International Programs

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, in coordination with IIE, will host a Fulbright Enrichment Seminar in Philadelphia for approximately 130 first-year Fulbright Foreign Students from more than 70 countries.

Approximately 130 first-year Fulbright Foreign Students from more than 70 countries will explore the theme, “Global Challenges, Local Solutions: Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation” at a seminar in Portland, Oregon.

A new Emergency Student Fund (ESF) will assist students from Iran on U.S. campuses with urgent financial need due to the currency devaluation in their home country.

Four inaugural Shawn Carter Foundation-Gilman International Scholarships have been awarded for the spring 2013 semester to support study abroad scholarships for U.S. undergraduate students with financial need.

130 first-year Fulbright Foreign Students from more than 70 countries will explore the theme, “Democracy and Human Rights: Civic Activism and the Media,” examining the important role that activism plays in advancing social issues in the United States through the usage of media.

IIE and U.S. universities announce immediate outcomes of the U.S. higher education delegation to Myanmar to explore partnership opportunities and help rebuild higher education.

The five-year program will support East Timor’s economic and social development by providing academic and professional training.

The book chronicles the rapid economic growth and social changes that have taken place across Latin America in recent years.