Current Programming – 2024/2025
IIE welcomes you and your institution to engage with the IIE Center for International Partnerships through any of the following programs in the 2024/25 academic year.
PARTNER WITH VIETNAM
In celebration of 30 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and Vietnam, IIE is thrilled to announce Vietnam as the next focus country for the International Academic Partnership Program (IAPP). Thanks to generous sponsorship and collaboration from the Mission Vietnam, IAPP Vietnam is dedicated to developing new partnerships and deepening existing ones between U.S. and Vietnamese institutions of higher education. As a participant of IAPP Vietnam, you and your institution will be guided through developing a campus-wide strategic plan for engaging with partners in Vietnam.
DISCOVER SAUDI ARABIA
On behalf of the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia and the Saudi Ministry of Education, the IIE Center for International Partnerships is honored to facilitate this important delegation of university leaders to Saudi Arabia in November 2024. Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 aims to diversify the country’s economy away from its traditional reliance on the oil and gas sector. To that end, the Saudi government has prioritized changes within the national higher education sector, that include promoting international exchange and partnerships and implementing an internationalization strategy for Saudi higher education institutions. The delegation will be led by Sylvia Jons, Director of the IIE Center for International Partnerships, and Jamal Alsayyed, Senior Director, Middle East Programs at IIE.
ENGAGE WITH KAZAKHSTAN
The Kazakhstan-U.S. University Consortium Partnership Program fosters collaboration and knowledge-sharing among a diverse group of higher education institutions from the United States and Kazakhstan. Through a consortium model including an in-country Partnership Summit and a yearlong curriculum plan, U.S. and Kazakh HEIs will gain the skills and insights necessary to establish sustainable partnerships, with a focus on key fields of study such as renewable energy, environmental science, agriculture, food security, and STEM disciplines.
ADVANCE ENGINEERING EDUCATION
Recognizing a growing demand for internationally experienced engineering graduates, a group of leading universities around the world established the IIE Global E3 consortium in 1995. Global E3 allows engineering students to at member universities to enjoy a fulfilling study abroad experience while completing their course requirements at home.