International Attendee Sample Schedule
NAFSA warmly welcomes international attendees! The NAFSA Annual Conference has a large variety of networking, sessions, poster fairs, and open meetings for you to attend. We’ve created a sampling of our educational offerings with international attendees in mind to help get you started! For our full schedule, visit the online program. Don’t forget to add our plenary addresses and guest speakers to your schedule!
| Special Events and Poster Fairs | |
| Monday, May 29, 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | Orientation for Participants Based outside the United States |
| Monday, May 29, 2:00 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. | Latin America Forum $ |
| Tuesday, May 30, 1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | U.S. Higher Education Partnership Fair |
| Wednesday, May 31, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Africa Forum |
| Wednesday, May 31, 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | Internationalizing the Campus Poster fair |
| Thursday, June 1, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Country Fair: Updates on Country and Regional Higher Education |
| Friday, June 2, 12:00 p.m.- 1:00 p.m. | Pathways to Peace Luncheon with Helen Clark $ |
| Open Meetings | |
| Tuesday, May 30, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | African Internationalization Leaders |
| Wednesday, May 31, 1:15 p.m.-2:15 p.m. | Latin American Internationalization Leaders |
| Thursday, June 1, 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | Strategic Partnerships and Internationalization Leaders |
| Sessions | |
| Tuesday, May 30, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | Constructing Meaningful Partnerships with Latin American Universities from the Ground Up |
| Tuesday, May 30, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | A Conflicted, Contested, and Complicated Environment for Internationalization |
| Tuesday, May 30, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | Sharing Warmth in Cold Climates: Regional Cooperation in Arctic Studies |
| Wednesday, May 31, 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. | Internationalization and Global Citizenship Development in Japan |
| Wednesday, May 31, 10:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. | Access to Higher Education for Syrian Refugee Students and Scholars |
| Wednesday, May 31, 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. | Internship and Career Opportunities for International Students in China |
| Wednesday, May 31, 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. | Trends in Academic Mobility and International Student Engagement |
| Wednesday, May 31, 1:15 p.m.-2:15 p.m. | Contributions and Prospects of Korean Higher Education in Economic Development |
| Wednesday, May 31, 1:15 p.m.-2:15 p.m. | Leveraging Innovative University Partnerships in Complex Global Academic Environments |
| Wednesday, May 31, 1:15 p.m.-2:15 p.m. | International Education in Mexico: Current Landscape and Challenges |
| Wednesday, May 31, 2:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m. | Brexit: Implications for International Education |
| Wednesday, May 31, 2:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m. | Supporting a Generation of Displaced Students |
| Thursday, June 1, 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. | Building International Capacity to Strengthen African Connections: Case Studies from Ethiopian Institutions |
| Thursday, June 1, 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. | Internationalizing the Curriculum Through COIL Virtual Exchange Partnerships |
| Thursday, June 1, 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. | New Era, New Horizon, New Frontiers: Singapore, Thailand, and Japan |
| Thursday, June 1, 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | Trends and Issues in Internationalization Around the World |
| Thursday, June 1, 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | Facilitating Education Diplomacy and Partnership Building with Cuba |
| Thursday, June 1, 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | A Binational Toolbox for Innovative U.S.-Japanese Partnerships |
| Thursday, June 1, 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | Trends and Issues in Internationalization Around the World |
| Thursday, June 1, 2:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m. | Reform and Innovation in Higher Education in France |
| Thursday, June 1, 2:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m. | Global Perspectives: Who Is an International Student? |
| Friday, June 2, 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. | What Is a Bachelor's Degree? European and U.S. Perspectives |
| Friday, June 2, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. | Leveraging International Research and Development for Global Learning |
| Friday, June 2, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. | International Student Mobility from Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico: Contemporary Developments |