Seminar for U.S. Administrators in International Education

October 5 - October 19, 2013

Please check with CIES in Washington, DC regarding the application procedure for the program. 

ELIGIBILITY

Full-time administrators affiliated with a four- or two-year college, university, or non-profit international educational exchange organizations. Applicants should have significant involvement in at least one of the following areas:

• Student or faculty exchanges, foreign student admissions/advising, study-abroad programs, and international educational exchange services. Administrators who have substantial responsibility for enhancing the international dimension of their institutions and for international program development are also encouraged to apply.
• Career service professionals.
• Alumni affairs.
• Fundraising.

Preference is given to applicants with at least 3 years of administrative experience and supervisory responsibility who have been at their current institutions for at least one year and who have not had extended visits to Germany in the past 10 years. The seminar is conducted in English.

Prerequisites

• U.S. citizenship
• A solid statement of purpose

DESCRIPTION

This two-week group seminar takes place in the fall and focuses on German higher education for American university, college, and community college administrators. The program includes briefings, campus visits and cultural events in Berlin and other cities in Germany. A new program feature is a side trip to Strasbourg, France which offers new insights into the French education system.
The program consists of two parts: A general introduction to Germany and its system of higher education and a program portion in which participants split up in small subgroups enabling them to focus on their individual professional interests as they relate to the seminar. The 2013 program is scheduled for October 5 through October 19, 2013.

NUMBER OF GRANTS

20 grants are available.

GRANT BENEFITS

Grants covering program costs, travel, accommodation, and a partial per diem.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE & DEADLINES

The application deadline for the U.S. Administrators Seminar 2013 has expired. The application information and documents for the 2014 seminar will be available on the website of the CIES in due time.

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