By Amelia Dietrich, Ph.D. I am honored to have spent an inspiring and edifying week in Stockholm, Sweden, as a co-leader of the Future Nobel Laureates Scholarship Program. To change…
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The Forum on Education Abroad Welcomes Dr. Elaine Meyer-Lee as the New Editor of Frontiers
The Forum on Education Abroad is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Elaine Meyer-Lee as the next Editor of Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, effective December 1,…
The Forum Announces the 2022 Finalists for the Award for Excellence in Education Abroad Curriculum Design
Forum on Education Abroad is pleased to announce the 2022 finalists of the Award for Excellence in Education Abroad Curriculum Design: Critical Global Citizenship: Migration, Nationality, and Peace in Austria,…
Announcing the 2022 Finalists for The Forum’s Award for Advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through Education Abroad
Dickinson College, IES Abroad, Temple University, and University of Virginia have been selected as the 2022 finalists of The Forum on Education Abroad’s Award for Advancing the UN SDGs through…
Forum Staff Reflections on the Power of Education Abroad
Lifechanging, enriching, inspiring, positive—these are just some of the ways that education abroad experiences can affect our lives and open us up to new opportunities that impact our lives forever….
Meet the Finalists of the 2022 Award for Academic Achievement Abroad
Meaningful, rigorous academics are pillar of education abroad programming that require critical thinking, analysis, and creativity. Pursuing these endeavors abroad creates unique challenges and opportunities for students to develop a…
Getting Ready for Takeoff: The Global Learning Launchpad offers short-term program leaders’ a community to reignite their teaching and fuel global learning.
By: Dr. Mary F. Price, Director of Teaching and Learning Designing short-term study abroad programs relevant and responsive to all learners and effective at generating global learning outcomes requires intention,…
Global Perspectives on Employability
By Dr. Kate Moore, Global Career Center Interested in exploring relevance, responsiveness, and ROI within international education? Looking for frameworks to help guide experiential education programs and support applied…
Find inspiration in the journeys of mid-career international educators
With a slew of newcomers to the field of education abroad and an astounding number of vacancies on campuses and in education abroad organizations, having the opportunity to learn about…
The Forum Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month
By Annette Mares-Duran, Member Services Manager National Hispanic Heritage Month, also recognized as Latino or Latinx Heritage Month, is celebrated each year from September 15 to October 15. As a New Mexican…
Language Study Abroad Alumni Profile: Alex Johnson
Researchers at Penn State’s Center for Language Acquisition, The Forum on Education Abroad, and the American Councils for International Education have collaborated on a large-scale research project to explore the longitudinal…
Advocacy Alert: U.S. Student Visas for Spain
On August 9th, The Forum on Education Abroad, NAFSA: Association of International Educators, and the Association of North American Programs in Spain (APUNE) issued another joint letter to the Spanish…
The Launch of A House Where All Belong: Redesigning Education Abroad for Inclusive Excellence
It’s been a long time coming, but the countdown is on for the release of A House Where All Belong: Redesigning Education Abroad for Inclusive Excellence! August 15 is the…
SIT, The Forum Announce Joint Credential for Academic Credit
Two major players in the field of international education are teaming up to offer a credit-bearing certificate for professionals in the field of education abroad. School for International Training (SIT)…
STUDY ABROAD AND THE METAVERSE
By Cynthia Arochi-Zendejas It is a fact that the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the use of technology and virtual tools in order to continue interacting and communicating since we could not…
Language Study Abroad Alumni Profile: Amelia Parenteau
Researchers at Penn State’s Center for Language Acquisition, The Forum on Education Abroad, and the American Councils for International Education have collaborated on a large-scale research project to explore the longitudinal…
United Kingdom Visa Processing Delays
On May 25, staff from NAFSA and The Forum on Education Abroad held a joint Zoom meeting with colleagues at UKVI based in New York. Their staff reiterated that UKVI…
Come Meet The Forum at NAFSA Booth 1027
Booth 1027, come say Hi! After a hugely successful Forum conference in Chicago, we are once again excited to attend #NAFSA22! There will be a team of six representing The…
Free 5/12 State Department Webinar on What Institutions Need to Know about the Updated Travel Advisories
Dear colleagues, The U.S. Department of State’s USA Study Abroad team is pleased to invite you to join a webinar with the State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs as part…
2022 Forum Council Candidates Announced
The Nominations Committee of The Forum Council is pleased to announce the following slate of candidates for the open positions in this year’s election: Joy Phaphouvaninh, Director, Illinois Abroad and…
Advocacy Alert: U.S. State Department Briefing COVID-19 Travel Advisories
April 14, 2022 Dear Colleagues, Please see the note below shared by the U.S. Department of State. COVID-19 Travel Advisory Updates The Department of State has no greater responsibility than…
Advocacy Alert: U.S. State Department Briefing on Russia
March 7, 2022 Dear Colleagues, Please see the note below shared by USA Study Abroad in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State. In addition to…
U.S. State Department Elevates Travel Advisory for Ukraine to Level Four – Do Not Travel
January 24, 2022 The health and safety of the education abroad community remains the top priority for all of us here at The Forum, so we wanted to share the…