Educational Offerings

NAFSA's annual conference provides a multitude of educational offerings for international education professionals at all levels of experience and in every speciality.

These opportunities will help you develop the knowledge, skills, and ideas you need to better serve your organization or institution, move forward in your professional development, and engage effectively with colleagues from around the globe.

Be sure to visit the NAFSA Pavilion and engage in a full week of activities that celebrate the profession that is international education and exchange.

Preconference WorkshopsPreregistration fee and ticket required.

Preconference Workshops

Preconference workshops provide participatory learning opportunities to strengthen and broaden your skill set. Whether you've been in the field for years or are just getting started, NAFSA offers a workshop that may be right for you.

Unique Learning Opportunities

NAFSA's Unique Learning Opportunities allow attendees to explore particular topics in depth and to network with colleagues facing similar experiences and challenges.

Management Development Program (MDP) Preregistration fee and ticket required. Sold Out

Symposium on Leadership Preregistration fee and ticket required.
Tuesday, May 29
At this half-day preconference program, presenters from inside and outside the United States will analyze and discuss strategies for engaging the many stakeholders necessary for a successful internationalization program.

Internationalizing the Curriculums of Professional Schools Preregistration fee and ticket required.

Deans and faculty who are working to infuse a global perspective into the curriculum are encouraged to attend one of the colloquiums.

• Internationalizing Legal Education
• Internationalizing Schools of Medicine and Public Health
• Internationalizing Business Education
• Internationalizing Teacher Education

Plenary Speakers

This year’s plenary speakers offer diverse points of view and will inspire and challenge the conference audience with their dynamic approaches to confronting issues we face in today’s world. Plenary speakers include:

• Robert Gates, Opening plenary address, Tuesday, May 29
• Leymah Gbowee, Plenary address, Wednesday, May 30
• Rick Steves, Plenary address, Thursday, May 31
• Jan Eliasson, International Plenary and Luncheon. Friday, June 1 Preregistration fee and ticket required.

Plenaries on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday are open to all conference registrants and do not require any additional fees. The International Plenary and Luncheon requires advance registration and an additional fee. 

Sessions and Seminars

Tuesday, May 29 - Friday, June 1
Open to all conference registrants, no additional fees required. Build your knowledge base and get up-to-date on current trends at more than 200 concurrent sessions and seminars offered this year. View this year's offerings and find what interests you!

TIP! Are you having trouble finding the offerings that are right for you? Try searching the program by focus tracks. With more than 30 different tracks, you're sure to be find offerings that interest you!

Poster Fairs

Check out this year's poster fairs. Open to all conference registrants, no additional fees required. Posters display complex information in a visual format, so you can take it in at your own pace and talk to presenters one-on-one.

NAFSA Bookstore

Browse or purchase a wide variety of books and pamphlets dealing with issues of interest to international educators from NAFSA and other publishers. This year's books include: