The Institute of International Education announced this week that it is launching a new comprehensive course designed to train Ministry officials and university representatives in developing and transitioning countries on how to create and manage an effective international relations office. The new course, "Connecting to the World: International Relations for Higher Educations Institutions" will be piloted in Myanmar this fall to meet an immediate need identified during an IIE-led higher education delegation visit earlier this year. The training will be an essential step to enable universities in Myanmar to connect with institutions in the United States and other countries so that they can build institutional capacity and prepare their students to meet the current workforce needs and support rapid economic development. 

IIE is working with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Northern Arizona University; the Monterey Institute of International Studies; and Knowledge Platform, a next generation learning solutions platform company to develop and deliver the course. The initiative is funded in part by a grant to IIE from the Henry Luce Foundation. 

For more information, please visit: www.iie.org/Who-We-Are/News-and-Events/Press-Center/Press-Releases/2013/2013-09-09-Myanmar-International-Relations-Program-Launch.