AIFS Partnership Programs: Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programs

AIFS Student Guide to Study Abroad and Career Development
The goal of this Guide, written by Martin Tillman, is to provide students with a framework to understand the impact and added value of study abroad for their career development. Regardless of duration or destination, we believe students will benefit from considering the career implications of their decision to study abroad.

Diversity in International Education Summary Report
In September 2010, AIFS and Diversity Abroad sponsored a workshop held in Washington, D.C., for the purpose of creating initiatives to increase minority participation in study abroad. Over 100 study abroad leaders from colleges, universities, and national organizations attended this event. The Summary Report from this workshop details the reflections and recommendations of the participants for increasing diversity in study abroad.

NEW! Developing Strategic International Partnerships: Models for Initiating and Sustaining Innovative Institutional Linkages
In this book, the sixth in a series of Global Education Research Reports published by IIE and the AIFS Foundation, experts and practitioners from a wide range of higher education institutions and organizations capture the current dynamism and broadened scope of international academic partnerships. This book compiles a panorama of mutually beneficial partnership programs from across the globe, and features recommendations, models, and strategies for initiating, managing, and sustaining a range of international linkages.

Read the forward written by William L. Gertz, President and CEO of AIFS

IIE and AIFS Foundation Publish Research Report on Innovation through Education
In the fourth report of the series, Innovation through Education: Building the Knowledge Economy in the Middle East, authors from a wide range of institutions and organizations describe and analyze current innovations, trends, and issues that countries and institutions in the Middle East are facing as they move toward educational reform and devekopment, as well as exchange projects between Middle Eastern countries and the United States. The reportincludes discussions of institutional planning in the region, women's education, youth exchange, and Arabic language education, and offers a contemporary and erudite examination of global education in building the knowledge economy in the Middle East.

To learn more about and/or order a copy of this report, visit www.iiebooks.org/inthedbuknec.html.

IIE and AIFS Foundation Publish Research Report on International India
The third report in the series, International India: A Turning Point in Educational Exchange with the U.S., is the only comprehensive volume in recent years to focus on U.S.-India higher education exchanges at a crucial juncture in this important relationship. In this report, Indian and American authors address wide-ranging topics including the process of internationalization and higher education policy debates within India, U.S. government and institutional strategies to improve Indo-U.S. higher education linkages, the growing study abroad relationship between the two countries, and the relationship between higher education, entrepreneurship and the success of the Indian diaspora in the U.S.

Read the forward written by William L. Gertz, President and CEO of AIFS

To learn more about and/or order a copy of this report, visit www.iiebooks.org/uhiedex.html.

IIE and AIFS Foundation Publish Research Report On Higher Education on the Move
The second report in the series, Higher Education on the Move: New Developments in Global Mobility, explores the effects of recent developments in higher education, the world economy, and government policy on global student and scholar mobility. Authors ask how these processes affect the most commonly discussed aspect of international education — the movement of students and scholars across national borders.

Read the forward written by William L. Gertz, President and CEO of AIFS

To learn more about and/or order a copy of this report, visit www.iiebooks.org/hiedonmonewd.html.

IIE and AIFS Foundation Publish Research Report On U.S.-China Exchange
IIE and the AIFS Foundation have teamed up to create a series of Global Education Research Reports. The first report in this new series, U.S.-China Educational Exchange: Perspectives on a Growing Partnership, focuses on educational exchange between the United States and China from multiple perspectives. It seeks to expand the range of information on U.S.-China academic exchange available to study abroad policymakers and practitioners.

Read the forward written by William L. Gertz, President and CEO of AIFS

To learn more about and/or order a copy of this report, visit www.iiebooks.org/uedexpeongrp.html.

The Gender Gap in Post-Secondary Study Abroad: Understanding and Marketing to Male Students
In this report, Dr. Steven W. Shirley examines the limited participation of male students in study abroad programs. Conducting an original survey and analyzing the data, he identifies factors that may influence participation by males and makes recommendations regarding the marketing of these programs to encourage more male students to study abroad.

Impact of Education Abroad on Career Development, Vol I
For many years, sponsors of study abroad programs and on campus advisors alike have touted the many benefits of a study abroad experience in broadening a student’s resume and making the student "marketable" in the "real" world after graduation.

Yet is it time we go beyond our intuitive belief that study abroad helps a students’ job search and point out what specific transferable skills a student gains from an overseas experience.

Impact of Education Abroad on Career Development: Four Community College Case Studies, Vol II
This publication presents a number of different models for innovative study abroad and career development programs. It is clear, as the authors state, that rather then mimic their university counterparts in creating study abroad programs, international educators at the community college level must propose workable, financially feasible "career focused" programs.