International Security Experience

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Four Days, Multiple Events

The International Security Experience (ISE) is designed to immerse students in the evolving landscape of national security.  黑料爆料 have the opportunity to connect and learn from current practitioners, engage with fellow students and learn from some of the best minds in the national security industry.

Each spring, this experience brings together distinct events, each with its own focus, yet united by a shared purpose:

  • Expand student opportunities through education, mentorship, and networking
  • Provide students, scholars, and practitioners a space for collaboration and an opportunity to explore important security issues
  • Strengthen collaboration within USF and across global partners
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Throughout the International Security Experience, students benefit from a wide range of collaboration and engagement opportunities that extend beyond the formal programming. A dedicated career event connects students with representatives from leading academic programs, government agencies, and private-sector organizations to learn about education pathways and career options across the national/global security field.

Participants also have multiple professional networking opportunities with scholars, practitioners, and senior leaders who join the conferences and competition events. In addition, ISE incorporates intentionally planned social activities that allow students to build relationships with peers from other universities and to interact informally with experts and mentors鈥攆ostering a community of emerging professionals who continue to connect long after the event concludes.

A typical ISE conference will consist of:

 

Day 1: Academic Conference

Each year, ISE begins with a one day academic conference that brings together students, scholars, and practitioners to explore an important topic related to global/national security.

Day 2: FSP (Student) Conference

Organized by the Future Strategist Program (FSP) at USF, and supported by GNSI, this conference continues the themes introduced on Day One but giving students the opportunity to organize, plan, and conduct their own conference. Most importantly, it provides a venue for future leaders to engage on important national security issues and provide their perspective. It also serves as the informal opening for the two-day undergraduate strategy competition, concluding with teams receiving their scenario brief.

Days 3 & 4: Undergrad Strategy Competition

A two-day undergraduate competition where teams of 4-6 undergraduate students from multiple universities compete to be crowned the undergraduate strategy champions. The teams are given a scenario/issue and work together to develop policy goals and a broad strategy to achieve. The competition is patterned off the annual event at the鈥疷.S. Army War College.