Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program provides a year of professional enrichment in the United States for experienced professionals from designated countries throughout the world.
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International Higher Education Protection Organizations Condemn Attack on Syrian University
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The Council for Assisting Refugee Academics, the Scholars at Risk Network, and the Institute of International Education’s Scholar Rescue Fund jointly denounce, in the strongest terms, the attack on the University of Aleppo on 15 January.
Beyond Student Recruitment: 5 Places Universities Should Watch in 2013
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International-student recruitment will undoubtedly remain a priority in 2013 for American colleges and universities. China, of course, will continue to be a major focus of those efforts, in addition to new growth markets, like Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Venezuela. At the institute, however, we have been working with American higher-education institutions to engage with other countries and regions in ways that go beyond student recruitment, IIE President Allan Goodman writes for the Chronicle of Higher Education’s WorldWise blog.
Essential Tips for Designing Successful Entrepreneurship Education Programs
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IIE staff member Emil Levy recently returned from the British Council sponsored conference on Entrepreneurship in Higher Education in Boston. The conference, which featured a variety of speakers from both the U.S. and from across the pond, not only explored the role of Entrepreneurship in higher education, but also juxtaposed the British and U.S. approach to teaching entrepreneurship.
Guaranteeing Global Opportunities
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Guest blogger Susquehanna University Provost Carl Moses writes about the school’s award-winning Global Opportunities program.
What is the Next Big Thing in International Education?
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There are many new trends emerging in international education, but no one knows if they will stick. What is the next big thing in international education?
Meet Select Recipients from IIE’s Higher Education Readiness Program
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IIE is pleased to announce that we have notified 100 girls who have been selected for the HER scholarship! Recently, we gathered 50 students from both Addis Ketema and Fitawrari Abayneh at their schools and gave them the good news.
First Higher Education Readiness Program Cohort Selected in Ethiopia
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IIE is excited to have selected the first group of one hundred HER scholarship recipients! The Institute held selection panels for our new Higher Education Readiness (HER) program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on March 25th. Discussion was robust, objective and transparent. Nineteen Ethiopian professionals from secondary schools, universities, NGO’s and businesses gathered to discuss the HER applicants and, based on the scholarship criteria (academic performance, demonstrated leadership and future skills and financial need) determined which girls will be awarded the HER scholarship.
Kicking off the HER Summer Leadership Train the Trainer Sessions
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The HER scholarship recipients have been busy this past month with a summer full of English language and leadership development trainings. IIE was excited to get so much interest from local professionals to be trainers in the leadership development skill building sessions. In order to make sure that all the professionals were leading similar sessions and addressing all topics required, IIE held several “train the trainer” this past June at our Addis Ababa office.