A new report by the UK’s Higher Education Academy (HEA) and the British Council, Going Mobile: Internationalisation, Mobility and the European Higher Education Area, calls on UK universities to commit to securing 20% participation in mobility among all higher education students by 2020. It gives a summary of the general approach to internationalization and then focuses on an analysis of student and staff opportunities for mobility, ending with useful guidance on what institutions can do to increase participation, including changing perceptions and removing barriers.

To read the full report, visit:

www.heacademy.ac.uk/assets/documents/internationalisation/Going_Mobile.pdf. 

An article in the Huffington Post discusses "ways of ensuring Americans have the opportunity to learn English and at least one other language, to advance the language profession in the U.S., and to raise awareness about the importance of language and international education." 

"In the not so distant future, speaking a foreign language may be yet another thing elementary school children can do with ease. Take for instance Utah and Delaware, where state money is being used to implement foreign language immersion programs. This is in light of the U.S. Dept. of Education’s recent zeroing out of federal dollars for foreign language programming."

Read the full article at:

www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/05/foreign-language-education-students-success_n_2244477.html. 

The Washington International Education Council brings together universities from throughout the United States with sponsoring organizations. Conference participants will hear from key Embassy and sponsoring organization personnel on programs that fund international students in the United States. In addition to the Embassy meetings, Conference sessions will include practical information that can immediately enhance your international recruitment program at minimum cost to your institution. Distinguished presenters from the Institute of International Education (IIE), World Education Services (WES) and i-graduate will provide information on the latest trends in international student enrollment. Government representatives will discuss the latest developments on visa issuance and regulations governing international students while they are in the United States.

For additional information and registration forms, please contact inquiries@washcouncil.org or www.washcouncil.org. 

The British Council's Going Global Conference, one of the most important global higher education conferences, provides an opportunity for delegates to debate the drivers and motivations for international education, at both policy and practitioner level. Delegates consider how strategic approaches at both levels might integrate, and how they might support elements such as research, curriculum development, teaching, the student experience and staff development. The conference also provides great networking opportunities.

To qualify for the special IIE member registration discount, please visit: www.going-global-2013.marcom-education.com/registration. On the conference pass section select 'member of a partner organisation'. Members of IIE are then eligible for £100 discount pass rate. 

For more information, please go to: www.ihe.britishcouncil.org/going-global/registration.

The American Council on Education (ACE) and the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) announce the 13th meeting of the Internationalization Collaborative, a network of more than 100 institutions that addresses critical issues in campus global engagement.

The program is designed for higher education leaders with responsibility for campus-wide global initiatives, including senior/chief international officers, provosts, deans, department chairs and program directors. A team of leaders from the same institution is ideal.

Topics for the 2013 Collaborative include:

• The President as a catalyst for internationalization 
• Realigning the institution to integrate international and broader goals
• Acquiring the knowledge and skills to participate effectively in institution-wide strategic planning

For a preliminary agenda and to register now, please visit: www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/2013-ACE-Internationalization-Collaborative-Annual-Meeting.aspx. For more information, contact Katie Weigel at Kweigel@acenet.edu. 

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) was created in 1969 by the United States Congress to fund the self-help initiatives of the organized poor in Latin America and the Caribbean and the groups that directly support them. To complement its work, the IAF fellowships provide support for Ph.D. candidates from United States universities to conduct dissertation research in Latin America and the Caribbean on topics related to grassroots development. 

IAF's Fellowships are intended to increase awareness of grassroots development efforts while building a community of professionals and scholars knowledgeable in the subject. Fellows examine the efforts of the rural and urban poor to improve their lives, their methods of organization and production, and the policies and programs designed to alleviate their poverty. Funding is for between four and 13 months. The Inter-American Foundation expects to award up to 15 Doctoral Field Research Fellowships in 2013.

For more information and to apply, please visit www.iie.org/iaf.

