international Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/international/ A Blog by ACE Fri, 02 Feb 2024 16:54:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.higheredtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/apple-touch-icon-150x150.png international Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/international/ 32 32 The Changing Landscape of Partnerships in International Education https://www.higheredtoday.org/2022/01/31/the-changing-landscape-of-partnerships-in-international-education/ Mon, 31 Jan 2022 18:01:31 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17737 By Sannam S4 Here at Sannam S4, we have observed a trend among the institutions we work with around the globe, driven by the way COVID-19 has altered the higher education internationalization landscape. Perhaps most significantly, we’re seeing an increased prioritization of lasting, high-value partnerships. Gone are the days of signing memoranda of understanding for the sake of ceremony, and here ...

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]]> Journey to 1,000 Surveys https://www.higheredtoday.org/2021/05/21/journey-1000-surveys/ Fri, 21 May 2021 18:09:38 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=17525 January 25, 2022 update Last Call to Tell Us About Internationalization on Your Campus By Robin Matross Helms We’re just about to the end of data collection for the Mapping Internationalization survey, and we need your help for one last push. Don’t worry—our “ask” is at the bottom of the post, and you’re welcome to scroll right there if you’d like. ...

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]]> Four Misconceptions About International Students in the U.S. https://www.higheredtoday.org/2020/08/11/four-misconceptions-international-students-u-s/ Tue, 11 Aug 2020 23:45:51 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=16858 By Haelim Chun and Jung Hyun Choi For decades, the United States has been the number one destination for international students pursuing higher education. A high-quality education, a diverse environment, advanced technology, flexible support systems, and opportunities to work and develop their skills after graduation have been important reasons why international students choose U.S. colleges and universities year after year. However, ...

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]]> When Pandemics End https://www.higheredtoday.org/2020/06/29/when-pandemics-end/ Mon, 29 Jun 2020 20:12:29 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=16807 By Allan E. Goodman The Institute of International Education (IIE) began its work to promote educational exchange in the middle of the Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918–20. Within a few months of its declared end, the number of international students coming to the United States increased, as did the number of American students studying abroad. More than 1,500 Americans were studying ...

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]]> Attracting and Retaining International Students at Community Colleges: Creating a 5-Star Experience https://www.higheredtoday.org/2020/04/27/attracting-retaining-international-students-community-colleges-creating-5-star-experience/ Mon, 27 Apr 2020 17:56:59 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=16607 By Linda Serra Hagedorn   In my recent brief for ACE, International Students in Community Colleges: An Unplanned Diversity, I pointed to the ways community colleges serve international students as well as the many benefits (beyond financial) that these students bring to campus. I also presented some considerations for attracting and retaining international students. Community colleges were never designed for students ...

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]]> Can Internationalization Survive Coronavirus? You Need to See My Data. https://www.higheredtoday.org/2020/03/04/can-internationalization-survive-coronavirus-need-see-data/ Wed, 04 Mar 2020 14:38:03 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=16351 By Robin Matross Helms A few years ago my former ACE colleague Barbara Hill coined the following definition of internationalization: globalization is the movement of people, ideas, goods, capital, services, pollution, and diseases across borders, and internationalization is higher education’s engagement with that reality. Diseases, indeed. And we certainly are engaged with that reality. For the last four years or so, ...

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]]> Keeping the Doors Open https://www.higheredtoday.org/2019/11/18/keeping-doors-open/ Mon, 18 Nov 2019 17:08:58 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=16043 by Brad Farnsworth The release of Open Doors, the annual report on international student enrollments in the United States, is a major event in our community. Published by the Institute of International Education and funded by the State Department, the report has only grown in importance since 2016, when we started to see declines in new student enrollments. The report is ...

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]]> Resources Designed for International Students Could Also Help First-Generation Students https://www.higheredtoday.org/2019/05/08/resources-designed-international-students-also-help-first-generation-students/ Wed, 08 May 2019 17:12:28 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=14981 By Georgiana Mihut and Robin Helms This post is part of the series Beyond the Margins: Meeting the Needs of Underserved Students. The U.S. higher education system is vast, diverse, and complicated to navigate, and earning a degree can be difficult. The challenge is especially felt by students entirely new to the U.S. higher education system and its culture. This includes both ...

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]]> Going, Golden, Gone? Internationalization’s Past, Present, and Future https://www.higheredtoday.org/2019/04/15/going-golden-gone-internationalizations-past-present-future/ Mon, 15 Apr 2019 18:11:23 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=14858 I’ve had a lot of conversations in the last couple of weeks about Karin Fischer’s recent article in The Chronicle of Higher Education, “How International Education’s Golden Age Lost Its Sheen.” As Fischer’s pieces always are, it’s a thoughtful discussion that incorporates data and a variety of points of view. But based on the reactions I’ve heard, I’m worried that its ...

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]]> ACE Members Use Technology to Expand Access to International Education https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/11/13/ace-members-use-technology-expand-access-international-education/ Tue, 13 Nov 2018 09:30:06 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=13996 A group of American and Japanese colleges and universities are coming together through an ACE initiative to design courses that bridge the borders between their classrooms using technology. The U.S.-Japan COIL Initiative is fostering virtual exchange through collaborative online international learning (COIL), a method developed and promoted by the State University of New York’s (SUNY) COIL Center that uses online communication ...

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]]> ACE at 100: Higher Education for Development https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/08/01/ace-100-higher-education-development/ Wed, 01 Aug 2018 16:06:33 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=13427   As ACE celebrates its centennial in 2018, this is one in a series of posts that will look at how ACE initiatives have left an impression on the higher education landscape and impacted peoples’ lives. In 1992, ACE, along with five sponsoring associations, entered into a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. State ...

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]]> Enhancing the Quality of the International Student Experience https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/07/02/enhancing-quality-international-student-experience/ Mon, 02 Jul 2018 06:00:17 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=13284 By Brad Farnsworth This post is part of the series Beyond the Margins: Meeting the Needs of Underserved Students. Over one million international students are currently studying in the United States. While their economic contributions to this country tend to be a primary focus, they also bring cultural, political, and historical perspectives that help build vibrant, diverse campus communities. There is ...

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