Upcoming Events and Announcements

2007 Edition of Intensive English USA Directory
Now Available

Print copies of the Intensive English USA Directory 2007 are now available for purchase. This comprehensive directory is a leading source of information for international students who are researching intensive English language program opportunities in the United States.

To order the directory online, please visit: www.iiebooks.org/inad.html 

New OECD Publication: Globalization and Higher Education

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has just published a new paper in the Education Working Paper series. Globalisation and Higher Education (Education Working Paper No. 8) analyzes national systems and institutions' reactions to globalization and higher education policy developments.

To download this paper, please go to: www.oecd.org/dataoecd/33/12/38918635.pdf 

New Article: Exploring Global Views and Visions

A new article has been posted on the IIENetwork.org Article Archives:

Exploring Global Views and Visions: Understanding Our New Cultural Context Through the Liberal Arts
By Naomi F. Collins

"Globalism" as a term seems both abstract and overused, yet it has real meaning and impact. Everyone recognizes that traditional borders no longer define the beginnings and ends of phenomena -- communication, mobility, commerce, and the spread of information, fashion, and disease. That the world is "shrinking," and that we live in a 24/7 time continuum, is not news, but it is a pressing reality. Whereas historic exploration and mobility resulted in limited encounter, today's technologies have resulted in continuous, multiple, and multipolar encounter and interaction between and among cultures.

Read the complete article at: www.iienetwork.org/?p=Collins