The Institute of International Education (IIE) was awarded USAID’s Democracy Fellows and Grants (DFG) Program, funded through USAID’s Center for Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance (DRG), in September 2012. USAID’s Democracy Fellows Program was initiated in 1995 to promote democratic practices in emerging and transitional democracies by placing experienced DRG professionals within USAID. The current DFG program, effective from September 2012 – September 2017, is designed 1) to develop a pool of committed professionals at the junior, mid-, and senior levels; 2) to strengthen relations between USAID and academic, think tank, and research organizations; and 3) to promote research and innovative solutions to DRG programs.

The program will offer two types of opportunities to engage experts, students, and academic institutions in supporting USAID programming and policy: fellowships to junior, mid-level, and senior DRG professionals (currently available); and grants to academic or research institutions working in the DRG fields (still under development, with more information available on the DFG site in the coming months).

The DFG Democracy Fellowships will be developed with USAID bureaus, units, and missions and will support USAID’s research and analytical needs in the DRG fields, including, but not limited to: civil society and media, elections and political transitions, human rights, governance and rule of law, and conflict management and mitigation. Individual fellowships may target these fields broadly or address specific subsectors, depending on USAID’s priorities. 

Full-time Democracy Fellows are hired as salaried IIE staff with benefits. Most short-term or part-time Fellows, and Interns, will be hired as consultants, allowing scholars or students with long-term commitments to other academic and research institutions also to contribute to building USAID’s technical leadership in democracy promotion.

IIE is currently recruiting for the following Democracy Fellow:

IIE is actively recruiting for an Atrocities Prevention Fellow, a part-time fellowship situated in the Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation (CMM) within the Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance Bureau (DCHA). For more information about this position, please go to: www.iie.org/Programs/USAID-Democracy-Fellows-and-Grants-Program/Fellowship/Available-Fellowships#Atrocities-Prevention.

Information on a full-time Atrocities Prevention Fellowship, situated in USAID’s Center for Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance (DRG), is expected to be posted soon.

IIE also encourages qualified fellowship candidates to submit applications on a rolling basis. IIE will retain all eligible applications on file for one year, and accepted candidates will be considered for future fellowships in their areas of expertise. For more information or to apply, please go to: www.iie.org/Programs/USAID-Democracy-Fellows-and-Grants-Program/Fellowship/How-to-Apply.

 

The National Academies is pleased to announce a call for nominations and applications for the 2013 Jefferson Science Fellows program.  Initiated by the Secretary of State in 2003, this fellowship program engages the American academic science, technology, engineering and medical communities in the design and implementation of U.S. foreign policy.

 

Jefferson Science Fellows (JSF) spend one year at the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for an on-site assignment in Washington, D.C. that may also involve extended stays at U.S. foreign embassies and/or missions.

 

The fellowship is open to tenured, or similarly ranked, academic scientists, engineers and physicians from U.S. institutions of higher learning. Nominees/applicants must hold U.S. citizenship and will be required to obtain a security clearance.

 

The deadline for 2013-2014 program year applications/nominations is January 14, 2013. To learn more about the Jefferson Science Fellowship and to apply, visit the JSF web at: www.nas.edu/jsf. 

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is offering three internship programs for summer 2013: RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering), RISE professional and RISE worldwide. RISE has established itself as an outstanding opportunity to combine serious research with a rewarding study-abroad experience. All three programs are targeted to students from the fields of engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, earth sciences (geology) and related disciplines.

RISE undergrads have the opportunity to work on cutting edge research projects at top research institutions (e.g., Max-Planck-Institutes) and universities in Germany. To learn more about RISE, please visit: www.daad.de/rise/en or email: rise@daad.de.

RISE professional is designed for recent graduates, Master's and PhD students, and undergraduate RISE/DAAD alumni who are matched with a well-known German company, where they gain insight into the professional applications of science and engineering and develop practical skills. To learn more and register, please visit: www.daad.de/rise-pro/en or email: rise-pro@daad.de.

Brochures may be ordered at www.daad.org/page/publications/.