Education Abroad Alliances: Building Relationships with Key Offices on Campus
It is mission critical for education abroad offices to have healthy, productive relationships with cross-campus partners. On any given day, an education abroad adviser could interact with the Registrar’s Office to plan a course schedule, the Office of Financial Aid to support a student question, the
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Pedagogy for Short-Term Programming
By Nadia Alvarez Mexia, PhD In recent decades, the design of international academic offerings such as student mobility programs has experienced an interesting transformation. This transformation has involved redesigning mobility programs such as short-term study abroad programs to highlight relevant
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Education Abroad Visa Advising for International Students
Contributors from the 2023 Education Abroad Knowledge Community World at Large Consular Affairs Liaison subcommittee: Ian Hefele, Stoneleigh-Burham School Lisa Ho, Ohio Wesleyan University Virginia Ward, Northeastern University Jessica Walker, New York University When advising students who do not
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Considerations for Selecting a Credential Evaluation Service
Resource by Emily Grubbe, MS (Duke Kunshan University) Alex Popovski, MA (Ucredo LLC) Jasmin Saidi-Kuehnert, MBA (ACEI and AACRAO) Emily Tse, MPhil (IERF and AACRAO) In the United States, there is no governmental body that accredits or approves credential evaluation agencies. Companies that offer
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Pivoting from Microaggressions to a Culture of Care & Belonging for Faculty-Led Programming
Contributors from the 2023 Education Abroad Knowledge Community (EAKC) Subcommittee on Diversity & Inclusion: Kyle Keith, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Assistant Director of University Relations, Barcelona SAE Amaris Vázquez Vargas, Program Coordinator II, Texas A&M University
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IE Competencies 2.0: Leadership, Inclusion & Equity, and People Development
In the first session of the IE Competencies 2.0 series, panelists highlighted the competencies of Leadership, Inclusion & Equity, and People Development. Attendees learned from their peers and discussed with their colleagues topics including developing strategies to reach personal/team goals and
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Responding to International Graduate Student Enrollment Trends: Lessons for the Future
Download the March/April 2023 Issue By Radomir Ray Mitic, PhD Higher education leaders in the United States continue to grapple with several enrollment challenges. These challenges include the “demographic cliff” (Grawe 2018), COVID-19’s influence on the growth of online programming (Ferguson 2021)
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State of International Education: Diverse Views and Inclusive Voices
A NAFSA 75th Anniversary Summit As NAFSA marks a milestone 75 th anniversary the current events around the world continue to shape our history. NAFSA convened thought leaders from different regions of the world to share and discuss the current state of the field of international education. What
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Issue Brief: The Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act
Ask: Cosponsor the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act, soon to be reintroduced. Study abroad is a learning opportunity that enables students to develop critical skills needed to compete in today's global economy, including foreign language fluency, strong problem-solving, and cross-cultural
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European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS)
Starting in 2025-2026, visa-exempt travelers from over 60 countries who wish to travel to or through Schengen area countries will have to obtain an ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorisation System) travel authorization before they travel. ETIAS authorization will work something like the U
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