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International Education Week 2024
There are more people crossing borders to pursue education—and human connection—than ever before (Project Atlas, Open Doors). International education can unlock not only opportunities but also friendships that last a lifetime. As part of IIE’s celebration of International Education Week (IEW) 2024, we affirm the transformative power of Embracing Connection. By learning from and alongside […]
Global Diversity Month 2024
A Closer Look at IIE’s People-Driven Affinity Groups When IIE launched affinity groups for team members in 2020, the aim was to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility by creating safe and welcoming spaces for networking, collaboration, support, and development. The affinity groups are a platform for team members to strengthen their networks, access resources […]
Sudan in Focus: “Time Is Of The Essence If We Are To Avoid Lasting Negative Impact”
IIE Scholar Rescue Fund Supports Academics Threatened by Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan “April 14, 2023, is a date I will never forget. My family and I embarked on what we believed would be an ordinary day in Khartoum, my beloved city. It was a hot midday, and we were in the midst of shopping for […]
Give Your International Education Strategy a Boost with the IIENetwork
The beginning of the academic year represents a moment of great opportunity, but often you might not have the time or bandwidth to take advantage of them. The IIENetwork membership offers resources, funding opportunities, and best practices to help your organization advance its international education strategy. Whether you aim to increase and enhance study abroad […]
Going Global through the Global Citizens Project Scholars program
IIE congratulates Northern Arizona University on receipt of the 2024 Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education. The University widened access to international education by designing the Global Citizen Project Scholars (GCPS) program, which pools financial and administrative support from throughout campus to make international education economically accessible to all. As a benefit of receiving the Heiskell […]
The LMU Gilman Incentive Grant (GIG): A Bridge to Global Learning
IIE congratulates the Loyola Marymount University (LMU) on receipt of the 2024 Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education. The University’s Gilman Incentive Grant represents a novel model to incentivize students and support their applications to the Gilman Scholarship. As a benefit of receiving the Heiskell Awards, IIE is publishing guest entries from each recipient institution. How does […]
A Passport is a Ten-Year Gift
above: Alissia Lingaur, an adjunct instructor with Northwestern Michigan College’s Communications Department, leading students through Reserva Natural Atitlan, Guatamala, in 2023. For those of us dedicated to international education, the importance and power of a passport is a foregone conclusion, and having an annual National Passport Month could seem unnecessary. But what has struck me […]
Renewing a Partnership With Data Science for Social Good
UNC-Chapel Hill and Eberhart Karls Universität Tübingen Created a Seed Fund for Joint Research on Emerging Technologies IIE congratulates the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on receipt of the 2024 Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education. The University’s Data Science and Society Collaboration with Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen funds multidisciplinary research […]