SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES FOR U.S. EMBASSIES, FULBRIGHT COMMISSIONS AND EDUCATIONAL ADVISING CENTERS

The following list is just a start. We encourage you to be creative in planning events for the week and let us know about your activities.

• Spotlight an especially successful educational exchange program by inviting participants to the embassy for a reception or to speak on a panel.
  
  

• Coordinate a visit by the ambassador to a local university or school to speak about education in the United States, international education, or U.S. policy. Where possible, tie the visit into other exchange activities (the school of a Fulbright Teacher, a university hosting a Fulbright Scholar or Student, a Gilman Scholarship recipient, or that has an institutional linkage being supported by the Department of State).
  
  

• Organize a college fair for international students considering study in the U.S.
  
  

• Invite participants in educational and cultural exchange programs (Fulbright Students and Scholars, Cultural Specialists, etc.) to perform or have their work exhibited during IEW.
  
  

• Organize an online discussion or Digital Video Conference between students in your post and the U.S.
  
  

• Sponsor an essay competition for local students on the importance of international education.
  
  

• Present books or computerized reference materials to a local university or school.
  
  

• Ask former international students, exchange participants, or U.S. study abroad students in your country to speak to prospective international