Friday, 16 August 2013

Posts from IIE Blog | Opening Minds: for 08/15/2013

Updates from
IIE Blog | Opening MindsContents:

* Kicking off the HER Summer Leadership Train the Trainer Sessions
* Nine Ways to Use Open Doors® Data for International Enrollment Planning
* Letter En Route to Erbil
Kicking off the HER Summer Leadership Train the Trainer Sessions
The HER scholarship recipients have been busy this past month with a summer full of English language and leadership development trainings. IIE was excited to get so much interest from local professionals to be trainers in the leadership development skill building sessions. In order to make sure that all the professionals were leading similar sessions and addressing all topics required, IIE held several “train the trainer†this past June at our Addis Ababa office.
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Nine Ways to Use Open Doors® Data for International Enrollment Planning
At the recent EducationUSA Forum, I participated in a panel about how higher education institutions can harness Open Doors® to inform their international student recruitment. Open Doors, an annual survey of international educational exchange in the US, produced by IIE with the support of the US State Department, offers valuable information for higher education institutions. The session provided useful insights into different ways to use Open Doors data in planning for international student enrollment.  Here are the top takeaways for international educators:
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Letter En Route to Erbil
The occupants of seats 15A and B are an Iranian boxing champion and his photographer. Between the three of us (I am in 15C) we have just about that number of words in common. "Doctor" is one of them after the photographer fainted.
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More to read:Engaging in Open Discussion: Reflections on the EducationUSA Forum
Zen and the Art of Teaching in Iraq
Letter from the Gulf
Letter from London: A Cautionary Tale
The Perks of Parent Involvement in IIE’s HER Program
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