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Management Essentials for Education Abroad Offices

Cultivate essential education abroad management competencies through hands-on training in financial oversight, program evaluation, and staff leadership, guided by experienced directors sharing current best practices and strategic solutions. Find out more now!

Collaborative Approaches to Developing Faculty-Led Programs

December 3 - 5, 2025 | 2:00 pm

Transform your study abroad offerings through expert-led workshop training that teaches you how to launch, manage, and optimize faculty-led programs for maximum student and institutional success. Discover now!

NAFSA Resources for Operational Resilience

NASFA offers these resources and guidance on crisis management for COVID-19 and other crises for the international education community. NAFSA hopes this information helps you, your programs, and your students during this challenging time.

Working with Third Parties in IEM

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 19, Winter Issue | Table of Contents By Terrence Graham, University of Southern California As enrollments dwindle for many institutions across the United States, recruiting international students has taken on new urgency. The environment for improving international enrollment

Engaging Third-Party Providers in International Student Enrollment Management

Marigold S. Holmes Assistant Director for Sponsored Student Programs Office of International Services, Oregon State University NAFSA International Enrollment Management Knowledge Community (IEM KC) What is a Third-Party Provider? For those of us who have been around long enough, it only seems

Financial Strategies for Expanding Study Abroad: Models, Mission, Management, and Means for Growth

Study abroad—as a component of campus internationalization— is growing rapidly. As an element of curriculum, international study is emerging as an important laboratory experience across the disciplines. As academic leaders look to the future, many are developing new models for study abroad, in new

Jose Martinez

Jose Martinez serves as the Director of International Student and Scholar Services at the University of the Incarnate Word, where he brings over 15 years of expertise in international education. He has extensive experience working with international students, scholars, visiting groups, and secondary

Going Paperless in an International Admissions Office

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 17, Summer Issue | Table of Contents By: Yujian Wang and Erin Boyd, Montana State University-Bozeman Montana State University-Bozeman (MSU-Bozeman) started implementing the process of going paperless and fully digital for both domestic and international admissions in summer 2017

Blockchain: The Future of Academic Records

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 17, Summer Issue | Table of Contents By: Chris Jagers, Learning Machine According to UNESCO data on student flows, about 5 million people study at schools outside their country of origin. This trend is rapidly increasing with anticipated growth to 7 million students by 2030. The

Developing Short-Term Education Abroad Programs

This self-paced course provides an overview of institutional policies and procedures that impact short-term education abroad programs.