With nearly 60 million people worldwide forcibly displaced, continuing higher education can often be difficult or unattainable for a large portion of the refugee population. In honor of World Refugee Day on June 20, Coursera launched their new Coursera for Refugees program on the online platform in partnership with the U.S. Department of State. The Institute of International Education is an inaugural partner, along with Samaschool, Libraries Without Borders, and Blue Rose Compass. This new program allows nonprofits working with refugees to apply for group financial aid for the populations they serve.  Refugees served by these nonprofits will be able to choose from any of the 1,000+ live courses and hundreds of Specializations offered by Coursera, as they work toward envisioning a world where anyone can transform their life through access to education.

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Nick Sabato, Director of Operations in the Center for International Development at Ball State University, shares reflections from his attendance at IIE’s Scholar Rescue Fund Forum in April, along with his personal connection to an academic scholar from Iraq. "I am overcome by emotion, a mix of heartbreak for those that still experience persecution and pride in being a part of such a program that lends a platform for Samir’s voice to be heard. For his voice, and the others around the room, are the catalysts for bringing about the positive change this world so urgently requires."

 

If you’re still considering joining the EducationUSA Pavilion at EAIE this September, you have only until July 13th to register. When you decide to join the EducationUSA pavilion at EAIE, you’ll be among a select group of universities featured under the U.S. government banner. You’ll follow in the footsteps of other participants who say that the Pavilion is a great place for networking, connecting and meeting new partners. Previous participants have negotiated partnership agreements generating revenue of up to $250,000 or have developed 8-10 new partnerships.

With an increasingly diverse offering of awards, opportunities abound for U.S. academics and professionals to engage in original and pioneering research and teaching activities in Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean through the Fulbright Scholar Program. Most countries in the Western Hemisphere welcome applications from any field of study and offer broad and flexible opportunities through All Disciplines, Science and Technology and Social Sciences and Humanities awards. Highlighted awards in the Western Hemisphere for the 2017-2018 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program include:

•Brazil: All Disciplines | All Disciplines (Postdoctoral) 

•Canada: Distinguished Chair in Brain Science and Family Wellness

•Colombia: Fulbright-National University Distinguished Chair in Biodiversity and Sustainable Development

•Ecuador: Science and Technology

•Haiti: Rebuilding Higher Education

•Mexico: Teaching English as a Foreign Language

•Uruguay: Agriculture

For more information about awards to the Western Hemisphere, visit the 2017-2018 Catalog of Awards.

The Fulbright U.S. Scholar program to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) offers unique opportunities for scholars to immerse themselves in one of the most dynamic political and social landscapes in the world. Fulbright Scholars to MENA contribute to the region’s legacy of excellence in scholarship through a wide range of awards. Highlighted awards in MENA for the 2017-2018 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program include: