HUFPI’s Foreign Summits are rotating collaborations between our organization and future policy leaders at foreign universities. These partnerships take the form of a multi-day conference focused on urgent policy issues concerning our two countries. The conference involves the exchange of policy ideas and the reception of political figures and ambassadors to speak. We invite requests for partnerships through email at president@hufpi.org.
Istanbul 2024
From May 15-May 18, 2024, HUFPI travelled to Istanbul to host a Foreign Summit with Boğaziçi University. During this cultural exchange, participants participated in a comprehensive and transformative discussion about the importance of multilateralism in addressing some of the world’s most pressing challenges. HUFPI members collaborated with several leading Turkish think tanks and foreign policy forums to discuss defense, migration, and Turko-American relations. We are grateful to our partners at Boğaziçi University as well as everyone else who helped to make the event a success!
Rome 2024
From March 12-March 14, 2024, HUFPI travelled to Rome to host a Foreign Summit with American University of Rome’s International Relations and Global Politics club (IRGP). Titled “Not a Migration Crisis, a Migration Reality”, this summit focused on international migration through highlighting the voices of refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers. The summit highlighted the importance of international migration as a global phenomenon, while dedicating specific focus to various geographical regions and international migration pathways through workshops, field trips and debates. Delegates further addressed prevalent legal frameworks and definitions of international migration and seek to promote more human-centered rhetoric to accompany current debates on the issue.
Paris 2023
From January 12-14, 2023, HUFPI hosted a joint Foreign Summit with the Sciences Po Policy Project (SP3) Network at Sciences Po. At this Summit, we gathered global leaders in diplomacy, foreign affairs, business, and international development to foster discussion of the matters to the relationship between France and the United States, as well as the broader international community. Alongside invited speakers and student delegations from our respective organizations, we invited students from across France and Europe to attend the conference and hear from world leaders and experts about global issues, such as climate change and international terrorism. Not only was this Summit a unique cultural and educational exchange between students of our two world-leading universities, but it was also an opportunity for Sciences Po and other institutions’ students to gain exposure to foreign policy issues and hear from renowned experts.