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Examining the Drivers of Internationalization
In an opinion article in University World News, Senior Fellow, International Association of Universities Madeleine F. Green examines some of the motivations that drive higher education institutions to engage in internationalization, including preparing students for “global citizenship.” Guardian Op-Ed: Higher …
by cgacc on May 1st, 2012 under Latest News
The End of the International Office?
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 …
by editor on April 2nd, 2012 under Latest News
U.S. Education Reform and National Security
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 editor on April 2nd, 2012 under Latest News
Study-Abroad Officials Are Under More Pressure to Prove Their Programs’ Value
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 editor on April 2nd, 2012 under Latest News
Tougher Rules on Loans May Hurt American Students Looking to Study Abroad
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 editor on April 2nd, 2012 under Latest News
Homeland Security Asks New Academic Advisory Group to Keep Ideas Flowing
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 editor on April 2nd, 2012 under Latest News
After Two Years at Mt. Hood Community College, 20 SEED Program Students Are Poised to Take Their New Skills South
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 editor on April 2nd, 2012 under Latest News
Campuses Engage Students, U.S. Style
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 …
by editor on April 2nd, 2012 under Latest News
Chinese Universities Send Big Signals to Foreigners
By Liz Gooch The New York Times, March 11, 2012 In the 1990s, Jeffrey S. Lehman, then the dean of the University of Michigan Law School, began visiting Beijing to help open a program for members of his faculty to …
by editor on April 2nd, 2012 under Latest News
More Courses Get You Ready to Face the World
By Phyllis Korkki The New York Times, February 29, 2012 DONNA LAMBERT, who works for I.B.M. in Washington, was recently part of a team that helped set up financial management software for the company in Beijing. To do that she …
by editor on April 2nd, 2012 under Latest News
The Center for Global Advancement of Community Colleges (CGACC) is dedicated to increasing global knowledge and understanding about U.S. community colleges, bridging cultures through awareness, advancing institutional internationalization efforts, initiating partnership opportunities with international entities, and serving as a general resource to expand and enhance global educational opportunities.
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- Institute of International Education hosts 14 U.S. Higher Education Fairs
- Valuing Study Abroad
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- Department of Education’s 2012 Funding Opportunities for Community Colleges
- In India, the Neediest Students Get a Second Chance (1)
- U.S. and Australia Compete for Coveted Partnerships with Chinese Higher Education (0)
- Diversity in International Education Report (0)
- Natural Disasters and Civil Unrest Disrupting Study-Abroad Programs (0)
- Britain’s New Higher-Education Minister Shakes Up the Orthodoxy (0)
- Student Affairs Gains a Global Hub (0)
- Privatized Pathways for Foreign Students (0)
- English-Testing Companies Vie for Slices of a Growing Market (0)
- Education Groups Call for Deepening U.S. Academic Ties to Indonesia (0)
- Leading International Partnerships: 7 Roles for Presidents (0)