EducationUSA


What is EducationUSA?

Supported by the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the EducationUSA network represents over 450 advising centers in 170 countries dedicated to providing accurate, unbiased and comprehensive information about accredited U.S. higher education institutions.

EducationUSA advisers work in a variety of host institutions, such as Fulbright Commissions, IIE offices, AMIDEAST offices, American Councils, U.S. embassies and consulates, bi-national centers, universities, and public libraries who share a common goal: assisting students from their country in accessing U.S. higher education opportunities.

Advisers are supported by Regional Educational Advising Coordinators (REACs) that focus on training, providing resources, and mentoring the advising community.

 

How to Find an EducationUSA Advising Center

With over 450 offices worldwide, the likelihood is that if your institution will be traveling abroad, there will be an EducationUSA advising office nearby.

If you are searching for a local resource on the education system, a specific institution, or credential in a given country, we urge you to contact the EducationUSA advisers.

To locate specific centers you may wish to communicate with, please visit: EducationUSA.

 

EducationUSA Publications & Articles

Newsletter for U.S. Higher Education Institutions

One resource designed to keep U.S. international education & admissions offices connected to the EducationUSA network is the HEI (Higher Education Institutions) E-newsletter. Distributed by the State Department's Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs, the e-newsletter is a free service. Over 680 international education professionals are already a part of this listserv.

To register for the Higher Education Institution listserv, please send an email to educationUSA@state.gov along with your name and position, and the name of your college or university.

Connections Journal

The EducationUSA Connections journal is a quarterly, online publication produced by the Institute of International Education's Membership and Higher Education Services Division and sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Connections is produced for the EducationUSA advisers as a professional development resource and includes information about higher education in the United States, scholarship opportunities, specific fields of study, best practices in advising, and other topics.

To access past issues of Connections, please visit: Connections

If you would like to be added to the Connections distribution list or if you are interesting in contributing an article, please email Shannon Bishop.

EducationUSA Weekly Update for Advisers

The EducationUSA Weekly Update is circulated to 170 countries. Each week, EducationUSA features 5-7 accredited US schools by focusing on scholarships and new programs. Institutions of higher learning are invited to send two paragraphs of content related to scholarships or new programs to educationUSA@state.gov. Pictures are also welcomed. Add "EducationUSA Weekly Update content" in the email subject line and a Regional Educational Advising Coordinator (REAC) will circulate your update to 450 centers via our weekly newsletter free of charge. News sample available online.

Contact educationUSA@state.gov for more details.

Recent Articles on Attracting Students from Africa and Latin America

REACs provide the U.S. higher education community with information on educational systems in their corresponding region, exchange trends and tips for recruiting students. REACs share their regional expertise in the following articles published in recent issues of the IIENetworker.

"Attracting Students from Latin America & the Caribbean"
By Nichole Johnson, Director of REAC Services

"Recruiting Students from Africa"
By Nancy Keteku, REAC for Sub-Saharan Africa

More articles >>

 

IIE's role in the EducationUSA network

Through oversight and funding from the Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and under a cooperative agreement between ECA and the Institute of International Education (IIE), the Regional Educational Advising Coordinator (REAC) Program is designed to foster international student mobility between the United States and the rest of the world through the EducationUSA network. The REACs fosters student mobility between the United States and the region they cover, with ECA and IIE, to oversee and support a regional network of advising centers. REACs act as a resource on educational systems and exchanges; provide assessment, direction, training and quality control of EducationUSA advising centers; and develop and promote the EducationUSA network.

This past year has seen a dramatic expansion in the Global REAC team to include now 14 regionally based REACs plus Nichole Johnson (Director of REAC Services) and Marty Bennett (EducationUSA Marketing Coordinator) based in the US. For a complete listing of the Global REAC team, click here.

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