If your institution is seeking to develop strategic institutional partnerships with institutions of higher education, please consider applying for IIE's International Academic Partnership Program (IAPP). IIE’s Center for International Partnerships is pleased to offer a Colombia international partnership initiative.

Following five years of success, the IAPP will again guide a select a group of U.S. higher education institutions over the course of a year in strategic planning activities focused on implementing partnerships with counterparts in Colombia. Since 2009, IAPP has engaged almost 100 U.S. higher education institutions in comprehensive, year-long programs aimed at increasing the number of partnerships between U.S. higher education institutions and their counterparts abroad. Past participants have increased faculty exchanges, implemented strategic partnership plans, and expanded study abroad offerings. Applications are currently available for the IAPP Colombia program:

Application Deadline: December 19, 2014

Program Dates: January 2015-December 2015

Week-Long Study Tour to Colombia: May or June 2015 (TBD)

For further information or to download an application, visit www.iie.org/iapp or contact iapp@iie.org.