Global Learning Resources
Study Abroad/International Exchange
Academy for Educational
Development (AED)
AED is a non-profit organization that works on domestic and international
development projects, specializing on issues such as health, youth
development, and the environment. The organization promotes academic
exchanges and consulting with colleges and universities in the
U.S. and abroad.
AIESEC
Originally an acronym for the Association Internationale des
Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales, AIESEC is an
international student association linking fifty thousand members
in more than eighty-five countries. Through its many campus offices
and main New York office, AISEC arranges international exhanges
and business internships, especially for students interested in
economics and management.
Alliance for International
Educational and Cultural Exchange
As the major umbrella organization for the U.S.-based international
exchange community, the Alliance participates in activities including
lobbying and government relations, facilitating discussion among
leaders in the field, monitoring relevant trends, providing workshops
and consulting services, and building public support for exchange
programs.
America-Mideast Educational and
Training Services (AMIDEAST)
Created in 1951, AMIDEAST is a non-profit organization that offers
training programs overseas, opportunities for study in the U.S.,
and technical assistance for higher education institutions in
the Middle East and North Africa. It also produces guidebooks
and videos for U.S. students and faculty studying and teaching
in the Arab world.
American
Council on Education (ACE), International Initiatives Program
A program of ACE's Center for Institutional and International
Initiatives, the IIP assists U.S. colleges and universities in
developing international programs and forms linkages with associations
and higher education institutions in other countries. The Program
sponsors the Commission on International Education, which is made
up primarily of college and university presidents, and the Presidents'
Network for International Education, which develops policy statements
on international education and foreign languages. In fall 2000,
with funding from the Carnegie Foundation, IIP launched a major
initiative to identify best practices in globalizing the college
curriculum.
Association Liaison
Office for University Cooperation in Development (ALO)
Created in 1992, the ALO acts as mediator between USAID and six
higher education associations that contract with the Agency to
develop international exchange programs. ALO's resources
include the CUPID and ihelp web-based search engines to
help campuses locate partner institutions in other countries.
College Consortium for International
Studies (CCIS)
CCIS coordinates study-abroad and faculty development programs
for its member institutions, including U.S. and overseas colleges
and universities. It also runs conferences and training workshops
on international exchange, and it offers a range of travel scholarships.
Consortium for North American Higher
Education Collaboration (CONAHEC)
A trinational consortium advancing collaboration, cooperation
and community-building among higher education institutions in
North America. CONAHEC seeks to forge strategic partnerships among
higher education institutions, national associations, foundations,
government agencies, and corporations to improve academic cooperation
in the North American region.
Council on International Educational
Exchange (CIEE)
The mission of the Council is to help people gain understanding,
acquire knowledge, and develop skills for living in a globally
interdependent and culturally diverse world. CIEE offers study
abroad programs, faculty development seminars and study tours,
volunteer and work/study internships, conferences and workshops,
scholarly journals, student advising, and a student travel agency.
Council for the International
Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
Created in 1947, CIES is a private organization affiliated with
the Institute of International Exchange. On behalf of the U.S.
State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
(formerly the U.S. Information Agency), it administers both the
Fulbright Scholar Program, which supports overseas research and
teaching for U.S. faculty, and the Worldwide Fulbright Scholar-In-Residence
program, which brings visiting scholars and professors to U.S.
colleges and universities. CIES also runs other exchanges, including
the Ford Foundation's ASIA Fellows Program and NATO's Advanced
Research Fellowships and Institutional Grants Program.
Council of International Programs
USA (CIPUSA)
CIPUSA is a non-profit organization that arranges internships
and training programs for foreign students, placing them at U.S.
universities, businesses, and other sites. It specializes in helping
upper-level undergraduates and graduate students who require field
placements in order to complete their degrees.
Institute of International Education
(IIE)
The oldest major educational exchange organization in the U.S.,
IIE has promoted student and faculty exchanges since its founding
in 1919, and for the past two decades it has also provided technical
assistance, consulting, and professional development programs,
often serving as a contractor for USAID. IIE is a key source of
research, data, and policy deliberations about international educational
issues, and it maintains a network of student advising centers.
International Association
for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE)
Founded in 1948, and affiliated with the Association for International
Practical Training, IAESTE arranges paid internships for U.S.
and foreign students in engineering, computer science, mathematics,
architecture, agriculture, and the natural sciences. It coordinates
short- and long-term programs, placing students in universities,
research institutes, industry, and other sites in the U.S. and
70 member countries.
International Partnership for Service-Learning
The International Partnership for Service-Learning, founded in
1982, is a non-profit organization serving colleges, universities,
service agencies and related organizations around the world by
fostering programs that link community service and academic study. IPS-L initiates, designs, and administers off-campus programs
in the Czech Republic, Ecuador, England, France, India, Israel,
Jamaica, Mexico, the Philippines, Scotland, and South Dakota (with
Native Americans). In cooperation with affiliated universities
in Britain, Mexico and Jamaica, IPS-L also administers a one-year
British Master's Degree Program in International Service. Undergraduate
programs are open to qualified high school graduates, college
students and graduates, and in-service professionals. IPS-L also
organizes conferences and publishes materials related to service-learning.
International Research & Exchanges
Board (IREX)
IREX is a non-profit development agency that promotes advanced
field research and professional training programs between the
United States and countries in Eastern Europe, Asia, and the Near
East. IREX works with partners from the policy, corporate, media,
and private foundation sectors to sponsor and support research
and professional training, international conferences, seminars,
and comparative analysis. It offers faculty exchange programs,
technical asistance, research support, and training to foreign
scholars and universities, and fosters cooperation between U.S.
and foreign academics.
International Student Exchange Program
(ISEP)
Founded in 1979, ISEP promotes affordability in international
college student exchange. It has a membership of over 200 colleges
and universities in the U.S. and 35 other countries, all of whom
offer reciprocal programs, with students paying tuition only to
their home institutions.
LASPAU: Academic and Profesional
Programs for the Americas
Affiliated with Harvard University but governed by an international
board of trustees, LASPAU is an educational development agency
that works in Latin America and the Caribbean. Founded in 1964
and originally called the Latin American Scholarship Program
of American Universities, it administers roughly 1,200 grants
per year to bring foreign graduate students and faculty to U.S.
institutions, as well as providing technical assistance and consulting
to colleges and universities overseas.
NAFSA: Association of International
Educators
NAFSA: Association of International Educators is an association
of individuals engaged in the field of international education
at the post secondary level that promotes the exchange of students
and scholars to and from the United States. The Association sets
and upholds standards of good practice and provides professional
education and training that strengthen institutional programs
and services related to international educational exchange. NAFSA
provides a forum for discussion of issues and a network for sharing
information as it seeks to increase awareness of and support for
international education in higher education, in government, and
in the community. The NAFSA web site includes the organization's
landmark 1999 policy statement, "Toward
an International Education Policy for the United States."
U.S. Department of Education International Education Programs Service
Part of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education, the International Education Programs Service office provides planning, policy development, and grant administration for Domestic International Education Programs and Overseas Programs. All of their programs are designed to encourage societal, economic and technological advancement.
World Learning and the School
for International Training
A non-profit organization founded in 1932 and originally called
the U.S. Experiment in International Living, World Learning includes
an educational development agency, a range of study abroad programs,
and a college that offers masters-level training in fields such
as intercultural education and the teaching of Spanish, French,
and English as a second language.
AAC&U offers these resources only as possible models of interest and has not submitted each of them to any substantial peer or quality review. If you have questions about any particular resource, please contact the institution sponsoring it directly.
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