By Markus Laitinen The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 28, 2012 Imagine a university without an international office, internationalization strategy or a committee for internationalization; not really international, right? Not necessarily. For the past eight years the University of Helsinki …

Council on Foreign Relations Task Force Report The United States’ failure to educate its students leaves them unprepared to compete and threatens the country’s ability to thrive in a global economy and maintain its leadership role, finds a new Council …

By Ian Wilhelm The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 22, 2012 What do students gain from studying in other countries? While there is anecdotal evidence aplenty about the positive—some students say life-changing—effects of a semester in Spain, Thailand, or other …

By Karin Fischer The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 21, 2012 Changes in federal student-loan regulations could make it difficult for students from the United States to use their aid when studying abroad. Tougher U.S. reporting requirements have already led …

By Karin Fischer The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 20, 2012 Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano made it clear at the first meeting of her department’s Academic Advisory Council: She doesn’t want a report thick with recommendations at the end of …

By Amanda Waldroupe The Oregonian, March 15, 2012 The 20 international students, in their second year in Portland, can’t wait to return to their hometowns in Latin America. It’s not just that they prefer the warm weather of their native …

By Sara Lipka The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 11, 2012 On the women’s side of Zayed University here in Abu Dhabi, students in black, floor-lengthabayas stride past banners promoting campus services: “Is Your Career in Focus?” and “Scared Of …

Russia is investing more than one billion dollars to create world-class centers of excellence that will drive socio-economic and scientific development and train new generations of Russian experts. To assist Russia in this effort, U.S. scholars and administrators are encouraged …

Participate in a group seminar on current German society and culture. Participants in this seminar gain a firsthand look into how Germany’s political, economic and cultural systems deal with contemporary issues. For U.S. scholars, the engagement in substantive dialogue with …

These IEA seminars are designed to introduce participants to the society, culture and higher education systems in Germany, India, Japan or Korea through campus visits, meetings with foreign colleagues and government officials, attendance at cultural events and briefings on education. …

The Fulbright Specialist Program is designed to provide short-term academic opportunities (two to six weeks) for U.S. faculty and professionals. Shorter grant lengths give Specialist greater flexibility to pursue a grant that works best with their current academic or professional …

The core Fulbright Scholar Program sends 800 U.S. faculty and professionals abroad each year. Grantees lecture and conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields. Deadline: August 1, 2012  Learn More > Core Fulbright Scholar ProgramThe core …

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Higher Education for Development (HED), in cooperation with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Rwanda, is issuing a Request for Applications (RFA) for a women’s leadership higher education partnership in agricultural sciences in Rwanda. HED expects to make one (1) …

The deadline to complete the U.S. Study Abroad survey for the upcoming Open Doors Report has been extended to May 31, 2012. The U.S. Study Abroad Survey captures data on U.S. students traveling abroad for academic credit and is part of our …

June 27-29, 2012 Washington, D.C. Early-Bird Registration Deadline: March 30, 2012 Regular Registration Deadline: June 6, 2012 EducationUSA announces the upcoming conference, “EducationUSA Forum 2012.” This conference will be hosted at The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center from …

Theme: “Strategic International Enrollment Management” Deadline for Submission: June 15th, 2012 IIENetworker, the international education magazine of the Institute of International Education (IIE), invites submissions for publication in its upcoming Fall 2012 issue. The theme of the fall issue of IIENetworker …

The Ministry of Science, Research, and the Arts in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, with the participation of AACRAO and NAFSA, announces the 2012 Baden-Württemberg Seminar, to be held in Tübingen, Germany, from October 20-27, 2012. Get details on the seminar and application. The …

Register for NAFSA’s Student Learning Abroad Webinar Are your education abroad programs falling short on learning? Heightened expectations and accountability around student learning in education abroad drove three leaders in education abroad learning to address this concern in their forthcoming …

You and your colleagues are invited to participate in the Recruiting, Supporting, and Working with, Non-traditional Student Populations webinar that will take place on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 2:00pm EST. Overview: Working with, supporting, and recruiting unlikely or underrepresented students is essential …

June 10-12, 2012 Helsinki, Finland The 2012 Academic Cooperation Association (ACA) Annual Conference, which is organized in cooperation with the Finnish Centre for International Mobility (CIMO), will take place from June 10-12 in Helsinki, Finland. This year’s ACA Annual Conference …

Howard Community College’s Global Distinction Program Wins 2012 Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education Only 9 Colleges/Universities in the U.S. & Australia Recognized For Outstanding International Initiatives (Columbia, MD) Howard Community College’s (HCC) Global Distinction Program has been …

The Institute of International Education (IIE) is pleased to announce the winners of the eleventh annual IIE Andrew Heiskell Awards for Innovation in International Education. The awards honor the most outstanding initiatives in international higher education among the member campuses …

Dr. Eduardo Padrón is one of only two higher education leaders in the nation to be awarded this prestigious recognition, which carries with it $500,000 in unrestricted funds for the President to use for academic initiatives. This award is one …

HCC Captures National Honors: Prestigious Bellwether Award- Top Award for Community Colleges across the Country HOUSTON, TX (February 1, 2011) – The Institute of Higher Education at the University of Florida awarded Houston Community College the prestigious Bellwether Award at the 2011 Community College …

THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PRESENTS THE WINNERS OF THE 2011 IIE ANDREW HEISKELL AWARDS FOR INNOVATION IN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION Twelve Programs Recognized For Outstanding International Initiatives in Higher Education The Institute of International Education (IIE) is pleased to award …

2011 Winning programs will be recognized at IIE’s Best Practices Conference in New York City on March 18, 2011. Winners of the Internationalizing the Community College category will be recognized in Houston, Texas on February 4th, 2011 at a workshop focusing on …

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