Save the date! International Education Day will be held on April 12,2016, at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. Check back for more details, including registration information as the date draws near.

Information about the 2015 event can be found here.

International Education Day 2013 Photo contest winners

Register at http://tinyurl.com/ko9ffcn. When you access the Eventbrite registration page, you will see a box that says “Ticket Information.”  Designate the number of participants in each category and enter the necessary information for each participant.

The registration fee is $25 per person. Payment must be made online using the Eventbrite registration website.

The deadline to register is Friday, March 20, 2015.  

New this year is a presentation for international and study abroad students about how to communicate their international education experience on their resume and during job interviews. The presentation will be held immediately following lunch.

Schools that want to participate in a Capitol tour will be responsible for scheduling their own tour this year. For information, visit mostateparks.com/page/55179/capitol-tours.

The Study Missouri Consortium invites each school participating in International Education Day to bring an item for a door prize to be given away during the luncheon. This year, the consortium would like schools to bring an item that represents Missouri or their specific region in the state.

Questions?

Contact Britta Wright at blwright@ccis.edu or 573-875-7686.

The winning photos will be displayed in the Missouri State Capitol Rotunda on International Education Day set for Tuesday, March 31, 2015. More details about IE Day, including registration information, will be coming soon.

The deadline to submit photo entries is Friday, Feb. 27.

View more information about the contest, including how to enter and contest rules by clicking the appropriate link below.

International Student Photo Contest Rules

Study Abroad Students Photo Contest Rules

More than 400 international and study abroad students from colleges and universities across Missouri gathered in Jefferson City for International Education Day April 2. Students − some dressed in native attire − started their day with breakfast in the Missouri State Capitol’s Hall of Famous Missourians. Students moved to the House and Senate chambers, where they were able to hear debate among lawmakers.

The students gathered for lunch at a nearby hotel before touring the capitol and meeting with state lawmakers.

The annual event is sponsored by the Study Missouri Consortium, a group of public and independent colleges and universities that promote international education in Missouri.

After a successful event, plans are underway for the 2015 gathering. International Education Day 2015 is set for March 31.

 Members interested in recruiting students from south of the border may contact Naresh Dewan ( naresh@spindlepub.com ) of Spindle Publishing Company, Inc to get details about participating in this guide and website.

23rd International University Expo

Fall 2013: September 21 – 28

Webster University’s mascot greeted NAFSA visitors

A Chinese calligrapher from Webster University wrote

“Missouri” in Chinese.

Jeffrey Foot and Kristi Wiggins were among the volunteers at the Study Missouri booth.

Michael Johnson and Cristhina Starke consult schedules at the busy NAFSA conference.

Lora Dean and Phil Hull represented the state at the Study Missouri booth.

http://export.gov/missouri/static/Education%20Update%20-%20Spring%202013_Latest_eg_us_mo_061240.pdf

1. The 2013 EducationUSA Forum – registration now open – special sessions for consortia
2. 42 advisers coming for the EducationUSA Forum – possible campus visit opportunities
3. Upcoming EducationUSA Fairs overseas – many open to a representative for a consortium

Registration is now open for the 4^th EducationUSA Forum, June 26-28, 2013 in Washington, DC. At this year’s EducationUSA Forum we will have two sessions focusing on state/regional consortia, one of which is an invite-only Best Practices Roundtable session for leaders of the various consortia who will be attending the Forum. Those consortia leaders who register for the Forum will automatically be invited to this session where we’ll share our recent survey data from consortia leaders, share best practices, and explore ways that EducationUSA and the various consortia can work more closely together in the future.

With 42 EducationUSA advisers coming to the U.S. for the Forum, we recognize consortia may be keen to invite some of our advisers for campus visits. This year, if your consortium can pay all the related costs for advisers to travel to your states from DC (before or after the Forum), we will be happy to share the advisers’ contact information for your use in inviting them to your states. Please contact Dorothy Mora, program officer at the U.S. Department of State, for details.

Regarding recruitment fairs, we appreciate that your planning for the 2013-14 recruitment cycle is likely well underway at your institutions. Our team of REACs has asked us to send a special message out regarding upcoming fairs in their regions that they would invite your consortia members to join:

• July 20; Harare, Zimbabwe; Free fair; Cost of hotel (www.bronte.com ) is $110 per night, bed and breakfast; We will cover all local transportation; contact Rebecca Zeigler Mano ZeiglerManoR@state.gov; Registration is open both to consortia and individual colleges and universities
• September 13; Marshal Islands; Free fair; contact Donna Seppy  dseppy@cmi.edu; Registration is open both to consortia and individual colleges and universities
• September 18; Guam; Free fair; contact Bob Kelly bkelley@stjohnsguam.com; Registration is open both to consortia and individual colleges and universities
• September 20; Tokyo; Free fair (IB high schools in the Tokyo area); contact Aaron Ragon ragona@smis.ac.jp; Registration is open both to consortia and individual colleges and universities
• September 21; Tokyo; Free fair; contact Rei Yamazaki yamazakiry@state.gov; Registration is open both to consortia and individual colleges and universities
• March 18-April 9, 2014; Kathmandu, Dhaka, Chittagong, Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Islamabad, Kabul; Registration Fee:  $700, which remains the same regardless of whether the HEI joins us for one city or for all cities HEIs pay their own airfare/hotel/perdiem in all stops, with the exception of Pakistan, where the hotel is paid for by the Embassy, Contact: Kathleen Kisting Alam at REAC.Lahore@EducationUSA.info. All fairs on this tour are open to consortia reps

Please feel free to contact me with any questions on these items.

We look forward to working with you all in the future and hope you can join us in DC this June!

Sincere regards,

Mr. Marty Bennett

EducationUSA Outreach Coordinator

Institute of International Education, 1400 K St. NW, 7th floor, Washington DC  20005

Office:  +1 202 326 7699 : Mobile:  +1 765 702 3772 :

mbennett@iie.org

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