Guarini Institute for International Education and Economic Mobility
Guarini Institute for International Education and Economic Mobility
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Our mission is to create novel tools to facilitate the economic mobility of individuals and families experiencing financial hardship.
Our vision is that financially vulnerable individuals and families have access to relevant information and resources to improve their upward economic mobility.
June 7th, 2022: To further advance the commitments outlined in an agreement between the Port of Ashdod and NJCU, an Israeli delegation composed of senior-level representatives of the Port of Ashdod, experts in port security, and executives of six startup companies visited NJ to participate in a series of convenings organized by the Guarini Institute at NJCU with the support of state agencies and partners. NJCU and the Port of Ashdod encouraged collaboration with port-related businesses in the NY-NJ metro area and encouraged the development and educational and workforce development opportunities for NJCU students and the broader NJCU community.
June 8th, 2022: The Guarini Institute at NJCU hosted an international forum “Innovation and Security in Port Management in Israel and New Jersey” in which representatives from several Israeli firms (Port of Ashdod Company, Cyber 2.0, DockTech, Enwize, Salvador Technologies, Spinframe, and Storage Drop) presented about their companies to participants from the business ecosystem in NJ interested in port management, cybersecurity, logistics, and supply chain and included members of the chamber of commerce, incubators/accelerators, and trade associations.
Executive Director Adrian Franco, Dean of the NJCU School of Business, and Governor Phil Murphy, alongside Choose New Jersey President & CEO Wesley Mathews, celebrated the signing of three Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) on April 25 between New Jersey academic and real estate entities with top Irish tech universities and a prominent startup accelerator.
Executive Director Adrian Franco, Dean of the NJCU School of Business, and Governor Phil Murphy, alongside Choose New Jersey President & CEO Wesley Mathews, celebrated the signing of three Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) on April 25 between New Jersey academic and real estate entities with top Irish tech universities and a prominent startup accelerator.
The MOUs aim to create mutually beneficial opportunities and forge collaboration in innovative projects that foster entrepreneurship, business development, career development, and international education.
Executive Director Dr. Adrian Franco delivers welcoming remarks at the Guarini Institute MOU Signing with the Mexican Consulate, an agreement to foster academic and professional development for students and to provide community outreach.
Sergio Salvador, Rayo Bioenergía Mario Aguilar, AERSA, Lucía Tróchez, C Minds, Andrea Lozano, IDISA, Dr. Adrian Franco, and Marissa Espinoza of the Jalisco Government meet to discuss interest in the Guarini Institute's new Acelera program
ChooseNJ's economic mission to Israel sponsors the signing of a Letter of Intent between the Port of Ashdod, NJCU, and the Guarini Institute. This agreement seeks to strengthen the New Jersey-Israel relationship by advancing innovation, workforce development, and international education between the Port of Ashdod and the NJCU community
Consul General of Mexico in New York, Jorge Islas Lopez, and NJCU Interim President, Andrés Acebo reiterate their commitment to the Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2021 to create academic and professional exchange opportunities for university students.
Adrián Franco, the Executive Director of the Guarini Institute, and Luis Francisco Ornelas, a successful Mexican entrepreneur and fellow at the Young Leaders of the Americas program by the U.S. State Department. Luis worked on a strategic project for the Guarini Institute’s initiative brokenNotBroke.
NJCU served as the host for a historic visit when Hon. Daniel Noboa, the President of the Republic of Ecuador, held an official gathering with members of the Ecuadorian immigrant community. This event was an outcome of NJCU’s historic partnership with the Latino Community that was reinforced with signing a memorandum of understanding with GLACO — Grupo Latinoamericano de Cónsules en New Jersey — by NJCU’s Guarini Institute.
NJCU’s Guarini Institute Partnering with U.S. State Department’s Young Leaders from the Americas Program
The Guarini Institute has been selected as a partner organization of the Young Leaders from the Americas (YLAI) program overseen by The United States Department of State. The aim of the YLAI program is to empower entrepreneurs to strengthen their capacity to launch and advance their entrepreneurial ideas and effectively contribute to social and economic development in their communities.
NJCU and GLACO Sign Groundbreaking MOU to support Latino and Latin America community
NJCU led by the Guarini Institute signed a first-of-its-kind MOU with the “Grupo Latinoamericano de Cónsules en New Jersey”, an alliance made up of 17 Latin American consulates. The purpose of the MOU is to explore ways for NJCU to collaborate with the consulates, and thus will, strengthen both institutions' commitment to serving Hispanic communities in New Jersey.
NJCU’s Guarini Institute Brings International Audience to Jersey City with “Innovation and Security in Port Management in Israel and New Jersey” Forum
The event, spearheaded by NJCU’s Guarini Institute, was part of a three-day delegation between partners in Israel and the State of New Jersey held from June 7-8. Participants in the forum on June 8 included representatives from the business ecosystem in New Jersey interested in port management, cybersecurity, logistics, and supply chain including members of the chamber of commerce, incubators/accelerators, as well as faculty conducting relevant research.
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Governor Phil Murphy, Choose New Jersey and NJCU Sign Memorandums Of Understanding with Ireland’s Top Tech Universities and Incubators
New Jersey City University (NJCU) was the only four-year New Jersey higher educational institution as part of these historical discussions and partnerships, as leaders from NJCU’s School of Business and Guarini Institute for International Education and Economic Mobility joined the delegation of Governor Murphy and Choose New Jersey’s Mathews on a trip which will continue to expand NJCU’s international footprint.
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A Conversation with John C. Williams, President & CEO,
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
The Guarini Institute of International Education and Economic Mobility was honored to host a conversation with John C. Williams, the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Friday, February 18, 2022.
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