Forum Launches Education Abroad Capacity Review for Generation Study Abroad Commitment Partners

The Forum on Education Abroad has launched a new training program in support of IIE's Generation Study Abroad Initiative. The Education Abroad Capacity Review will engage a select group of 12-15 U.S. higher education institutions in their efforts to strategically expand their study abroad capacity while ensuring quality and standards of their programs. The program is open to any U.S. higher education institution that is a Generation Study Abroad Commitment partner.  

 

The Education Abroad Capacity Review is based on the Forum’s Quality Improvement Program (QUIP), which provides an objective, peer-reviewed method to assess and improve an organization’s goals in terms of its mission, conditions and resources. Based on the Forum’s Standards of Good Practice for Education Abroad, QUIP has been used successfully by a wide range of diverse institutions and organizations in the U.S. and abroad.

 

The Education Abroad Capacity Review is a customized 6-month QUIP review for Generation Study Abroad Commitment Partners that focuses on assessing and expanding education abroad capacity at all types of institutions and organizations, whether they are sending colleges or universities, program provider organizations, or host universities. The processes and exercises of this Education Abroad Capacity Review are designed to evaluate the organization’s mission and goals and assess enabling conditions and challenges in light of the Forum’s Standards and the best practices in the education abroad field. The 6-month program will begin in late August.