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IIE.Interactive -- IIE's Weekly Email Newsletter |
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IIE.Interactive is IIE's weekly e-mail information service.
Members want to know as soon as possible about dates and deadlines, new opportunities for their campus and students and current news in international education. The IIE.Interactive Email Newsletter brings the most timely content straight to your inbox.
If you wish to subscribe to IIE.Interactive, you must first become an IIENetwork Member. Click here for more information about membership.
For the most current IIE.Interactive announcements, please check below.
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IIE.Interactive: January 2-6, 2006 |
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IIE.Interactive: January 2-6, 2006
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IIE.Interactive: January 2-6, 2006
Email Newsletter for the IIENetwork Membership
In This Issue:
1. Leading Institutions by Study Abroad Participation Rate
2. Bush Proposes $114 million Language Training Program
3. Numbers of International Students in New Zealand Decrease
4. IIE Spring Recruitment Fair in Hong Kong: March 4
5. International Education Administrators Program in Germany: Feb 1
6. Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program: Feb 15
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Leading Institutions by Study Abroad Participation Rate: Tables are Now Online
IIE has now posted the study abroad participation rate tables on the Open Doors website at:
http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/?p=StudyAbroad
IIE began calculating the study abroad participation rate in order to present a balanced picture of study abroad activity in the United States. Rankings by totals tend to heavily represent the larger institutions, since they send higher numbers of study abroad than smaller institutions. However, many of the smaller institutions send a very large proportion of their student body abroad.
We want to take this opportunity to separately highlight the study abroad achievements of our smaller institutions. We would like to salute these institutions for providing many American students with the opportunity to obtain an international education and for sending such large proportions of their student body abroad.
The participation rate rankings truly demonstrate the institutional support and commitment to study abroad that these institutions have made over the years. This is a significant accomplishment and a great contribution to the internationalization of campuses in the United States.
To view the study abroad participation rates of the leading institutions by institutional type, please go to http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/?p=StudyAbroad and click on the "Institutions by Undergraduate Participation Rate" link.
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President Bush Proposes $114 million Language Training Program
President Bush announced yesterday that he would ask US Congress for $114-million to teach languages critical for national security. These include Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Hindi and Farsi, among others. Bush spoke yesterday at a U.S. University Presidents Summit on International Education at the U.S. State Department.
To read the President's remarks, click here:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/01/20060105-1.html
For an article in the New York Times, please click here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/06/politics/06language.html
For an article in the Washington Post, please click here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/05/AR2006010502199.html
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Numbers of International Students in New Zealand Decrease
The number of international students arriving in New Zealand has continued to fall in the past year, down about 10,000 from the previous year. The Immigration Service released its annual Migration Trends report, which reports that there were 77,600 student permit holders for the 2004/2005 year, down 11% from the previous year.
To access the Migration Trends report, please follow the link below:
http://www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/general/generalinformation/news/migrationtrends.htm
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IIE Spring Recruitment Fair in Hong Kong
IIE is pleased to announce its first Spring 2006 U.S. Higher Education Fair in Hong Kong.
The Spring Fair in Hong Kong will take place on March 4, 2006.
Registration deadline is February 1, 2006.
Through this and future fairs, we at IIE look forward to working with your institution as you develop a long-term presence in this exciting region. We look forward to seeing you at the fair. Further information and registration details can be obtained from the website: http://www.iiehongkong.org/fair
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International Education Administrators Program in Germany
Application Deadline: February 1, 2006
A seminar program of two or three weeks' duration designed to introduce participants to the society, culture and higher education systems of these countries. The program in Germany takes place in October. This program is sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Basic Eligibility:
- U.S. Citizenship
- International education professionals and senior university administrators (e.g., deans, provosts, vice presidents, registrars and admissions officers) with significant responsibility for international programs and activities.
- Affiliation with an accredited college or university or a nonprofit international exchange organization administering postsecondary student or faculty exchange. Applicants for the Germany program can be from both two- and four-year institutions.
- Applicants for Germany should have a minimum of three years of work experience in international education.
For more information, please contact:
Richard Pettit, IIE/CIES
Tel: +1.202.686.6240
Email: rpettit@cies.iie.org
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Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program
Application Deadline: February 15, 2006
The Fulbright-funded Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program will continue for academic year 2006-07, offering language teachers and teaching assistants in over 25 languages from nearly 50 countries. As part of the U.S. Department of State's Strategic Language Initiative, the FLTA program sponsors young teachers between the ages of 21 and 29 who stay in the U.S. for one year and help to expand and enliven foreign language offerings at institutions across the country.
If your institution would like to host and FLTA teacher or teaching assistant, please complete the online application form at www.iie.org/flta, under Application Center.
For more information, please contact:
John Valliere
Program Officer, IIE
Tel: +1.212.984.5335
Email: jvalliere@iie.org
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