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The Rise of Remote Global Internships: Promising Practices and the Implications for Career Readiness
This paper provides insight into the role of remote global internships in providing experiential educational opportunities for university students and the potential role these internships have in developing students’ skills acquisition, global citizenship, and career readiness.
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Broadening Opportunities for Study Abroad: U.S. Government Funded Scholarship Programs
This paper explores U.S. government scholarship opportunities available to U.S. students interested in an international experience, highlighting different sponsoring agencies. It analyzes how the scholarships support U.S. government programming goals of encouraging citizen diplomacy, strengthening national security, and building a globalized workforce.
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Studying for the Future: International Secondary Students in the United States
This paper provides an overview of international secondary student enrollment trends in the United States. It describes a case study of the AIFS Foundation’s Academic Year in America (AYA) high school exchange student program. The case study highlights the results of an alumni survey, including motivations for participating, skills and attributes gained while on the program, and academic and professional trajectories post-program, as well as discusses possible implications for higher education.
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Faculty and Education Abroad: The Role of Faculty in Promoting Global Learning on U.S. Campuses
In our increasingly interconnected world, institutions face pressure to both grow their global footprint and prepare students to succeed in the global economy after graduation. Faculty are at the heart of the academic enterprise, and as such, it is no surprise that they also have a role to play in ensuring that education abroad opportunities are robust, dynamic, and accessible. This white paper from IIE and the AIFS Foundation investigates the link between faculty and education abroad—and specific examples of institutions that have made considerable progress in expanding access to global learning and education abroad opportunities on campus— to shed light on opportunities and challenges that faculty face when engaging with education abroad, both as campus champions and leaders.
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