Foreign National Employees & Visiting Scholars

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What is the Risk?

Foreign nationals are a vital part of our institutional community.  These individuals may be present as undergraduate or graduate students, post-doctoral candidates, staff, faculty, visiting scholars, or other visitors. However, foreign national visitors may be [knowingly or unknowingly] acting on behalf of an entity of concern from a foreign influence perspective.

The question of whether such foreign nationals are exposed to export-controlled information, emerging technologies, sensitive intellectual property (IP), or in a position to inappropriately migrate such items back to their home institution–must be approached in a way which enables department chairs, supervisors, and hiring managers to proactively and systematically address potential foreign influence concerns while preserving the overall objective of inviting and maintaining global academic and research talent.