Relationship Cultivation

International Scholar Onboarding Resource

Courtney Beardmore, Colorado State University Christina Khan, University of Central Florida Tina Rousselot de Saint Céran, Georgia Institute of Technology, NAFSA 2020 KC ISSS Chair This resource is designed to provide support with model practices for welcoming and engaging international scholars at

Connect & Network

When international education professionals connect, they create powerful communities of learning. NAFSA works to support these communities by providing a wide array of opportunities to share knowledge, build relationships, and advance the profession. Find the community that is right for you and

Engaging Alumni in Your International Student Recruitment Plan

Alumni engagement can be integral in your international recruitment plan. In this network resource, IEM Knowledge Community professionals outline steps to help you start working with alumni in your recruitment efforts.

Vietnam Hangs Out the Welcome Sign for International Schools

IEM SPOTLIGHT NEWSLETTER, VOL. 16, Fall ISSUE - November 2018 By: Mark Ashwill, Capstone Vietnam Economic Growth in Vietnam Vietnam has been opening its doors to the international community and pursuing global economic integration at breakneck speed in recent years.

Transnational Education With a Collaborative Stance: The Profile of German TNE

IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 14, Issue 4 - April 2017 By: Susanne Kammüller, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) In recent years, Germany has come forward as a major, distinct actor within the transnational education (TNE) sphere. As in other countries,

Joint Programs in the European Higher Education Area

IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 14, Issue 4 - April 2017 By: Mark Frederiks, PhD, Accreditation Organisation of The Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO) and the European Consortium for Accreditation in Higher Education (ECA) In Europe, joint programs play an important role

U.S. Universities and International Branch Campuses

IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 14, Issue 4 - April 2017 By: John T. Crist, PhD, George Mason University Korea Among the many thousands of cross-border educational collaborations that exist around the world, the international branch campus (IBC) is the most

Transnational Education: Northeastern University’s Offshore Graduate

IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 14, Issue 4 - April 2017 By: Vasiliki Goudanas Mavroudhis, Northeastern University Transnational education (TNE) can take on various forms of delivery. For some people it might mean teaching partnerships, for others it might entail branch

Dual Degrees: A Comprehensive Set of Guidelines

IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 14, Issue 4 - April 2017 By: Thy Yang, Norwich University The development of sister school relationships between institutions from two or more countries is an established practice within higher education. Traditionally, formal agreements have been

Identifying Ways Forward within Higher Education in Iraq

IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 2 - August 2016 Current events in Iraq have made it more challenging than usual to build partnerships with Iraqi universities or recruit Iraqi students. The conflict caused by Da’esh (also known as ISIS