Academic Exchanges News Archive
European Council for Education, Youth, Culture and Sport (10-11 May)
The European Council for Education, Youth, Culture and Sport will for their second Council meeting this year discuss the detail of the European Commission’s proposals for the new ‘Erasmus for All’ and ‘Creative Europe’ programmes, which will start in 2014.
Neelie Kroes, Vice-President responsible for the Digital Agenda, and Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, will represent the [...]
Media & Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue Week
[ May 22, 2012 to May 25, 2012. ] With the support of UNAOC. Prominent experts, academic professionals, practitioners and researchers will share the initiatives being undertaken in the field of Media Literacy and Information and Intercultural Dialogue around the world. University Autonomous of Barcelona, Spain.
More information: http://milidweek-eng.blogspot.com.es/
CFA Deadline: May 31, WISE Education Awards, Doha, Qatar
The WISE (World Innovation Summit for Education) Awards are open for submission of applications till May 31, 2012. These awards identify, showcase and promote innovative educational projects from all sectors and regions of the world to inspire change in education.
Each year, a Jury composed of leading experts from the education world selects six innovative projects [...]
IIE conference, Best Practices for Internationalizing Higher Education
The Institute of International Education (IIE), hosted the 7th Annual Best Practices in Internationalization Conference on March 9, 2012, with a series of pre-conference roundtables on March 8 in New York. IIE is a partner with the UNAOC in advocating the expansion of international exchanges.
The IIE conference focused on best practices to expand the internationalization [...]
New Book series: Education Beyond Borders (Peter Lang)
A new book series: Education Beyond Borders: Studies on Educational and Academic Mobility and Migration (Peter Lang), under the editorship of Dr. Fred Dervin of the University of Helsinki, has been announced.
Series languages: English, French and German
Series description:
Even though they have always existed, Educational and Academic Mobility and Migration have become “systematic, dense, multiple and [...]
International Students contribute $20.2 billion to US economy in 2010/11
Boosting the presence of international students is beneficial to the economy, as demonstrated in the latest report on the economic contributions of international students in the US
According to a recent report, the US economy international students contributed nearly $20.2 billion to the US economy. More than 70% of all international students’ primary funding comes from [...]
Publication details impact of Partnership for Higher Education in Africa
Weaving Success: Voices of Change in African Higher Education, released by UNAOC partner Institute of International Education (IIE) describes the impact of the Partnership for Higher Education in Africa (PHEA).
The Partnership for Higher Education in Africa was an unprecedented collaboration between seven major U.S. foundations to support African higher education institutions in building [...]
IIE Announces Emergency Fund for International Students
The Institute of International Education (IIE) announced the launch of the IIE Emergency Fund at the third WISE Innovation Summit on Education in Doha, November 2, 2011. The Fund will provide emergency grants to post-secondary students studying at institutions outside their home countries whose funding has been affected by natural disaster or other crises.
Join the Global Education Week!
The North-Center of the Council of Europe invites you to join the Global Education Week next November 12-20.
Global Education promotes Global citizenship. Join the Global Education Networkers and raise awareness about how we all can make a change for the better!
Act for our planet! Add your voice to the slogan and see what you can [...]
Academic exchange data on United States, Arab, and Muslim countries shows need for expansion
The High-Level Group Report of the Alliance of Civilizations emphasizes exchanges as an “effective method for overcoming cultural barriers, enhancing intercultural awareness and fostering individual development.”
What is the state of academic exchanges between Muslim and Western countries?
As a first step, the UNAOC Research and Education department has compiled figures for academic exchanges between the Arab [...]
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