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IIE Global News   Support IIE | News & Events | Careers | Publications | Membership Mar/Apr 2011

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Recent world events remind us of just how urgently our work is needed. IIE has been reaching out to U.S. students and scholars in the Middle East and North Africa, and in Japan, to make sure that they are safe, and when necessary, to help them relocate back to the U.S. or to find new programs in other locations. Changes in the Middle East and North Africa underscore the great need for Americans to learn Arabic language and gain an understanding of the diverse countries and cultures in the region. Many of IIE’s programs that help prepare youth for leadership positions and strengthen democratic institutions in the region promise to play a crucial role going forward. Our thoughts are with the people of Japan following the devastating earthquake and tsunami they experienced. With the help of a Freeman Foundation-sponsored emergency fund, we are assisting students from Japan to complete their U.S. education so they can help rebuild their country. We are also raising funds to assist students from other countries who are studying in the United States and are in need of emergency assistance. Visit IIE’s website or follow the links in this newsletter to find programs, funding and ways to help. Open Doors Spotlight Japanese Students in the U.S. - 24,842 U.S. Study Abroad in Japan - 5,784 Russian Students in the U.S. - 4,827 U.S. Study Abroad in Russia - 1,798 Learn more about the economic impact of international education. >

HIGHLIGHTS   How Can You Help Students in Times of Crisis? With the help of your contributions, IIE’s Emergency Student Fund provides immediate response to urgent and unpredictable crises, with critical financial support for international students at U.S. campuses. These funds help them pay tuition, replace books and computers damaged in natural disasters, and pay for urgently-needed medical equipment and emergency care. Donate Now    IIE Launches Special Fund to Assist Japanese Students IIE, with support from the Freeman Foundation, has created a much-needed emergency grants program to help students from Japan on U.S. campuses whose home country support has been devastated by the recent earthquake and tsunami in Northern Japan.   View IIE's Annual Report 2010 and Vision for 2011 We invite you to view or download IIE’s Annual Report to learn about the impact that our programs and participants have had in the past year and our vision for the year ahead. We are grateful to the sponsors and contributors who make these achievements possible.   Why Should Our Campuses Be International? At IIE’s Best Practices conference, Ohio State president Gordon Gee called on educators to make their campuses more international, saying, “It is time to provide all our college students with the benefits of a global curriculum, global experiences, and global thinking. We cannot sit idly by and watch economic challenges, of a scale unseen in our lifetimes, go unopposed by our ingenuity.” See keynote speech   Meet the Innovators The Institute presented the 2011 Andrew Heiskell Awards for Innovation in International Education to promote and honor the most outstanding initiatives being conducted by IIENetwork member campuses. This year’s awards featured new initiatives in business education, study abroad, and partnerships. See what is new, and which campuses are doing it best. Visit the IIENetwork best practices resource   How We Are Working With Russian Academics to Address Shared Challenges With the U.S. Department of State, IIE led a delegation of U.S. colleges and universities to meet with their higher education counterparts in Russia, under the auspices of the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission.   Resources for You NEW - IIE Annual Report is online now Fulbright - Student and Scholar Opportunities IIEPassport - Find a Study Abroad Program Study Abroad Funding Funding U.S. Study Intensive English USA Education USA - How to Study in the U.S. Offer a Scholarship   Learn How You Can Support IIE Connect with us

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