IIE Empower Award
IIE Center for Access and Equity Empower Award
IIE’s mission and belief are that when education transcends borders, it opens minds, enabling people to go beyond building connections to solve problems together. Our vision is a peaceful, equitable world enriched by the international exchange of ideas and greater understanding between people and cultures. We truly believe in the Power of International Education to help people and organizations thrive in today’s interconnected world.
Inclusive of our work focusing on advancing scholarship, building economies, and promoting access to opportunities and our organizational values and commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, access, and belonging, is the IIE Center for Access and Equity.
The IIE Center for Access and Equity aims to advance accessible programming and equitable practices in community building that enrich and expand international education, exchange, and opportunity for all. The Center focuses on expanding education and skills development and leveraging thought leadership to enrich global learning, programs and partnerships, and access for underrepresented communities.
The IIE Empower Award was created in 2023 at the launch of the Center for Access and Equity and will be presented annually to honor outstanding organizations, individuals, and initiatives with exemplary demonstration, contribution, and impact to access and equity in international education.
IIE Empower Award honorees share in IIE’s mission, vision, and values of a deep-rooted commitment to advancing access and equity in international higher education and exchange.
Meet the 2024 IIE Empower Awardee – World at Hand
The IIE Center for Access and Equity Presented World at Hand with the IIE Empower Award.
The Center is pleased to also recognize the following with honorable mention:
- Fund for Education Abroad, which provides study abroad scholarships for students with financial need.
- Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship alumnus and journalist Hyuntaek Lee, for providing Humphrey Alumni with additional educational opportunities in the global journalist community.
- Foothill College faculty Miloni Gandhi, who initiated the minority-serving institution’s “Springternship”.
- Rukshar Balkhi, founder of the online education Noda Academy for Afghan youths and alumna of the IIE-administered Qatar-American Scholarship for Afghans Project (QSAP).
Previous Awardees
Inaugural 2023 Award
IIE presented NAFSA: Association of International Educators with the inaugural IIE Center for Access and Equity Empower Award.
Empower Award Nomination Information can be found here.