Brian Bauer
Director, Global Engagement
Brian Bauer joined McGill as the Director of Global Engagement in 2020. He leads the unit and is responsible for the strategic vision for McGill’s global engagement and for communicating that vision to McGill’s internal and external stakeholders, supporting the international components of McGill’s Strategic Academic Plan 2017-2022.
The unit facilitates international agreements with partner institutions that have a university-wide benefit, encouraging research collaboration, revenue-generating opportunities, and international mobility. Support provided by the unit also contributes to advancing social accountability and social justice programs in a global context, including development programs and programs tied to sustainable development goals. Additionally, the global engagement unit capitalizes on the geographic expertise of its team to identify potential opportunities for expanded engagement and shares those opportunities with relevant Faculties and internal stakeholders.
Brian Bauer graduated from McGill University with a joint degree in International Management and French. In addition, he holds a degree in French studies (D.E.U.F.) from the Université Lyon III in Lyon, France.