher Education

International contracts play a major role in the increasingly complex global landscape of higher education. While these contracts enable global partnerships, study abroad, international campus operations, and research collaborations critical to the mission of higher education institutions, they pose challenges seemingly around every corner for college and university counsel. Counsel, and other administrators in this space, must navigate questions on how to create, maintain, and monitor international contracts that balance risk with innovation. How these questions are resolved can differ based on the contract type, the partner country, the nature of the data and information being shared, and expected deliverables. 

Please join us for this 2-hour webinar in which three experienced practitioners will cover topics, including: 

  • An overview of the current state of international contracting in higher education;
  • Key considerations for creating international contracts and negotiating specific clauses;
  • Overview of maintaining and monitoring international contracts;
  • A case study highlighting challenges campus counsel and administrators may face.

Who Should Attend?

This webinar will be of interest to college and university counsel who advise on international contracts, as well as campus administrators with responsibilities in these areas.

Program Schedule

I. Welcome and Introductions (12:00 P.M. ET)

II. Contract Creation and Core Considerations (12:05 P.M. ET) 

III. Contract Maintenance and Monitoring – Post Execution (12:30 P.M. ET) 

IV. Q&A (12:55 P.M.)

V. Case Study (1:05 P.M. ET)

VI. Q&A (1:50 P.M. ET)

VII. Conclusion (2:00 P.M. ET)

Speakers

David Di Maria

David Di-MariaDr. David Di Maria joined University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in 2017 as the inaugural Associate Vice Provost for International Education and now serves and the Vice Provost for Global Engagement. Dr. Di Maria oversees the Center for...

Vinita Mehra

Bahri-Mehra, VinitaVinita Mehra is an attorney and director with Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter in Columbus, Ohio. She serves as the firm’s Global Business and Global Education Leader, is licensed to practice law in both Ohio and India, and has been honored...

 

Michael Pfahl

Mike PfahlMichael R. Pfahl, a member of NACUA since 2006, currently serves as Vice President, Legal and General Counsel for Relay Graduate School of Education. Mike is a 2013 recipient of the NACUA First...

 

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