The IIE Kaufman Prize recognizes that international education is more critical than ever to promoting international understanding and seeks to honor those who have taken it upon themselves to promote the cause. The Prize will honor a national leader or public official for his or her work in promoting and developing international education at the tertiary level.

Previous Prize Recipients include Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil, and Fasli Jalal, Vice Minister of National Education to the Republic of Indonesia. The selection will be made by a jury comprised of members of the Institute’s Board of Trustees and chaired by Dr. John Sexton, President of New York University.