The spring 2014 IIENetworker magazine, titled "The Impact of Globalization on International Education," is now available as a free interactive flipbook.

Global education, as we understand it today, would be unthinkable without the many forces of globalization—economic, political, social, and cultural. These forces have transformed internationalization in academia from an endeavor centered primarily on sending students abroad to a rich network of multiple institutional activities that can define a college or university’s entire identity. Yet, theories of globalization have been decidedly absent in discussions of international education—and vice versa. This issue of the IIENetworker initiates this discussion by bringing together a variety of scholarship and practical analysis to explore the impact of globalization on the design, implementation, and practice of global education. 

This IIENetworker edition benefited from the insight of two guest editors, Jeffrey Peck, Vice Provost for Global Strategies and Dean of the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences at Baruch College CUNY, and Stephen Hanson, Vice Provost for International Affairs at William & Mary. 

Print copies are available for purchase at www.iiebooks.org/iienmag.html.

IIE is pleased to announce a new competition of the Richard A. Horovitz Fund for Professional Development for the 2014-15 academic year. The Horovitz Fund is dedicated to African artists and scholars in the humanities and social sciences. Award winner(s) receive funds to defray educational costs for one academic year, renewable for a second year based on satisfactory academic performance and continued need.

The amount of the award ranges from $10,000 to $17,000 dispersed over two years, and funds may be used to cover thesis research, tuition, living costs, etc.

Application Criteria include:

• Be a citizen of a sub-Saharan African country
• Be a graduate student, researcher or artist in a program at an accredited U.S. university, cultural or artistic institution (on a F or J visa)
• Specialize in the humanities or social sciences
• Demonstrate academic achievement, by transcripts and letters of recommendation from faculty members
• Demonstrate financial need
• Not be currently funded by an established education grant program 

Qualified candidates should contact Horovitz@iie.org to request an application. Completed applications should be submitted to IIE no later than May 15, 2014.

"The beautiful reconstructed plazas, pervasive tranquility throughout the city, and friendly people were just a few of the wonderful surprises that greeted us last week," writes Clare Banks from IIE’s Center for International Partnerships in her latest post about her visit to Havana for the Congreso Universidad 2014 conference, a bi-annual event hosted by the Cuban Ministry of Higher Education. The visit included meetings with Cuban higher education institutions and Ministry of Higher Education officials to gauge their interest in a potential IIE International Academic Partnership Program (IAPP).