International Education Week is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education is part of our efforts to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the United States.

We encourage the participation of all individuals and institutions interested in international education and exchange activities, including schools, colleges and universities, embassies, international organizations, businesses, associations, and community organizations.

The dates for IEW 2010 are November 15th – 19th. The dates for IEW 2011 are November 14th – 18th.

This year we had the following country presentations (PowerPoint):

• Kyrgyzstan (by Kanykei Kadyrberdieva)
• Moldova (by Victoria Vlad)
• South Korea (by YunJe Lee, Youn Kim, and Soyoung Kim)
• Myanmar (Burma) (by Yi Mon Thet Aung and Wai Lwin Thet Aung)
• Ukraine (by Ivan Okhin)

Riverland Community College welcomes three new international students on campus as part of the U.S. Department of State’s Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Eurasia & Central Asia (Global UGRAD). These new Riverland students include Tatia Gogoladze from Georgia, Kanykei Kadyrberdieva from Kyrgyzstan, and Victoria Vlad from Moldova. continue reading »