Learn more about the impact of the Fulbright program and hear about the work of Fulbright program alums. Make sure to add these sessions to your schedule so you don't miss a moment!
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
PDSO Guide to Understanding the I-17 and Recertification Process (WS16)
This workshop provides participants with resources and guidance on updating the form I-17 and the recertification process. Participants discuss model practices and gain insights on the processes and timeframe for submitting the necessary information.
9:30 AM - 10:20 AM
Supporting International Students with Disabilities: Research and Best Practices
This panel shares research and resources for practitioners supporting international students with disabilities. Panelists discuss data on international students with disabilities and explore best practices with experts from the National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange and the author of Advising International Students with Disabilities.
1:00 -1:50 PM
Strategies Toward a More Sustainable Advising Workforce: Opportunities and Challenges
Seasoned professionals share data regarding international student recruitment and retention in the postpandemic “normal,” setting the framework for discussion. They share insights and strategies for sustaining an international student advising workforce amid challenges around compensation, career progression, flexible work conditions, and more.
1:00 -1:50 PM
Higher Education Internationalization in India: Charting a Path Forward
Building off outcomes of the 2022 U.S.-India Higher Education Collaboration and Internationalization program funded by the U.S. Mission to India, this session analyzes challenges and opportunities for higher education internationalization in the Indian context, emphasizing the changing environment for partnerships between India and the United States.
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Competing Globally: National Export Strategy to Strengthen U.S. International Education
Join U.S. Departments of Commerce, State, Education, and Homeland Security to learn about the Administration’s National Export Strategy (NES) to strengthen U.S. international education, an interagency engagement that positions the U.S. to compete globally. Learn about key elements of the NES to promote the U.S. as a premier study destination.
2:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Democratizing Study Abroad from Info Session to Reentry
Through this interactive presentation, study abroad professionals learn how to use a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) framework to expand and democratize study abroad representation. Diverse U.S. Department of State Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students (IDEAS) grant recipient institution representatives share their experience developing programs aimed at improving underrepresented student participation.
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
We’re Managing: Training & Retaining Staff in Trying Times
Leadership staff across the international education field discuss their experiences hiring, training, and retaining staff on limited budgets. Participants leave with examples and ideas to effectively manage and retain staff of varying levels and work modalities. Presenters discuss how managers can effectively balance their work while leading a team.
2:30 PM to 3:20 PM
Including Queer Students in International Education: From Research to Practice
Presenters discuss their research on LGBTQ+ international student identity formation and trajectories, focusing on moving research to practice. The session's goal is to help international student and scholar services practitioners support LGBTQ+ international students at the individual and institutional level. A guidebook for those working with LGBTQ+ international students is provided.
2:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Building Strong Faculty Bridges: A Critical Component of Campus Internationalization
Engaging closely with faculty is a critical component of successful internationalization. In this session, participants identify strategies to motivate faculty engagement in internationalization activities, such as leading study abroad programs, hosting international faculty and students, and developing internationalized curriculum.
2:30 PM to 3:20 PM
Inclusive Advising for Future Success: Career-Focused International Student Recruitment
Colleges and universities can successfully align on-campus support within their international recruitment model. This session features an inclusive approach to advising prospective international students with a career-focused lens. Presenters discuss cross-campus collaboration strategies to meet the specific advising needs of international students.
4:30 PM to 5:20 PM
Inclusion & Diversity: A Transatlantic Approach
This session explores approaches to fostering diversity, equality, and inclusion initiatives in international education in Europe and the United States. The speakers dive into examples of how the Fulbright program's mission to support mutual understanding can be a vehicle for social change through transatlantic collaboration with the European Union.
9:30 AM - 10:20 AM
English Language Programs: Industry Overview, Enrollment Data, and Market Trends
An expert panel from EnglishUSA, the Institute of International Education’s research and evaluation division, and the U.S. Department of Commerce discusses trends in international student mobility and the impact on English language programs. Presenters provide information from newly released Open Doors data and updates on trends in key recruitment markets for English language programs.
9:30 -10:20 AM
Fostering Strategic US-Europe Cooperation with Erasmus+
This session explores opportunities for U.S.-European collaboration through the Erasmus+ program. Using a case study format, the session describes the Erasmus+ framework, roles of each party, and best practices for managing a joint program. Participants also discuss using the Erasmus+ program to advance internationalization goals.
1:00 PM to 1:50 PM
Conversation with the State Department: Safety for American Students Overseas
Learn about resources and services from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureaus of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Consular Affairs, Overseas Security Advisory Council, and study abroad representatives to educate student travelers and prevent dangerous incidents The panel describes how U.S. embassies coordinate across agencies in response to threats and crises.
3:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Students and Researchers at Risk
Cooperation in the field of higher education is crucial during times of pandemic, war, and global climate change. This session presents best practices of the programs addressed to students at risk.
9:30 to 10:20 AM
Inspiration, Innovation, and Access: The U.S. Edge in STEM
Join Fulbright Alum from Chile Dr. Eduardo Bendek, an optical engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who was a recent recipient NASA’s Exceptional Technology Achievement Medal for his groundbreaking work related to development of technologies which support exoplanet characterization and deep space travel and other industry leaders to discuss how U.S. colleges and universities lead in science and innovation through international research and training opportunities, global partnerships, and professional development, including preparing international students to contribute to solving global challenges through advancements in science and technology.
11:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Tackling Global Challenges: Science Diplomacy In Fulbright Exchanges
Presenters discuss the critically important, expanding role of science diplomacy, as highlighted through Fulbright Program initiatives. Participants discuss how institutions and international educators can more actively contribute to science diplomacy and use new opportunities to build inclusion and tackle global challenges.
Investigating the Matthew Effect Amongst Fulbright U.S. Student Program Grantees
May 31, 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Gender Inclusive Housing Practices for Short-Term Travel Programs
June 1, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Sustaining and Growing the Fulbright Program through Advocacy
May 31, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Kawili Kine Cultures Program: Fostering Community and Learning
June 1, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM