IIE Representation at the AIEA Conference in Washington, DC

Washington, D.C.
February 19-22, 2012

The AIEA Conference will take place at the J.W. Marriot in Washington, D.C., and will focus on "Building a Secure World through International Education." IIE and EducationUSA staff will be represented at the AIEA Conference and will participate in the following panel discussions and sessions:

Panels and Events

Monday, February 20

12:30-1:45pm
Panel: Hot Topics in International Education: Perspectives from Latin America, Australia, Southern Africa, North America
Chair: Peggy Blumenthal, Senior Counselor to the President, IIE
Panelists: Thomas Buntru, Betty Leask, Nico Jooste, Jennifer Humphries

3:15-4:30pm
Panel: The Lions Roar: The Progress and Potential of Sub-Saharan Africa
Chair: Clara Priester, EducationUSA
Panelists: Daniel Paracka, Jeffrey Riedinger, Susan Buck Sutton

4:45-6:00pm
Panel: What International Students Think about U.S. Higher Education
Chair: Shannon Harrison, Assistant Director of Higher Education Services, IIE
Panelists: Rita Moriconi, Lauren Welch

4:45-6:00pm
Panel: Emerging Trends and New Developments in U.S. Study Abroad
Chair: Rajika Bhandari, Deputy Vice President, Research and Evaluation, IIE
Panelists: Sebastian Fohrbeck, Yolande Zahler, IIE

Tuesday, February 21

3:45-4:45pm
Panel: Developing U.S.-China Partnerships: Challenges and Opportunities
Chair: Shannon Harrison, IIE
Panelists: Yenbo Wu, Lisa Williams, Danny Damron

Panel: Hot Topics in International Education: Perspectives from East Asia, Europe, Middle East, U.S.
Chair: Peggy Blumenthal, IIE
Panelists: Xinyu Yang, Gudrun Paulsdottir, Jerome Bookin-Weiner

Wednesday, February 22

8:45-9:45am
Panel: U.S.-Indonesia Academic Partnerships: Strategies and Lessons Learned
Chair: Clare Banks, Program Manager, Center for International Partnerships, IIE
Panelists: Mohamed El-Aasser, Allen Hicken, Diana Jahja

1:30-2:45pm
Panel: Foreign Government Scholarships and Increasing Numbers of Sponsored Students
Chair: Kristen Cammarata, EducationUSA
Panelists: Jonathan Lembright, Rita Moriconi

1:30-2:45pm
Panel: The U.S. Liberal Arts Bachelor’s versus the Bologna Bachelor’s: Are We Talking about the Same Thing?
Chair: Dr. Sebastian Fohrbeck, Director, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), New York
Panelists: Michelle Dervan, Ioanna Kohler, Linda Tobash, IIE

For more information about the AIEA conference, please visit www.aieaworld.org.