As Deputy Vice President in IIE’s Department of Student Exchanges, Betsy Glans supports the Vice President in all aspects of finance and operations, program planning, and new business development. The Department supervises IIE’s administration of the Fulbright Student Program, the Gilman Scholarship Program, the National Security Education Program, other ECA and privately funded activities, and the Moscow and Kyiv offices – all of which have grown considerably.
Ms. Glans worked at IIE from 1994 -1997 as Manager for Asia in the Foreign Fulbright Programs Division and then returned in 2006, after working and studying in Singapore and Australia, to serve as the Director of Program Planning and Budget for the Department. She holds a bachelor degree in Chinese Studies from Wellesley College and spent three years in the People’s Republic of China teaching English and completing graduate work. She also obtained a Masters in Public Administration from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs with a focus on non-profit management.
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