Campus Internationalization: Advocating for Education Abroad on Campus

Why is internationalizing the campus an important goal, and what role does education abroad have in fulfilling that goal? Each of resources below answers that question from the perspective of an individual, a campus, a professional association, or a government agency. Learn what each has to offer.

• NAFSA’s Internationalizing the Campus Report
  Each year NAFSA develops Internationalizing the Campus: Profiles of Success at Colleges and Universities, a report on international education in the United States.
• NAFSA’s report Securing America’s Future: Global Education for a Global Age
  A task force of national leaders in international education warns that Americans' lack of knowledge of the world represents a “national liability" in the war on terrorism.
• ACE's Internationalizing the Campus: A User's Guide
  This publication from the American Council on Education is a practical guide for higher education administrators and faculty engaged in internationalizing their institutions.
• British Columbia’s Centre for International Education Report
  Local and national economies are becoming increasingly international as a result of new trade agreements and the emergence of a borderless workforce.
• IIE’s Internationalizing the Campus
  The Institute of International Education (IIE) created these awards to promote and honor the most outstanding initiatives that are being conducted in international higher education by IIENetwork member universities and colleges.
• University of Minnesota’s Curriculum Integration Project
  The "Minnesota Model" of study abroad curriculum integration is based on partnering with academic units to effectively meet institutional goals to internationalize the curriculum.
• NASULGC’s Commission on Internationalization
  The Commission on International Programs (CIP) seeks to incorporate a global dimension into the learning, discovery, and engagement activities of NASULGC members.
• The Lincoln Commission report: Global Competence and National Needs
  Whether the region is Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, or the Middle East, whether the issue involves diplomacy, foreign affairs, national security, or commerce and finance—what nations do not know exacts a heavy toll.
• Now more than ever: Why Study Abroad Is Important in the Global Age
  Find compelling statements which highlight the vital role international education plays in improving relations between the U.S. and the rest of the world through study abroad.