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From Venezuela to the University of Texas at Austin
Santiago Castellanos Ojeda, a recent Emergency Student Fund grant recipient from Venezuela, shares how studying in the United States has shaped how he sees the world.
Education for a Better Future
During a January visit to Ethiopia, Edith Cecil, IIE Senior Vice President, Government Programs; Susan Silveus, IIE Regional Director for the Middle East & Africa; and Ethiopia Abebe, Director, IIE Ethiopia had the honor of meeting with the President of Ethiopia, Her Excellency Sahle-Work Zewde, at the official palace in Addis Ababa to discuss IIE's work advancing educational opportunities for girls in Ethiopia and Liberia.
Participate in the IIE Summit Story Corner
How should the field of international education evolve in the next 50 years? Attendees of the IIE Summit are invited to participate in the Story Corner, available at the IIE booth in the main exhibition hall on February 18th and 19th.
Cultivating Global Stewards: Transforming Theory into Practice
Study abroad is an excellent way to cultivate students as global citizens and help them engage with nuanced realities and questions. In this post, Dr. Carlise Wynne explores lessons learned from the University of North Georgia’s biannual, three-week student trip to Botswana and South Africa.
Letter from Bangkok
As artificial intelligence transforms consumer markers, Allan Goodman imagines what education abroad could look like a decade from now.
Displaced Students and Global Engagement: An Opportunity to Partner with IIE
IIE is charting a path for identifying and preparing highly-talented displaced students for success as university students, providing a unique opportunity for universities around the world to partner with IIE to bridge the gap between displaced students and a university education.
New Kid on Campus: Make Way for the International Partnership Manager
Clare Overmann, Director of Higher Education Initiatives at IIE, explores the emerging role of the international partnership manager at colleges and universities. As higher education institutions continue to realize how important this role is, the international education community needs to share experiences and good practices, provide trainings and workshops, and work together to clearly define this nascent role.
Join the Movement: Help Your University Build Inclusive Admission Practices
Higher education institutions can play a key role in providing these desperately needed opportunities to help the most vulnerable youth continue their education. But what does it really mean when we say colleges and universities can play a key role in this endeavor? IIE PEER and AACRAO explored this and other questions during their Best Practices in Admitting Displaced ad Vulnerable Student Populations on U.S. Campuses workshop last month.