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It Happened Before
International education is already playing a role. Many Iranian students are again coming to the United States, and IIE is exploring the possibility of leading a university delegation to Teheran.
Mentors and HER Girls in Ethiopia Give Back
This past September, 100 underserved girls in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia were awarded the HER Scholarship. The scholarship provides the girls with financial support combined with innovative leadership and life skills training to help them complete their secondary education and equip them with the tools needed to continue on to university.
One Budget in the Humanities is Not Declining
Thank you to two Institute trustees, Robert L. Dilenschneider and Mark A. Angelson, who have created the new Janet Hennessey Dilenschneider Scholar Rescue Award in the Arts in the IIE-Scholar Rescue Fund to save the lives and work of scholars in the arts.
“Selfies” From Winners of the 2014 Hilton Teacher Trek Competition
Last week, I had the pleasure of joining team member Chelsea Ridenour as she notified the winners of the 2014 Hilton Worldwide Teacher Treks competition.
The Syrian Refugee Crisis and Higher Education: A View From Lebanon
James King visits Lebanon as part of an IIE–University of California, Davis Human Rights Initiative study on the conflict in Syria, the consequent refugee crisis, and its impact on higher education.
Conferencing in Cuba: A First Step Towards Increasing U.S.-Cuba Higher Education Partnerships
IIE was in Havana for the Congreso Universidad 2014 conference, a bi-annual event hosted by the Cuban Ministry of Higher Education (MES), which attracts several thousand higher education representatives—mainly from around Latin America and the Caribbean—to discuss pressing issues related to higher education.
About Those Brands
A quick read of today's China Daily makes it clear just how important education and access to foreign universities appears to be.
A Tale of Three Cities
Beijing, Taipei, and Hong Kong have over 100 universities. Five of them are in the top 100 in the world rankings: Peking and Tsinghua universities, National Taiwan University, and The University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology range in ranking between 36th and 60th.