The Power of International Education

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IIE's commitment to diversity and inclusion, now and throughout our history, is a critical part of our effort to engage thoughtfully with all of our internal and external constituents around the world, and reaffirms our deep commitment to these principles.   We believe that racism and inequality are and have been inherently contradictory to our mission.  And while IIE has worked for over a century to build a more peaceful, equitable world, we recognize that there is much work yet to do.  We support programs with a universal commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, multiculturalism and international understanding and cooperation.  
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United States Hosts Over 1 Million International Students for the Fifth Consecutive Year

The 2020 Open Doors® Report on International Educational Exchange, released today, reveals that for the fifth consecutive year the United States hosted more than one million international students (1,075,496) during the 2019/2020 academic year.
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Established in 1919 with the founding premise that international exchange could make the world a more interconnected place, IIE has specialized in the international exchange of people and ideas. Global scholarships are of paramount importance and we manage many of the world's most prestigious ones. Through a wide variety of educational programs sponsored by the U.S. government, corporations, foundations and foreign governments, we annually work with thousands of U.S. and international educational institutions and more than 29,000 students, scholars, and professionals around the globe.

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By The Numbers

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600+

Staff Worldwide
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108

IIE-associated Nobel Winners Since 1919
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1600+

Higher Ed Partners
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18

Offices and Affiliates
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29000+

Program Participants

200+ Programs Worldwide

IIE manages more than 200 programs with participants from more than 180 countries. In the last year alone, more than 29,000 people participated in IIE managed programs. Use our program finder to explore opportunities.

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Fulbright logo The Fulbright U.S. Student Program, a program of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), is for U.S. graduating college seniors, graduate students, professionals & artists.

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Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program logo An innovative fellowship program for African institutions in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda to host an African-born scholar to work in projects in research collaboration, graduate student teaching/mentoring and curriculum co-development.

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Key Programs

Higher Education Readiness (HER) Program
Democracy Fellows and Grants Program
Julia Stasch-IIE Scholarship for Refugees

With Your Help

We are taking action to respond to critical needs in education. Our work not only helps educate the next generation of leaders, but also serves as a lifeline to the world’s most imperiled students, scholars, and artists. A gift to IIE supports all of this essential work.


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