
The Language Flagship
The Language Flagship is a multiyear program designed to guide talented undergraduate students enrolled full-time at a Flagship college or university in any major(s) toward graduating with professional-level proficiency in a language critical to U.S. national security
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The Perks of Parent Involvement in IIE’s HER Program
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IIE held several family meetings that provided an opportunity for the parents and guardians to ask questions about the HER program.
Expanding Academic Cooperation with Indonesia by Launching a U.S. – Indonesia Higher Education Consortium
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Greg Galford, an Associate Professor of Interior Architecture from Chatham University, had never really thought about Indonesia two years ago, but was set to travel there in April 2011 as more or less a tag-along faculty member. IIE had selected Chatham to join a cohort of six U.S. and six Indonesian colleges and universities that would dedicate two years to developing institutional partnerships and increasing U.S. study abroad to Indonesia. When at the last minute the senior administrator leading the effort was unable to travel with Greg, he found himself solely responsible for representing the university, anxious about what would be expected of him in Indonesia, and hyper concerned about making the short layover from Seoul to Bandung.
Re-envisioning Internationalization: International Education for What?
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The genesis of this question goes deeper and can be traced to the vast divide between two seemingly overlapping yet disparate fields: international education as those of us in the “exchange” or internationalization field know it, and international education as defined within the field of international development.
Pitt Community College’s Award-Winning Experience in Internationalization
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Pitt Community College in Greenville, North Carolina was one of the recipients of IIE’s Andrew Heiskell Awards for Innovation in International Education at IIE’s Best Practices Conference. Pitt was honored for its International Education Travel Scholarship, which provides full funding for participation in a Pitt Community College Abroad-sanctioned program and seeks to eliminate financial barriers for students and faculty recipients.
Introducing the Higher Education Readiness (HER) Program: A Path to University for Girls in Ethiopia
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IIE is piloting a program in Ethiopia to do just that. The Higher Education Readiness Program (HER) will provide 100 girls entering 11th grade in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital city, with scholarship support combined with innovative leadership and life skills training to help them complete their secondary education and equip the students with the tools they need to continue to university.
Last Day in Myanmar: The Momentum of Reform
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Dr. Goodman presents action items and takeaways from the IAPP Myanmar partnerships tour.
From DC to Naypitaw – Capitals Compared
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There are memorable things happening in Myanmar today and U.S. higher education institutions are most assuredly invited to help. In fact, what we build together could become the memory palaces of this country’s future.
10th Grade National Exam tutoring has begun for Higher Education Readiness students!
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The 10th grade national exam is a key milestone for students entering the 11th grade in high school across Ethiopia. The score on the exam determines whether students enter into a vocational or university track for 11th and 12th grades. To prepare the HER students for the exam, IIE has initiated intensive after school tutoring in those subject areas covered by the National Exam.