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January 27, 2016
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News
The conflict in Syria has become the 21st century’s worst humanitarian crisis. The numbers are staggering: Over 300,000 killed, close to 4.5 million refugees, more than 9 million internally displaced peoples. James King, Assistant Director of IIE’s Scholar Rescue Fund talks about the impact of the current crisis on Syria’s higher education system and his participation in a recent workshop in Istanbul, Turkey on the topic of "Delivering Higher Education to Syrian Refugees." The workshop, organized by Al-Fanar Media in partnership with IIE and the Dutch NGO SPARK, brought together stakeholders from regional and international governments, UN bodies, local and international NGOs, universities, and Syrian students and professors, to share best practices and enhance coordination.
  
IIE manager of the IIE Alumni Initiative, Aileen O’Donnell, shares how international exchange opportunities have fostered leadership, innovation, curiosity, and compassion through alumnus’ stories. Read about five distinguished alumni of scholarships managed or administered by IIE whose international experiences gave them the courage and knowledge to forge new discoveries and change the world.
Events & Deadlines
Early Bird Discount Registration Date: February 1, 2016 | Conference Dates: April 3-5, 2016
The Fourth Annual Diversity Abroad Conference is an opportunity for International Educators and Diversity/Multicultural Professionals to align efforts to increase access to and support for diverse and underrepresented students in education abroad. In addition to the many exciting concurrent sessions & plenaries, Diversity Abroad has created space during the 2016 conference to encourage the continued exchange of ideas between the International Education and the Diversity/Multicultural Communities, including an Open Meeting for Diversity & Multicultural Professionals. For the most up-to-date details, please visit the conference schedule.
Partnerships
The Institute of International Education (IIE) would like to invite you to submit a proposal to host a 2016 Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Summer Orientation. Scheduled throughout the month of August, the Fulbright FLTA orientations are designed to provide the Fulbright FLTA Grantees with an introduction to the academic and social cultures of U.S. institutions, a platform for networking with fellow FLTA Grantees and facilitation of their transition into the program before arriving at their host institution.
For 2016, the Division of Foreign Fulbright Programs at IIE plans to select up to seven orientations that will accommodate between sixty to sixty-five Grantees each. Applicants are requested to administer a five-day program that will include two travel days and three core days. All applicants who intend to apply to host a Fulbright FLTA Summer Orientation Program will be required to submit:
• A Proposal Narrative via an online survey
• A budget plan (figures inserted into a provided template) to FLTAEvents@iie.org
• A program schedule (as per a provided template) to FLTAEvents@iie.org
Please email Lauren Graves to request a copy of the official Request for Proposal and copies of all aforementioned required documents. You can also find the RFP on IIE’s Procurement website. The deadline for submission of all materials is Friday, February 12th. Please submit an expression of interest/intent via email at your earliest convenience, or by February 1st. After review, each applicant will be notified by March 11th if their application has been accepted or declined by IIE.
We will host an informational webinar and Q&A session for any interested institutions on Thursday, February 4th. Long-time partner institutions and newly interested institutions are all encouraged to attend. Register online for the webinar.
"German Higher Education Institutions and Their Training Strategies for a Changing Employment Market"
Application Deadline: March 14, 2016 | Tour Dates: June 12 – June 18, 2016
DAAD invites representatives from universities, research institutions, and funding agencies in the United States and Canada, as well as colleagues from the fields of education policy and politics to join us for our "Germany Today" Information Tour 2016. This year’s trip will focus on the initiatives of German Higher Education institutions to develop professional opportunities for its graduates at a national and international level. On this trip, the group will visit institutions in Stuttgart, Heidelberg, Darmstadt and Bonn. The program will be in English. Program-related costs in Germany (accommodation, domestic travel, most meals) will be covered by DAAD.
North American participants in this program are typically senior administrators at leading universities in the U.S. and Canada (such as vice presidents for international affairs or heads of international offices), policy makers in federal and state/provincial governments or associations, and other experts in the higher education field.
DAAD’s information tour "Germany Today 2016" is designed to give participants both a broader overview of Germany’s higher education landscape and a more in-depth understanding of recent developments within individual institutions. Areas of discussion include funding opportunities, internationalization strategies, and the potential for co-operation between German and North American institutions.
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