Nov. 18-22, 2024

International Education Week celebrates the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education is part of the effort to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn and exchange experiences.

As a top global research university, MSU recognizes the high value of international engagement and its essential role in MSU's mission to advance knowledge and transform lives.

IEW is the perfect time for every Spartan to explore how to become a #GlobalSpartan.

Featured Events

All times listed in EST (GMT/UTC -5)

Wednesday, November 13

• Living with Boundaries: SDGs as a Compass (Greater Lansing United Nations Association)
  7:00–8:30 p.m. • In-person at Edgewood United Church or online via Zoom

Thursday, November 14

• Global Learning Conference (Office for Education Abroad)
  11:00–4:00 p.m. • MSU International Center

Friday, November 15

• And I Can Do All This in Two Languages! The Value of Learning Another Language (Center for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies)
  10:15–11:45 a.m. • MSU International Center, Room 201

Saturday, November 16 

• Global Festival (Office of International Students and Scholars)
  12:00–5:00 p.m. • MSU International Center

Monday, November 18

• Info Session: Documenting Global Learning through the Spartan Experience Record (Undergraduate Education and the Center for Learning and Global Innovation)
  12-1 p.m. • Zoom
• Global Learning in the College of Education (College of Education)
  1:30-3:00 p.m. • Erickson Hall, Room 133F

Tuesday, November 19

• Faculty Research Presentations and Discussions (College of Education)
  2:00-3:00 p.m. • Erickson Hall, Room 252
  Meeting ID: 926 8410 2955, Passcode: OISE
• An Epic Pilgrimage and a Pilgrimage Epic: The Eternal Travels of a Chinese Buddhist Monk (Asian Studies Center)
  4:30-5:45 p.m. • International Center, Room 303
• Fulbright US Student Program Information Session (Fulbright Programs)
  5:00-6:00 p.m. • International Center, Room 201
• Muslim Journeys Series: Saleem Alhabash (Muslim Studies Program)
  7:00 p.m. • Green Room, MSU Main Library

Wednesday, November 20

• Education Abroad Internships Info Session (Broad College of Business)
  11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. • Eppley Center
• Shiga Study Sip & Chat (Japan Center for Michigan Universities)
  11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. • International Center, Room 303
• IEW Faculty Panel: The Imperative for MSU to Provide Students with a Global Education (Center for Global Learning and Innovation)
  12-1 p.m. • Zoom Webinar

Thursday, November 21

• Environmentally-Sound Rice Production Symposium (Asian Studies Center)
  11:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. • 3435 Forest Road, Lansing, MI
• Scholar-led Campus-Community Book Discussion (MSU Libraries, Muslim Studies Program, and MSU Broad Art Museum)
  7-9 p.m. • Green Room, MSU Main Library
• Tambuco Mexican Percussion Ensemble (College of Music)
  7:30 p.m. • Fairchild Theatre

Friday, November 22

• Peace Corps Coffee and Conversation (Peace Corps)
  10:00-11:30 a.m. • MSU International Center, Room 204
• Open Meeting of the COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) (Pedagogy Learning Community)
  11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. • Eppley Center, Room E104
  Contact Antoinette Tessmer by November 20 to RSVP for the lunch included.
• Slavic Folk Festival 
  12:45-1:30 p.m. • Wells Hall, Room B125

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