International Education Week 2009 - November 16-20. U.S. Dept. of State/ U.S. Department of Education. Students celebrate international festival at San Jose State University.
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For K–12 Schools
For Colleges and Universities
For Non-Profit and Community Organizations, Businesses, and Local Governments
For Foreign Embassies in the United States
For U.S. Embassies, Fulbright Commissions and Educational Advising Centers Worldwide

  For U.S. Embassies, Fulbright Commissions
  and Educational Advising Centers Worldwide


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.

Photo persons at the U.S. Embassy in Honduras. 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 U.S. ambassador to a local university or school to speak about U.S. or international education or other topics. Tie the visit to other exchange activities: the school of a Fulbright Teacher, a university hosting a Fulbright scholar or student, or a Gilman Scholarship recipient.

Organize a college fair for international students interested in U.S. higher education.

Photo of young students at the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti during an IEW event. Invite participants in educational and cultural exchange programs (Fulbright students and scholars, Cultural Specialists, etc.) to perform or have their work exhibited at the embassy 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.

An Elvis impersonator at the U.S. Consulate Chiang Mai Thailand. 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.

 

 

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